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First Year Frustrations

Cramped Quarters, Green Walls Greet Anxious Newcomers

By MARGARET ALFORD and
BARBARA HAND

Studying physics to girls
and booze were among the
year's objectives anticipated by
exuberant first-year students
Saturday afternoon.

Moving into the dorms at a
hectic rate, girls in the old
dorms wrinkled their noses at
Bonnycastle green walls and
boys seemed pleased at the
girls' close proximity. All were
optimistic about starting their
college careers.

Perhaps the greatest
apprehension was expressed by
anxious parents posting
last-minute warnings on the
evils of alcohol and coed
dorms.

Apparently parental advice
was not long heeded as Cavalier
Daily reporters spotted
numerous bottles of Bacardi
rum being stashed away in
closets.

Woeful first-year students
placed in triple rooms began
contemplating whether to give
away all the clothes which
would not fit in closets or to
wait indefinitely for remedies
promised by Housing Director
Ralph E. Main.

Having given up the luxury
of a suite to live in the
"slums," many girls look
forward to proving that
McCormick Road dorms are
livable.

Bathrooms "Interesting"

Karen Myers of Pittsburgh,
Pa., said, "I like the
atmosphere . . . people in the
halls seem friendlier than those
in the suites; when you're not
separated, everyone seems to
intermix."

McCormick Road bathroom
facilities were called
"interesting" by Susan
Schneider of Vienna.
"Nothing's lacking," she
giggled. "We have more than is
needed.

Some first-year men seemed
concerned about the boy-girl
rao which is still not in their
favor, but Alan Paradise of St.
Louis. Mo. confidently said, "I
don't think I'll have any
problems with girls."

The only problem he was
encountering was finding a
place to eat.

One proud father, M G
Robertson of Portsmouth, a
Washington and Lee graduate
said, "I have mixed emotions
about my son Tim attending a
coed university.

"If I were here myself I
would enjoy it. For my son, I
think he'd study better
without the girls

Virginia girls' schools may
have to look to their laurels in
the future since many first-year
men seem interested in dating
University girls rather than
spending time and money to roll.

The only word Ben Whipple
of Arlington had for the
University was "terrific", while
Dennis Sibiski of Rosedale.
Md. said, "Everyone's very
friendly here."

Likes Atmosphere

Walter Cooper of Baltimore
said, "I like it here, but I just
didn't know it would be this
big.'

Various University
organizations are sponsoring
concerts and keg parties
throughout Orientation Week
to acquaint first-year students
with University life But Friday
morning will find students
facing hard-core realities of
college life as they trudge to
their first classes of the year,
leaving fun and frolic
temporarily behind.

CD/Bob Humphrey

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