Chatham College - Cornerstone Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Traditions .Mllioui h W ' fhstc ' i slalc-s ihal tia- (liLions arc no v rare, Chatham Col lege is fortunate to possess many ol them. Some ha e recent!) come to be inchuletl in oiu ' lile, while others are the Iieritage of generations past. All traditions vere created vith definite pinposes, but over the years the ideas behind some of them have been h)rgotten. When this happ ens, the form or ritual becomes meaning- less and the tradition itself dies. The attitudes and needs of individual col- lege generations change, too, antl tia- ditions u ' hich meet no student re- sponse caimot be kepi ali e for their own sake. However, even strong and meaningful traditions can be modified or clianged, and the best of the old may be a.ssin ' ed a longer, richer life by being cast in a new format. We have seen at least one example of this in the past foiu ' years. When the seniors were freshmen, many of ' die earlier songs of the college were lapid- ly being forgotten, driven ou.t oi oiu ' heritage by the increasing emplrasis on ephemeral original songs. A change in the rules of the Song Contest re- sulted, and now ■e are aijle to pre- ser e our heritage of tlie pasi .,s vell as encourage our o vn creativity. It is the duty of the upperclassmen to hand on the best of our traditions to the freshmen, the one group that is ahvays anxious and willing to receive them. A freshman class s ' hich catches the spirit of otu traditions catches the real spirit of this college and is sure to fulfill its obligation by passing )n lo other classes its respect for our tradi- tions.

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It ' s Christmas Time Cniristmas dance niglu. vhal a hectic time. The dorms echo with such cries as can 1 l)orr()w ()iir crinoline? ; roonnnales are most usehil at zipping zippers and e en tlie (kites waiting down- stairs hear last-minute varnings ol ' ■ ou ' ll he line il yon don ' t breathe. ' .- ' rl-kfM