I REMEMBER MY FIRST ASSEMBLY DURING FRESHMEN ORIENTATION WEEK in September 1969. AFTER A THROUGHLY BORING AND LONG FORGOTTEN PRESENTATIONS, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ME WAS THE STATEMENT BY THEN PRESIDENT JENKINS. HE SAID "LOOK TO YOUR LEFT, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SHAKE THAT PERSON'S HAND. HE THEN SAID LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT AND REPEAT THE ACT. HE THEN SAID TWO OF YOU WHO SHOOK HANDS WILL NOT BE HERE IN 4 YEARS TO GRADUATE. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE NOT ONE OF THOSE TWO." 40 YEARS LATER THAT IS WHAT STUCK WITH ME FROM MY FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE. --- Class of '73
Man i'm not gonna lie, these kids are really young looking now! I went to this school back in 1992 when i was just 21 years old, fresh out of the military though!