Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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THE 1917iLLAMARADA Read the 'cPsycho-Pathetic Tale , on page 40. Nnhnhg i'5nnw This article is of peculiar importance to smokers, and all should avail them- selves of the opportunity to read it. A Ellinitglitl lf it is true, as they say, that there are no short cuts to knowledge, whatls the meaning of all the paths across South Campus? Ulir lirrzthz-nt'u iiinum' 9

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LLAMARAD 1917 I hiinfial OU have doubtless observed, gentle reader, that the volume in your hands, the l,1.AM,xRADA for 1917, is the Year Book published by the Junior Class of Mount Holyoke College. One would imagine, since twenty-one issues have already appeared, that the meaning of the term Llamarada,' was quite clear to the college public at least, and yet definitions vary widely, from that of the lCditor of the Mount Ilolyolee who called it an address bookfl to that of the ambitious business manager who described it to a merchant as a philanthropic institution for putting your ads before the publicf, To make clear the true nature and func- tion of the I,I,,x1v1,xRAD,x, let us detain you a moment with a word of introduction. l,lamarada', is a Spanish word, denoting a spark or flash of witf, It is the glint of humor, the twinkle of wit which distinguishes the reflection of college life as given back by the l,l.AMAlm1m from those found in the Mount Ilolyolee, the Catalogue, and the hfl7't'J'll,7I16l'Il Bible. Consider the grave exposition of campus and college life as found in these altogether Worthy publications, and you will turn Wlllh 3 Sigh Of relief to a portrayal which is, if on a lower literary plane, at least on good terms with the Spirit of Comedy. As a social Blue Book, the l,lLA1x1,xR1x1m is a useful institution. 1-lere you will find listed the names and addresses of administrative officers, faculty, and studentsg the names and officers of college organizations, as well as the calendar for the past Year. The individual photographs of the members of the Junior Class appear each year, so that the college passes in review through successive issues. While this statistical information serves as a direct source of illumination on college life, interesting side-lights are thrown on less conspicuous features, by the much-maligned stufling. We have heard it said that the jokes from year to year, treat- always the same subjects: gym, hash, radiators, lfrcshmen, college II