Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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LEST WE FORGET While the echoes of the last bugle call still ride upon the air, so do our hearts swell with pride as we hurry from the barracks to form our last full-dress parade. Sabers glittering in the sunlight, rifles clicking, com- mands snapping over the parade field, and these things we recall, LEST WE FORGET. Our past has assembled before us for review and as the shadows of our last year march past the re- viewing stand of Father Time, so are our memories of four glorious years passing in review. And if, in a far future, this tome shall serve to make the flame of departing memories glow more brightly for an instant, then shall we see the realization of our dreams.

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WE DIP OUR COLORS As we gathered the material together from which this, the 1938 TAPS, has been formed, we were bewildered by the unending number of different activities, courses, organiza- tions, and interests which go to make up the complete pan- orama of life on our campus — this was our material. Our problem was to transpose it into a book which would in a smooth and orderly manner present an accurate account of our days at Clemson. It was anything but singular, that in searching for some theme which would serve as an undertone throughout the book and bind it into one organized volume, the Mili- tary Department stood out by way of its function as a binding organization for the purpose of a theme. For this reason WE DIP OUR COLORS to the Military Department,

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L EDITOR ' S FOREWORD To record accurately the four years at Clemson would in- clude many pleasant memories, sweet triumphs, and bitter failures. Bearing these thoughts in mind, we have tried to portray vividly a concrete and pictorial record of these as- pirations, joys, and sorrows in such a way that this edition will become with advancing years a souvenir of the past. Although our theme is chosen from the Military Department, our purpose is not to glorify war, but to both honor our mili- tary leaders of today and pay tribute to those of yesterday. Through these pages are revealed the efforts of the 1938 TAPS Staff in compiling a yearbook that we hope will satisfy the varied tastes of those who read this volume. The task was difficult, and we can only hope for the enthusiastic accept- ance of our readers, if so, our purpose wi have been achieved.