Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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Too impatient to wait, Wendy Stroebel reads her mail walking across campus. 22 Mail

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No pain, no gain . Getting Physical Smile . . . tuck those stomachs in ... The Old ' 77 dance studio is filled with girls clad in sweatpants, shorts and t-shirts. Enthusiastic senior Susan Shaffer, accompanied by upbeat music, guides them through a peppy routine. The slimnas- tics class, offered twice weekly during spring term, provides just enough impetus for some to shape up in preparation for the swimsuit weather fast ap- proaching. We can ' t hide forever in our baggy sweat- ers! Lift those legs . . . higher! Too many of Mom ' s good cookies over Christmas break send students swarming to the basement of Old ' 77 during J-term. Some of the regulars can endure the stationary bike for what seems like hours on end — reading Cos mopoli tan, listening to W- SRD, waiting for the timer to ring, to announce the end of the frantic pedaling. Just five more minutes . . . Gpstairs, the indoor track is also popular during the winter months. Come spring, some of the hardier souls hit the country roads. Biology professor Dr. Phil Fawley lives in Fayette, along the classic six- mile loop frequented by Westminster students. Fawley mentions that on a sunny spring Saturday he ' s likely to see twenty-five or thirty students run- ning the loop. Explains confirmed looper Brian Montgomery, It ' s a release for me — like my steam valve, you might say. As far as that goes, there ' s plenty of steam to be found in the Field House. On any given afternoon or evening the courts are where the action is — both the basketball and racquetball courts. Racquetball: not only is the game fast, but the courts are quickly taken and you have to be at the Field House before 4:30 to ensure getting the time slot of your choice. There ' s steam in the shower room too. After swimming her customary twenty laps, senior Mancy Cochran has been known to spend an additional twenty minutes under water in the shower. While some consider swimming a regular wor- kout, the Field House pool is a social arena as well. For many, much of the hour or two at the pool is spent treading water, diving, swimming an occasion- al length — and talking. For whatever reason, any exercise devotee will confirm that, hard as it may be to start exercising, it is equally hard to stop. [■] Kathy O ' Hagan Participants in slimnastics twist those pounds away. Lifting weights helps Billy Dicksen build arm strength. Exercise 21

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Good things come in Small Boxes The distress signal lias been sent: Things are getting worse — send chocolate. I stand by my box, anticipating a reply. An anonymous hand thrusts a scrap of white paper into the slot. Care package at desk. Ah, I knew Mom would come through for me! Mmmm! Chocolate chip cookies. With lots of chips, too. That ' s good. Let ' s see what else she ' s packed in here . . . mail sent to my home address, a Reader ' s Digest sweep- stakes entry worth $10,000, (better send that off right away!) . . . junk mail . . . bank statements . . . $peaking of which, let$ $ee if Dad got the hint in my last letter from my $ubtle, $ubliminal $uggestions. Yes, he has. Very generously. Ah, what ' s this? Dad actually took pen in hand and wrote me a note. The cavalry always comes through! We ' re rooting for you on the ho- mefront. Study hard. Thanks, Dad. Thanks Mom . . . you ' ve definitely made things better. There is an almost magical quality about getting mail. It tells you that someone cares, that someone is thinking about you, or that someone wants your money to pay a bill. Scott Blome buys stamps from Beth Wood in the mail room. Sneaking a taste, Gregg Rabenold snacks on cookies from home. Communication from the outside world, winging its way to your doorstep via the friendly little mailman who carries his bag full of goodies over his shoulder like the Santa Claus of correspondence, can brighten up even the rainiest Westminster day. Of course, one must remember the Golden Rule of letter writing: He who sends, shall receive. The only mail you get without writing first usually comes from mail order clearing houses or some branch of the armed services urging you to be all that you can be in an underdevel- oped corner of a Central American country. But let ' s face it, as a college student it ' s tough to get motivated to sit down and write a letter. Picking up a pen to write a cheerful, newsy letter after you ' ve just finished a fifteen page opus on the influence of Teutonic hairstyles on modern America is hard enough, and the added effort of scrounging up a stamp that is still valid can be cause enough to abort the entire mission. Yet, even if you do have to break down and write in order to get a letter, the joy of peering into your little slot and seeing a plump envelope bursting with news and good wishes is well worth the effort. [B Cheryl Geruldsen Shelley Davies Mail 23