Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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upstairs reading-room experiment- the creaking, not-very-well-lighted reading-room . . . the rigorous and much-needed change of policy con- cerning library infractions . . . Am- herst's contribution to the neo-Gothic: Walker Hall . . . the Hockey Rink, the newest part of our impressive physi- cal plant, just another of the many steps which have been taken in the right direction, even though phys ed does come at 12:20 . . . support or apathy reigns supreme . . . the amaz- ing Tufts game . . . Keiter and the Aqua Show and faculty iousts . . . Am- herst, and Knight, handle Holy Cross . . . intense intramural contests on Memorial Field . . . Pratt . . . hub of student activities . . . home of Clark,

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The eject of the system of physical educa- tion on the health, strength, and general ap- pearance of the students . . . is visible and palpable to the senses of the casual observer. Statistics kept by the department for the last thirty years show a sensible diminution in the percentage of sickness and deaths . . fi William S. Tyler that guy do who sits inside the door? . . . Mike Mazur in Rome . . . the pic- tures sometimes explaining the Lit Mag's obscure poetry, and some- times confusing it, and us, even more . . . Pen and Pencils 23 . . . all those reproductions in the corridor down- stairs . . . how d'ya memorize a paint- ing, anyhow? . . . artwork in Valentine lobby, and the Snack Bar's decor . . . Converse Library . . . the fascination of the stacks . . . when does the Re- serve Desk close this weekend? . . . so many books, so little time . . . the wel- come smoke on Converse steps, relax- ing against a column of warm stone . . . the smokey Pit filled with unshaven intellects with encircled eyes . . . the 5

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is 'L+ . ', Shepherd, and Ronan . . . Debate Council, Outing Club, and the Phi Bete room . . . Spring comes but once a year . . . our prelude to spring is mud . . . the mud that's little publicized but much in evidence . . . the mud we curse and have to live with . . . Merrill Place . . . finishing touches on a swish and much-needed GI Village re- placement . . . a college grateful to a generous benefactor . . . missed breakfast. . . Wonder if there're any glazed doughnuts left? . . . Valentine gets us sooner or later . . . no cutting in line l?l . . . deserts on four . . . Rob- ert Frost, if not an edifice, certainly one of Amherst's best-loved living monuments . . .