Centre College - Old Centre Yearbook (Danville, KY)

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Tramp. Tramp. Tramp . . . Marching. March- ing... All over the world are to be heard the sounds of marching feet, in step. Hurrying on —to what? Death! Injury! Sacrifice! Pushing on. Ready and will ing to give their all—to what? For empty honor! For a vain cause! Following their leaders. And it is not such a far cry from the outside world to the Centre College campus. Here too can be heard the restless, anxious, evermoving But there is a differ- And in the sections of this book we have pictured the students’ actions and atti- tudes. In the ALMA MATER, we have typified footsteps of our students. ence here! by the divisional picture two students walking. Walking forward. Forward toward Old Centre. Toward the ideals and principles of our school. Typic al of the students and faculty who move on this campus, all presented in this section. Toward a definite goal they move, hand in hand. Through cooperation surging ahead toward the And so getting on this proving-ground of life what it acme of perfection: Christian ideals. takes to leave footsteps on the sands of time. ATHLETICS. Here students strive toward a definite purpose, with worthwhile accomplish- ment in view. Development of the body; bring- ing honor to the school; means of getting an edu- —

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cation. Although good minds are necessary, strong underpinnings are essent ial as supports. And so in athletics ''Centre marches ever on, on firm foundations and right principles, ''on to victory and to glory. FEATURES. Beautiful girls and football heros and all the rest move and have their being here at Centre. With all the many social activities and outside interests . . . Carnival and Home- coming. Big events. And some unsteady feet. But all in all, clean fun. Dancing. Flying feet. Rushing about getting ready for the big formal. All these. And here too students come to know each other better. Girl meets The Boy. Boy meets The Girl. And there is the blended sound of two pairs of feet walking in unison. Who knows—perhaps looking into the future we can hear the sound of tiny footsteps. ORGANIZATIONS. Here students learn to pull together. They learn in their extra-curricular activities to keep their feet on the ground. But at the same time pushing on. Broadening their scope. Moving toward new fields. All these phases of student life. Suggested in picture and word. Typical we hope. And we see Centre, borne by strong, unfaltering feet, mov- ing onward, forward toward the superlative.