Bradley University - Anaga Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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Tradition !l...j -tgflrl IQ - ia: lllllflauiiiizdi. EEE! As Bradley celebrated its 86th Founder's Day in the new Mabel Dingledine Music Center all school President Mary Deakin stressed the importance of Bradley traditions. Later in the year President Reagan in his State of the Union address also stressed the importance of American traditions. The year 1983-1984 marked a move back towards traditions. According to Webster's New Colle- giate Dictionary a tradition is the handing down of information, beliefs and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to an- other without written instructionp an inherited pattern of thought or action las a religious practice or a social cus- tomjg a cultural continuity in social attitudes and institutions. In its 86 years Bradley has grown and changed and yet in many ways it has remained very much the same as it was in 1897. Bradley is still a small, personal school where students come to learn and grow as individuals. The unique fcont. on pg. 65 F' 2. Jigga P ,iv fa- t. . are 'Z , ' 'AH' ,Ln s, it 38h .ik QS' A, an ,-V V' J' Y 4 -f 1' ,At ug A ,W if rw 1, me - - 1.3- .. t,,4,.w, Sig ti I A b- 'Y' 'K TA. -., cf. 4 Opening Photos by Laura Brackman and Stefan Adams.

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Qcontinued from page 4j academics encourage development on a personal level as well. Bradley's atmosphere, one of its oldest traditions, has helped build strong friendships between its students as they help each other grow and learn. All of this happens on a small campus under the watchful eye of the beautiful old buildings which have seen all of Bradley's sons and daughters pass through their doors. Over the years traditions such as Homecoming, Parent's Weekends, Campus Carnival, Garrett Week, Greek Week, the ANAGA, All- School Elections and many others have continued to flourish. These traditions link the years together and show us the many similarities that Bradley students past and present share. As some traditions like Basketball games in the Fieldhouse pass, new ones like Latino Week and CWA Week become established. On a smaller scale lifestyle at Bradley in general is traditional to this University. The everyday tasks which seem so natural to college students are traditional to students at Bradley and many are traditional to all college students. However, the re-establishment of the ANAGA during this school year is probably the best example of this new reverance towards tradition. After a long struggle the yearbook did survive thanks to the caring student body who did not want Bradley's oldest tradition to die. A yearbook helps establish traditions and preserve them for future generations. v c Opening