The Citadel - Sphinx Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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The Citadel Academy, Charleston, South Carolina PREFACE Too many times the reader of a volume will fail to grasp the primary meaning because of his failure to approach the work with the viewpoint of the author. For the criticism of an arbitrary point this approach is desirable; but for the thorough enjoyment of a literary effort, it is necessary that the author and reader enjoy the benefit of mutual understanding, for in such a work there are so many influencing factors that must be explained. The content of this volume is not arbitrary in character or scope, for this is the record of events in the life of a college over a one hundred year span. This is The 1943 SPHINX, telling the story of the development of The Citadel — a college dedicated to service — a college designed to prepare young men for a life in which they can serve their country, either as citizens or as soldiers. Herein is fash- ioned a moving, realistic, and inspirational American Epic. The setting is inspiring in itself. What greater climax could there have been than to have the one hundredth anniversary of The Citadel occur while our nation is locked in a struggle for the preser-