Pomona College - Metate Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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Little Bridges — winter evening. 11

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THE CAMPUS THE CAMPUS SHOWS THE REAL HISTORY OF A COLLEGE, FOR IT STAYS IN ITS PLACE AND GROWS OLD, AND IT IS USUALLY UNNOTICED. COLORS AND SHAPES MAKE UP A CAMPUS; THERE ARE TIMES OF DAY AND YEAR THAT ACT UPON THESE SHAPES AND COLORS; THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN OUR CAMPUS SHOULD BE NOTICED. THE QUAD IS AT THE CENTER OF THE CAMPUS; IT IS VERY QUIET IN THE FIRST LIGHT OF MORNING. EVEN UNDER A CLOUDY SKY THE QUAD IS LARGE AND STRONG IN ITS SOFTER GREEN, AND IT STRETCHES BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS, HOLDING THEM IN PLACE. SOME OF THE BUILDINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND STRONG IN THEMSELVES, AND RE- QUIRE NO JUSTIFICATION. LITTLE BRIDGES IS ONE OF THESE, SMALL AND CONFIDENT IN THE SUN OR RAIN, THE TREES ALL AROUND. IT MAKES US FORGET THE CONCRETE CUBE OF HONNOLD, ITS GRAY METAL INTERIOR CAREFULLY WELDED. BUT THESE ARE NOT THE FINAL PLACES, THE PARTS OF THE CAM- PUS FOR LIVING. OF THOSE, THE NORTH DORMITORIES ARE MADE OF COLD THINGS, TO BE LIVED IN. BUT THE COLD CONCRETE BEARS THE SIGNS OF LIFE, THE STAINS AND THE CRACKS THAT THREAD THEIR WAY FROM THE CORNERS. THE SOUTH DORMITORIES ARE LESS FORBIDDING, AND THE BROWN STUCCO BEARS THE WEIGHT OF VINES AND MOIS- TURE ALIKE. THE STUDENTS MOVE THROUGH THESE BUILDINGS, AND THE CLASSROOMS ALSO. HERE THE WOOD IS TIRED OF PAINT, AND THE TINY PITS AND HOLLOWS OF THE BLACKBOARD HOLD THE CHALK MARKS, PRESERVE THEM. THE DAYS MOVE, AND THE CAMPUS AB- SORBS THE HEAT OF A NEARING SUMMER. THE GRAINS OF SAND SKIP RESTLESSLY IN THE DRY BREEZE, AND THE LIVE OAKS OF BLANCHARD PARK WAIT, GRAY AND RATTLING, FOR THE NEXT RAIN. ANOTHER YEAR HAS PASSED, AND LEFT THE CAMPUS TO ITSELF. 10

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Big Bridges — sun and fog.