Middlebury College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Middlebury, VT)

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WHAT DOES MIDDLEBURY MEAN? . . . ALL THIS, AND MORE . . . IDEAS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OFFERED BY SUCCESSIVE GENERA- TIONS OF STUDENTS BLEND TO FORM A BACKDROP ON WHICH EACH CLASS MAY CAST ITS LIGHT . . . AND ALL WHO LEAVE WILL CARRY WITH THEM AN INHERITANCE LENDING POTENTIAL CAPA- BILITY FOR CULTURAL LEADERSHIP AND INFORMED CITIZENSHIP. MIDDLEBURYS OLD TRADITIONS FORM THE FRAMEWORK IN WHICH EACH STUDENT LIVES AND WORKS, AND ARE PRESERVED AS A VITAL ELEMENT IN OUR COLLEGE REMEMBRANCES . . . AND YET, AS THE YEARS ADVANCE, THEY ARE CONTINUALLY REINA TERPRETED AND REEVALUATED THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PER- SPECTIVES OF MODERN LIFE . . . ALTHOUGH THE FLAVOR AND SPIRIT OF A SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE ARE RETAINED IN THESE TRADITIONS, THEY ARE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO PERMIT A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROGRESS.

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Although Adiddlebmy offers new ideas, perhaps an altered point of view, it remains a small college grounded on traditions of almost two centuries. In a world of rapidly changing values, pew voided with vague insecurities, these roots constitute a firm and stable base . . .

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PERHAPS, THEN, THE ESSENCE OF MIDDLEBURYS MEANING IS . . .