University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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In sorority competition, the Kappa Deltas brought the House Decorations trophy home. The Library offers more than a place where knowledge can be gained, or books read. At Easter some students go home, others to Ft. Lauderdale where par- tying is the order of the weekend. A well-organized card section entertains alumni and expresses student sentiments during football games. In native costume, a Pan-Ameri- can couple have fun. What would Gator-Growl at Homecoming be without fireworks?

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Their winning house decorations helped the Phi Tinifi 1t a Home- coining Sweepstakes trophy. Pleasures eomc in many forms; here, in the simpliest of everyday activity one finds pleasure. the duties and pleasures . . . Making fun of Florida and national politics, the ]MBA skits at Homecoming are always well-attended, and received. Homecoming Queen ])elores Loll, is congratulated by Gator Growl emcee Dick Strallon. Theoretically a life o f only pleasure might be the best one possible, but realistically fun would not be appreciated if it were free from any responsibility or duty. However, social life in itself entails duties. Although scholastic interests are of prime sig- nificance while at the university, the student ' s social life is of immeasurable importance. Not only does one learn the mechanisms of living together successfully with peers and elders, but o J the pure enjoyment of dating, going to parties and special social functions, and participating in social fraternities and sororities are signifi- cant aspects of campus life. Christmas means many things to Florida students for some a chance to get home and for others only a catcli-tip lime on studies.

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that may become inseparably inter- woven into our student life . . . The daily accumulation of thoughts and im- pressions create college memories. Numerous little things spark the world of recollection: that certain professor, coffee dates, a jeweled pin, the fight song, unfamiliar faces, extra- curricular activity, studying late, or a smiling face. And, in the library, the classroom, the room in the dormitory all these things, found in a setting of orange trees and palm, form the student ' s life from sunrise to the chime of mid- night. Student life begins in the dorm, here framed by a Gothic areh typical of the Florida architecture. A casual Florida life is evident in dirty slioes. The pining serenade is significant in the life of any Florida co-ed. 2-S