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Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

 - Class of 1938

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Page 7 text:

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he Uiu IQ38 Published by The Senior Class and Dedicated to Perpetuating Memories of Student Life at Amherst Cdlilege Amherst, Massachusetts

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Page 8 text:

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Foreword N keeping with the current fashion of pic- torial magazine make-up, the editors of the 1938 OL1o are presenting a photographic col- lege annual this year. Much effort has been spent in securing photographs which would give an adequate portrayal of the past year. A contest to secure candid-camera snapshots of College activities was begun early in the year, and approximately two hundred and eighty photographs were selected and appear in this book. In choosing the photographs, an attempt was made to assure not only that every activity in College was represented but that it was por- trayed in its proper relation to other activities. Unfortunately, the intricacies of conducting this contest without any precedents allowed the campaign to fall short of perfection, and it is to be regretted that without any malice on the part of the editors certain organizations and activities have been either slighted or over- emphasized to some extent. Nevertheless, it does seem that the large number of photo- graphs included in the book does tend to cap- ture the spirit and atmosphere of college life at Amherst. As the number of photographs has increased, the amount of reading matter has necessarily decreased. But the shortening of articles is pro- bably a step in the right direction because it may tend to induce a few more people to read them. What was formerly told in words is now being told in pictures. As goes the old Chinese proverb, One picture is worth ten thousand words. The other outstanding change in the make-up of the yearbook is the attempt to reduce the many and uninteresting lists. Faculty members no longer have formal summaries of their previous work but instead short paragraphs which contain the same information presented in a more informal and personal manner. Each senior is given a short write-up of his activities and interests as an undergraduate instead of listing his College activities in a formal style. Lists of class membership have necessarily been retained, but even here random candid snapshots have been interspersed to break their monotony. Lists of fraternity membership have been omitted altogether, but this has been compensated by including in the caption for each fraternity group picture the last names of all members including those not appearing in the picture. To call these changes in the format of the OL1o radical is to ignore the era in which it was producedgan era of pictorial narration and of informal writing. These two features supple- ment each other and are inseparable. The fact that the medium of pictorial expression was chosen in planning the make-up of the OLIO this year should by no means make this book serve as a prototype of books for years to come. Each book ought to be a singular combination of the prevailing fashion and of the peculiar tastes of the board which produces it. If the 1938 OL1ois viewed in the light of these considerations, it is apt to be considered quite conservative, for both the faculty and senior write-ups are in reality quite factual and almost impersonal. To have made the paragraphs more alive and personal would have been too great a departure from the traditions of the OL1o to accomplish in one year. The definite subdivision of the various sections of the yearbook corresponds more nearly to the tradi- tional make-up than did last year's book. So it can be readily seen that the 1938 OL1o is less radical than it might seem at first glance. But the question of whether the Ouo has introduced a radical change in format or not is a relatively minor question. The real issue is whether the 1938 OL1o does give an adequate representation of the College year. lt is the sincere hope of the editors that it will furnish enjoyment for today's undergraduates and to- morrow's alumni in reminding them of one of the most delightful years of their life spent at Amherst College. THE EDITOR

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