Arkansas State University - Indian Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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|t|tMllllllinillUI1H1llllMHIHIUIIIIIMIIIinilMINIIltl|l|llthlIllllllllMI11 i 4 THE AGGIE LIFE The Tjearlinq hliniUIUlllHllUII1llllliniMHIHIMHIHIIIIIIllMI|l tUtlllllllllllMIHIIIIg i When the old sun rises in the morning it drowsily opens its eyes and gazes about. As the purple-gray mists rise, it looks down upon a scene which causes it to open its eyes wider, and to drink in the fresh- ness of the morning. The scene that it beholds is an inspiring one- the Aggie campus with its buildings, its broad driveways and long walks, its shrubbery and shade trees, and its STUDENTS! The sun marvels at the sight which it beholds, and catching the spirit of the scene, sends down its friendliest rays to lend beauty and enchantment to it all. No master ever set on canvas a picture that showed more vitality, more dash and spirit, or more ambition and pride. It is a picture that cannot be interpreted by any colors ever yet put up in tubes. There is an atmosphere about it which poets have felt in their bright, fanciful dreams, which peers of literature have vainly tried to put on paper. The sun might well open its eyes on such a scene for it is here that five hundred young lives are being lived during the period of mental, phy- sical, and moral schooling. While many of the lessons that are being learned here are soon forgotten, others are learned and never forgotten. There are eyes which are looking brightly and eagerly into the future. There are friendships being made which will live until the grim reaper appears to cut away all earthly ties. There are young hearts fluttering with puppy love, perhaps to be broken, and finally mended, or if not broken, to die and merely exist as old memories. In every case the atti- tudes and impressions which are gained here are lasting, and bear im- portantly upon the future. For the red and black standard of the ever beloved old Aggie, the cream of her athletes always have proved and always will prove them- selves as champions worthy of their steel. In her halls there are trophies which bear mute evidence of success in the past, and no less glory shall she lack in the future, for there is a spirit among her ardent followers which will ever spur Aggie teams onward — over the top! Though the night be dark, the lights coming from the windows of that stately building on the gently sloping hillside shine as the beams of a far reaching beacon to tell the world that Aggie students are en- gaged in successful social or scholastic activity. Successful it must be for that Aggie spirit means success, and knows not Failure as its master. It makes no difference whether it be a party, a carnival with a ferris wheel and side shows, a debate, a play, or recital; it must be lively and spirited if it is promoted by Aggie boys and girls. i.ulliniiniiilMlllllil Ilinilinuil tirimimmm iiii muni : m 1 1; i: 111 ;iiiihtiiii iiiniiniitiiri )tuiMiiitiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiniimiiiiiiiiinnnuiHiiiiiiiiniuiiiiiiiuinHmiiiiin Twenty-live

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POWER PLANT Alas! how changed from the fair scene, When birds sang out their mellow lay And winds were soft and woods were green, And the song closed not with the day.

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niiiimiMiiuHUiuimiiimimHiiiimiiiiMmiiimiMmiiiiiiiiimiitiHi The Tjearlinq fillllllllllllHIIIIIinillllinUIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIUIIIttlllllMIUI ' i ' When Arkansas searched from corner to corner for a queen to rule at her playground, the State Fair, it was here that she was found. In a state noted for its many natural beauties it is significant that her Queen should be chosen from Aggie. Hail to the noblest beauty of them all — the queen of the Wonder State of the nation — an Aggie co-ed! Like a great ocean liner at sea, guided by expert and experienced hands, this college is guided over the rough waters, and the smooth, by skillful hands. The hands are ever at the wheel, steady, alert, careful, and watchful lest some dangerous reef reap destruction. These hands, the faculty, are responsible for all, and it is to them that the honor of success is due, for by their guidance and care was it made possible. To them goes the love and respect of every student. No wonder the sun shines a little brighter on this scene, and no wonder the moon casts a more mellow beam on it at night. How can the flowers keep from blooming a little brighter, and how can the birds keep from singing a little sweeter here? Somehow it seems as if the shadows are softer, and that the mists of evening come drifting in with a greater enchantment than they do at other places, and surely the stars cannot shine brighter in other climes than they do here. x.iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiii iniimiiiiniminiiiiiiiiuiiiiimuimiiiinii IHIIIIIIUIMIIHIIIIlllllllllllllllllMIHIinillllllllimHIIHHIIIHIIIIllHlllllllllllllllHIllHllln