Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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Enjoying balmy spring temperatures, Gary Winn, Peg- gy Qoodrick and Qinny Meharey relax near the ampith- eater. . ., ' ! Haysta cks dot a field in late summer. Freezing rain drizzles outside the French doors in Ferguson Hall. Snow blankets the campus during January term. We are the sun-deck crew. Our numbers assemble before the ten o ' clock sun strikes the planking. Each salutes the sun in turn with a shading hand, then sets about her business under the unblinking gaze of our overseer. Towels unfurl in the wind like sails. Bathing suits are bared like flags to show their colors. Long coils of hair are braided and roped over shoulders. Suntan oil is swabbed liberally over brown arms and legs. By mid-day we have settled into our positions. Some are ab- sorbed in a magazine; its pages anchored with an elbow. Others, propped up on locked arms, parrot some tune floating in over the radio waves. The routine is broken occasionally by a frisbee thrown over the railing like a life preserver. Waves of heat rise from the tarmac. Saltwater beads on arms and legs like sea spray. The sun weakens. We, the sun-deck crew, grow restless and rise up. Like condemned mutineers, our gear stowed under our arms, we walk the plank and disappear from the deck . . . there is only the receding sound of thongs slapping against heels. H Cheryl Geruldsen Weather 9

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Excerpts from the Fall ... I see trees aflame with color . . . golden yellows, burnt oranges, livid reds and ashen browns. Their hues, smoldering in the morning sun, fan to a fiery brilliance at dusk. Fall ... I think of bulky sweaters retrieved from the trunk, of apple cider and cinnamon donuts, of pumpkins and hayrides and Halloween parties, of homecoming floats and football games. I feel the chill of the morning hours. I see the mist rising up from the lake. The tempera- All the world ' s a stage and I ' m the master performer. ture drops a few degrees and the steaming lake cools. I ' m late. It rained. And now everyone can watch my perfor- mance. I parade into class anticipating everyone ' s amuse- ment at my appearance. My normally manageable if Winter . . . and the trees, their flames now quenched, somewhat unruly mop of hair frizzes and spreads like a etch their silhouettes into the sky. Their branches cross in head of beer or a clowns curls. My sneakers will squish all a complicated latticework. I view their patterns through the way to the only open seat in the room. The front row, the haze of my breath ... it smokes like a dragon ' s in the of course. I guess I really should invest in an umbrella ... air for a moment and sinks to its final resting place among but that would spoil the fun. the icy blades of grass. Diary of a Weatherman 8 Weather

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HOMECOMING ' 81 Warm Welcome and a quiet weapon Say Homecoming and arouse the anticipation of a comfortable sameness ... a welcome home to the warm routine of a parade with floats and the crowning of a new queen. Alumni return to recapture the flavor of days gone by; to sit in the old stands and cheer on the Titans once again. But not this year. There was something different in the air for Homecoming ' 81. The studentbody, led by the Greeks, used Homecoming not as a welcome, but as a weapon to express their discontent to the administration, and to attempt to gain the support of parents and alumni. The boycott of Homecoming events was a protest against the administration ' s enforcement of college policy at fraternity houses — something the students felt was unjust, and which had rarely been done in the past. Instead of the usual decorations, there were only simple banners in the quad stating Support Greeks . The Westminster Marching Band was thinly represent- ed in its traditional march down Market Street. Rather than rolling out the red carpet, it almost seems as if the theme for this parade was Roll out the Barrel because the primary song our band played was Budweiser beer ' s When you say Bud . . . . The sorority and independent floats that are usually the main attraction of the parade were markedly absent, as were the antique cars that typically chauffer the Home- coming candidates. In place of these attractions, many students turned the attention of the crowd to memos that described the conditions which spurred the protests. Sally Gander, the independent Homecoming candidate said, I think this entire protest is important to the student life of this college. The action which the administration is taking against Greeks is a cause which directly or indirect- ly affects all of us. To me, it ' s important to realize that it won ' t hurt to sacrifice this one day of glamour for the benefit of what goes on all year. The traditional football game was still held, but the hometeam stands were practically empty of students while the Titans battled Canisius College. Rather, the op ponent ' s side was packed with our students displaying banners supporting their cause as well as their winning Titans. Half-time events didn ' t follow the schedule printed by the administration. President of the Board of Trustees, Rober Lauderbach gave the opening speech in place of Earland I. Carlson, who has resigned from the presidency the previous day. All of the speakers addressed nearly empty bleachers as most of the spectators cleared the stands and headed over to the amphitheater where the Homecoming Queen candidates had assembled amidst a throng of boisterous on lookers. Upset tradition and the absence of a respected president marks Home- conning 1981 as out of the ordinary. R. Dunmyre 10 Homecoming