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The Foirest College 1954- 5 God help the youth who hums an old tune. Looking back at Amherst, one might allow the pixie of his imagina- tion to light upon an athletic vein of the past year: to rejoice with the victor and emphatize with the vanquished, to speculate over the myth of McLaughry's migration, the depth of Dunbar's disappointment or the tribulations of trite training trivia. Or, were he more inclined toward intel- lectual reverie, thoughts of increased requirements in hu- manities and languages, six-week or eight-week marking periods, the perceptive Theta Xi report, and the administra- tion's admonitions against staying too loose might be the colorful pieces in his mental patchwork. Should he hap- pen to be a social enthusiast, after perusing his cluster of gentleman C's, he might recall with nostalgia the solici- tousness of Art Davenport, who agreed to audit the house social accounts, the attainment of TOOW: rushing, the some- what rude interiection of pledge training into the otherwise serene spring season, the tranquil beauty of Paradise Pond, or the rotten smell at Barsi's. Were his thoughts dominated by campus activities, perhaps the great literary merger, which interrupted SABRINA'S tainted act as well as CON- TEXT'S sophisticatedly dry production, or the disappear- ance of a longstanding class rivalry, or the College's apathetic reception of Swarthy Sabrina, or the speeches of Kinsey and Commager fon politics at home and abroadj would breach the widening gap between then and now. However, regardless of which may be his principal strain of reiminiscence, the individual must temper it to some degree with the broadening influence of the Amherst en- tirety. Accordingly, we see that this year, as usual, the football and basketball teams performed well. Though the wrestlers floundered and the soccer team slumped notice- ably, the squashmen finished up strong and the swimmers
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