Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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The Seniors

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Then the campaign took the center stage. And all too few people realized that finals were just around the corner. Now, the election is over and we have a new mayor. We can rest a bit, but not too much, for each organization is about to hold its farewell party. And then it will be June and finals. And before many of us realize it, it will be June 20 and Commencement. And then the next day we start out into the cold, cold world. Or maybe some will be lucky enough to go to graduate school for a few more years, thus avoiding that awful step. In any event, time on campus is drawing to a close. As we realize that, we realize that we have, to a large extent, sold Tufts short. In these few days before graduation, most of us will have a different outlook towards the campus. We will spend more time looking at it and realizing that it is one of the most beautiful in the country. We will spend more time speaking with our classmates, be¬ cause time grows short and we are not sure when that opportunity will come again. Our professors will see us more often as we attempt to absorb all that we have neg¬ lected these past months. And in all ways, we will try to make up for the wasted days when we should have realized what we had before us. And then, after graduation, most of this will be gone. Many of us will return as often as possible to regain the old feeling of the campus. Even so, it can never be fully recaptured. But it is to retain as much of this life as possible that a yearbook exists. And it is to point out the highlights of our years at college that this yearbook has been de¬ signed. The views of the campus, the candids of the students, the sports, the clubs and activities, they are all gathered here to help each of us retain the pleasant mem¬ ories of our college days. We sincerely hope that the 1948 Jumbo Book will pass the supreme test of time and be as vital at our 25th reunion as it is today.

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TO THE LOWLY FRESHMAN, A SENIOR REPRESENTS the pinnacle of life. But, as the Freshman advances through college, the original glory of a Senior fades, until, when the big year arrives, it has disappeared completely. Even so, the Senior is all things to all Freshmen, though scorned by those who really know him. He is the acknowledged leader in campus affairs, being president of organizations, captain of teams, collector of telephone numbers and the fountain of knowledge. As Seniors, students finally learn how to live a college life. Their time is carefully parceled out so that each component gets its proper share. During the semester, days are spent in class, the Bookstore, the Kursaal or in town. Evenings are spent at club meetings, bridge or bull sessions. Study¬ ing is done the night before exams when the other ac¬ tivities must be regretfully forgone. But there is much for a Senior to learn in his unor¬ thodox method of study. Bull sessions, some lasting a greater part of the night, very often leave the standard topics of women, sports and bridge to enter the more vital fields of politics. Then again, the Senior, as Commence¬ ment draws near, takes a much more lively interest in the post-college world. In all, a Senior’s life is a little bit of heaven to all those who are not in their last two terms. But to those about to leave the college, the Senior year is merely another way station, pleasant but brief.