The Cavalier daily :: Tuesday, September 12, 1972 :: University of Virginia Library

To the class of 1976: You
are the largest, most diverse,
and best educated entering
class this University has ever
had Edgar Finley Shannon, Jr.
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963,
1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968,
1969, 1970, 1971.

Don't let it go to your
heads. President Shannon will
say the same thing to next
year's class–which will give
you some idea of how long the
same things have been said
around here.

But for right now that is
new to you, as are most things
about the University. That
being the case, The Cavalier
Daily has assembled a staff of
orientation experts, and
reports their findings here as a
public service.

You are what you eat - Tiny
Tim

Truer words were never
spoken about the contract
cafeteria. Under the direction
of Bernard Fontana, Mama
Newc and her staff of culinary
experts prepare delightful
cuisine thrice daily. Favorites
at the contract run the gauntlet
of gastronomical adventures
from fluffy, light mashed
potatoes to soggy, lead-weight
mashed potatoes.

If you care about what you
are, be careful what, and where
you eat.

Beware of enterprises
requiring new clothes - Henry
David Thoreau

Every self-respecting
Virginia gentleman owns
several three-piece suits,
complete with club tie, hip
flask, and umbrella. No doubt
each of you already has such a
wardrobe at his disposal, or is
prepared to visit the tailors
extraordinaire at Eljo's or
Michtom's.

If not, then the admissions
office has made some mistake.
Only a third world
revolutionary would ignore the
coat and tie tradition.

The correct wardrobe is an
absolute necessity for success
in your University career. The
right tie will score several
points in your favor in the
dean's office, and a vest may
even get you into the highly
selective audiences at Young
Republican meetings.

If you have any doubts
about the correct attire, play it
safe be a stereotype. As far as
the Virginia gentlewomen go,
let us say that we see no reason
to break with over 150 years of
tradition just because a certain
nonconforming part of the
population refuses to wear
trousers. An apron is proper
female attire

Go home to your
books!–Mills Godwin, former
Governor of Virginia.

Wise words from a wise
man. The labyrinth that is

Alderman Library contains
untold treasures for the
curious. But here, again, there
is tradition. Over seven
generations of University
students have proven that there
are many more important
things in life than books. Some
of these are cards, movies,
billiards, beer, and lovely young
things. Books are a drag, right?

Afoot and light-hearted, I
take to the open road - Walt
Whitman

Very soon you will be
taking your place in the ranks
of thousands who have gone on
before you, heading out in all
directions, through rain, hail,
sleet, and snow, going down
the road.

What an educating
experience. And what rewards.
All the young lovelies,
invigorating twenty mile hikes,
the comradeship of helping a
roommate out of his vomit,
and the indescribable vision of
Lynchburg by moonlight at 3
a.m.

To be free and on the road
casting aside worries and fears,
textbooks, mid-terms and term
papers, and betting all on a
skilled thumb and a Texaco
road map.

Drink! For you know not
whence you came (here) nor
why -Omar Khayyam

The finest tradition,
whether it be suds in the grill,
grain punch in the house, or
the University's very own
Virginia Gentleman bourbon in
the privacy of your own
Alderman Road penthouse
Remember, the people who
smoke dope are the same
perverts who don't wear ties.

If you want to study a
grandfalloon, just prick the skin
of a toy balloon Bokonon

Join a fraternity.

If man is better off with less
government, he is best off with
no government– Report of the
Sub-Committee to the
Committee on
Sub-Committees, Department
of Redundancy Department.

Uphold this tradition: Join
the First-Year Council

Those who give advice are
usually those who need
most – Rev F. Herblock.
Church of the Presumptuous
Assumption.