Donnybrook Fair 1942 - Goucher College

then set off to discover what is where, mapping out strategic points,
rushing through strange halls, and stammering out the unfamiliar Norse
titles. For Dinah there is also a roommate to learn about and a whole
dorm, indeed a whole city to explore.
After chicken sandwiches and milk shakes with big sisters, there are
welcoming addresses and exams to be attended. ''I'll never go into Katy
without reaching out my hand for two yellow pencils," Suzy and Dinah
chorus unhappily. "Or enter Bennett without a shudder," they add,
remembering cross-examinations and white shrouds.
For both girls spirit parties help take the shiny newness from college
life and make it familiar as a pair of saddle shoes. Every night a different
organization sponsors entertainment, and once classes have begun there
is a kindergarten session to instruct the newcomers on the fundamentals
of freshmanhood.
Towards the end of the week the old girls return to register, swap
news on vacations, and give inside information of different courses and
professors. On the basis of these revelations Suzy and Dinah submit a
program to their advisers, then wait in yet another queue-probably to
elect English 1, History 1, and Biology 1.
Then comes September 26 and Convocation-a montage of caps
and gowns, the Alma Mater, the Dean's List, the President's address. It
is a solemn and impressive ceremony, conveying to every student a sense
of academic dignity. Big sisters and roommates, spirit parties and coke
dates, registration and election of courses-none of these so truly symbolize
college life as does Convocation. To students old and new alike
it brings a realization of the privileges and responsibilities that are ours.
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