Pomona College - Metate Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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99 fnzlil-onA Rvlnxnlion in Slucivnl Union lnsirlv slnirvnsc, llolnlcs l lull A lCillllI'Cll uclclilion lo lilo lounge lllis ycur is fl lnrgv rflclio. fin Sunclny IliQ'lllS lorllms urn Imlfl lo cliscuss n mullilfliflily nncl vilriely nl' suimjcvls. Vlilwsc nmcclings HFC llSllillly lxciulecl lqy some pronlinonl lnvully nionllwr Wlzff is inlcrcslczl in lim nmny prolxlmns ol' lim sluclonls. H10 umlcrgrmlunles ol' Pomona: lmvo grcnlcr priclo ' 1 In lim Slurlunl Union llmn nl any oline , 1 CHIHDIIS. lilcir priclc lifes in lim luv! llml limo Union is Qxllrcssly lilo rcsnll ol' illlf wislms, clusiros mul energies ol' UIC SlllflClllS llmnlsolves. It is nn oxprussion ol' lim scnli- mvonl ol' lim sluflrrnls :xml is, more nmlcrinlly, lilo rosull ol lin' Lil, I ol' l ' ' 0' slncunls. 17 r lmuilcling on lin'

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Uari Remlxramlt Hall Court of Ctarlc Halt All is eontenciecl by many tilat talent is an inilerent quality,-tlmat tlwe sparlc ol? genius is tmorn williin llle incliviclual. However, il cannot be cteniecl timat willlout lireeciom ol expression, ancl witilout training time sparli may lae exlinguisimeci, never to be reborn. Qpportunity lor expression ol artistic talent anol training ol timat talent is oiierecl to all in Rembranclt Hall, a gift ol a Claremont art group. Recreation is unquestionably a necessary part ol any college curriculum. To keep the senses alert anrl lceen, time stuclenl must occasionally finci some source ol' relaxation as cliversion lrom tile tiring worlc of tile college lilie. To time Pomona unclergracluate, tile Stuclent Union is tiie answer to time proiylem oi wiiere relaxation can ine iouncl. in time spacious ancl attractive imaiiroom clances are imelcl regularly. Time popularity ol tiiese dances is incticatecl iny llme number attending and the en- timusiasm of tiiese supporters. On a smaller scale, tin: unctergracluates congregate at time fountain, or gatiler in groups in tiwe tounge for a game ol' pin g-pong or ciless. 16

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l larwoocl Court Believing in tlie principle tlwat surroundings are cllaracter forming, Pomona College llas pro- viclecl resiclence llalls lor its stuclents on such a l1.igl1 scale tlmat tlley woulcl not suller lay Compar- ison witli lliose ol any college or university. A constant source ol surprise to visitors are tlie spacious ancl luxurious rooms ol Clarlc Hall, larger ol tlme men's dormitories. Because ol llie eompaetness in tlie arrangement of Clarlx Hall rooms, lllere is excellent oppor- lunily lor Companionslwip ancl socialailityg and yet as a result ol' llme clivision into sections ancl suites, tlie noise and clamor wliirvlw ensues lrom otller systems is largely almolislmecl. Home ol all llie llreslimen women and a large number ol women from ollmer classes, Harwood Court, seen lrom tlwe court ol Bridges Hall ol Nlusic flop riglmtl, is piclureel in pleasant eonlrasl willi llie relatively small statue in tlme loregrouncl. Largest ol time women's resielenee lmalls, Har- woofl Court lias relectories accommodating outsicle resiclences. 18