Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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TO THE BOYS WHO HAVE LEFT THIS YEARpn ' THIS BOOK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED... A. Alexander F. Andress P. Arge? S. Arnold Wni. Averett R. Baker B. Bowen D. Brown Wm. Brown D Brush C. Canip J. Coker ' . Cornelius ' . Crawford E. Culverhouse Wm. Curl S. Downs L. Enzor E. Gates J. Gilmer J. Godfrey P. Coins 1,. Kendrick G. Houraney Wm. Hudson H. Hunter I. Lande A. Latham H. Locke R. Long G. Martin J. MulHns Wm. McLane Wm. Price W. R. Ray. Jr. C. Reynolds H. Scott R. Sherrill T. Thompson R. Weeks Wm. West J. West J. Whitehead B. Williams Wm. Wilson Edwin Updyke O. Yielding OF THE YEAR THEY LEFT BEHIND

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. . . f at L c aD6 an ip . . . Ike U ill SCARED FRESHMAX DAYS, with yel- low rat caps dotting the campus, and puzzled anxious-eyed freshmen taking their first climb to M-;5{)3. For some that first year had only just started when war called. From high school kid to college boy to army man has been a quick jvmip. And now, the jeep hat has re- Ijlaced the rat cap, and an army truck the old jalopy. No more rush weeks, new professors, R-;n ' s. Just reveilles and obstacle courses and guns. BULL SESSIONS in the bookstore where cokes inspire profound thoughts and cheese crackers improve arguments. Love and war. Bette Davis and Dr. Johnson, poll taxes and celestial navigation, are topics for eager tongues. And over at one table a knitting session and be- hind the counter Dave Almon grinning as he scoops ice cream. The national anthem blaring from the radio, coeds rushing to answer the Ijhone, Andrews Hall boys storming the mail Ixjxes. This is the bookstore — friendly, hybrid, precious core of the Hilltop ' s heart. LONG LABS in the afternoons, working un- der the tireless lights in Ramsay, or bending long hours over chemistry and physics experi- ments down in Simpson. Learning to use a s]:)ectograi)h for war industry, learning more about human beings. The odor of formaldehyde and the gas from a Bunsen burner. Professors and assistants patiently explaining. And then the weary content as the microscope is put up and the lab report turned in, and the long vigil is over for one more da -.