Riverside College - Tequesquite Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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MM In case it has been bothering you. Tequesquite is pronounced tTek-a-skeeD, not far removed from a sneeze that sneaks up suddenly when you gaze too long at the sun. No one seems quite sure of its meaning, but there are those who claim that the word is of Indian origin and has something to do with soap or soapweed that was to be found in the Tequesquite Arroyo many moons ago when wigwams were the only dressing quarters on Wheelock Field. We hope that your picture is somewhere in this book, and if it isn't it ought to be. for this is largely a book of pictures. Words are few, but there are many things to see and to remember as you turn the pages. And there are some nice white spaces where you can sprawl messages to your friendse'Be seeing you this summer; don't forget to write. The last few weeks have been hectic for everyone concerned with editing the Tequesquite. It's always that way with yearbooks-clipping, pasting. scolding, typing, running back and forth, and most of all wishing it were January in June. Hardest tussle was to assemble pictures of graduates. . . . Sure to be somebody's picture in the lineup who didn't quite make it maybe a name or two left out of the Camera-Shy credits. The picture on page 4 is the best beginning we could think of. The college gates are open. and they stand for a great deal. Maybe we did glower at term reports or dig down into the pillow until it was too late for that 8 o'clock. Still we are blessed by the open gate, the friendliness and the opportunities Which make this nation and our campus free and everlasting.

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Camplw Some seeing the campus for the first time believe it strange. Others immedi- ately like its classical, medieval atmosphere, and after a short time as stu- dents almost everyone free- ly confesses that there is a quality about the Riverside College buildings and quadrangle that is unlike that of other institutions. Regardless of how hilari- ous student activities may become at times, the cam- pus retains a certain schol- arly hold that refuses to be undermined. Every corner, every corridor, every shad- ow is friendly yet serious, congenial yet remote. It takes a while to see things in the perspective of the college. The magic is there, but it takes a while to work. Buildings may be added through years and the shadows of spreading trees become more envel- oping. They will but add to the dignity and restraint of the campus. Withall, the quadrangle is a symbol of man's hope for the future. his aspira- tions toward strength of purpose and of character, dignity and the compan- ionship of others united in the desire for good.