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i—tawnal bawildarad Fr*»hr' ,n b 'rla aign la Sanday morning prior to moving in. I HE MERCER < LUSTER. October 6. 1970 Freshmen, Rathats, And Mercer Amid mother* it tool "Oh tn> p<*>t l»aby”. lor her W- yeat-old ill.ill elidible ton and I >j<1 lugging dauhhtet’t irunb up th«ne lour {light* of iuir», there tame to Metier th»\ year. Mime iiO tltong. FRESHmrn They muted hiiiulretlt ol boxet into dormitott toom> too tinall to accommodate them and mother made wire they had all the rttrniialt Etrn if it did mean a trip to the diiik ttore for that lor- dot ten tooth br utli They arrived in all «ha|>et and ti/et and many began to learn lor the (ir»t time what beind awa*. from home na* really like and what it meant to lie on their own. For a week they attended orientation prodiarm and oc- tavionally got Unt ami totally lonlutctl When in need they walked into orientation head quarter* where help!ul up- |K-r< lattmcn attempted ro wtlve dieir rntitad ol prob lem*. Vt redittuiion rolletl around they were mtrodured lo a (iiiiout old Mcrcet cuv loin, *t.inding in line lot lout Imkii' only lo have rcgiilra- lion dote (or lunch when you are two tlott Irorn the door. Once regntered they went 10 the book note and jowled with mote experienced upper tlattmen yi lindirid that cer tain book which may only be djjrnod twice during the quarter (hen it wat off to rlauo and piulrwop. many ol whom put on filial bid day xaie. "It *«m cut my dau in exce** of three timet you will fail thit iiHirve. I gite >ou one and only one exam. Peo ple don’t walk into my dau late.” Itm alter a week they fin ally Itegair to become inte rlaced into the' lytteni and dime I unity tat halt and l»t gvulc name tag* ditappeared ind no londrr were they lim ply Irrtbrnei. but tier a me Met letiaru. . ^ Thov that ttay at Mercer lot the next four year* will *ec the write again and again, wtme will undoubtedly re place thit year't orientation aimtanti ami will help to wiothc another motlier’t criet of "Oh my pbor b<hv boy", when baby boy tiandt tix feet lour incite* and weight 2S0 1U. RaJ Mala I rna>nn rwlt aa« aitwiff why Itwy Ha* la play lor lha prtrilaga" af Wilag •*-—I 0. i"mm m l