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3| .4 ADVICE FRdI AN OLD TIMER try Kllinore Krieger Are you wondering vAiat it is like to ^ a freslman? Well, it has its good and bad points. You are in very unbr- standing company here in Montreat,how ever, and we are all anxious to help YOU. There are a lot of fine people here, like the SCA, the SPS, AI-IA, and, 'Jail, yes, even the teachers, who want to make this one of the happiest years of your life* However, as I was a .. freshman once way back in '5l, I realize that there are little personal problems that arise from time to tim.e about vjhich mostpecpfe ure too timid to ask advice. Therefore, I am writing a frank report of my most trying problems as a freshman, and am ulso sending some suggestions your way In hopes that you may rise above , yo^ difficulties as lightheadedly as I did Roommates are the best part cf college life. They always have such intereuting Jewelry that is just what ybu need for the dress you are wearing. They alwa/o have chewing gum when you are fresh ou Ihey are nice people and you are lb like them. The problem is whether Ihey will like you. Right now, know how hateful you can be, how unW You keep your room, or how grouchy you sre in the morning. If you can keep Ihose dark secrets from your roommc* you'll both be happier. IT you happen to get a very roommate, you may find it effective the ^Ight before a test Just to tel^ o bluntly to shut up. In my experience, this gets qxucker results than tying read as if you didn't hear her, teari^ your hair, yawning, or J^^raping^^^ the floor. Some people cant taie hint, you know. Now about the teachers: Nothing can “b done about them. You Just have o ^°cept them. They seem to be standard 'College fixtures and as a rule, ^ ^°rk long and well if properly usedlhe best way to get along with t'^^'^bdrs i to humor them. Be interested 1^ wia they are saying. It is not a good ide to agree with them 100 per cent, because in college you are supposed to have your own opinions. However, never disagree with them. If you don't think they are right, the best polity is to look exceed^ ingly thoughtful and say slowly, "V7ell, I don't knov;, now," That way, you let them know they have not bullied you by their superior position, but at the same time, they are convinced that you will come over to their way of thinking in a short time. Now, housemothers are a peculiar . race of people. It is impossible to please thorn. It is possible, however, to win an occasional sm.ile from one of them by the following methods: l) Have a broom handj'- at all times so you can grab it wiien you hear it coming, thus givia, the impression that you are a tidy per son. 2) Bj>- having an industrious room mate .who will keep the room in good or der, 3) actually applying yoiu’self ' and keeping your room neat and clean. From personal experience, I find the first" two f)ians far more satisfacter/ than the last. Sleeping in class is not advisable first semester, unless you have had ex perience in high school. It is a good idea first to study the teacher, get her class procedure—that is, whether she walks, sits, or stands in class, and wiicthcr she directs her questions to those paying attention, or to those not paying attention, bleeping has to be scientifically arranged according to tie situation. However, it is always wise to stay awake the day before a test. You learn so much then i About extra-curricula go all out for it, Ne have lots of fun spori;^ clubs, parties, hiwes, etc. You vd.ll enjoy Montreat so much more if when you work, you work hard, ana v;hen you plr;-, you play harder• iHV This article is a reprint from a previous issue of the DKLE'u,’TE b’- 1 request, on the gro unds that it shou.lr’ ■ required READING for FRESHIEII,
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