Colby College - Oracle Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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I 9 I 9 COLBY ORACLE , Ghz G9rarle Amanriatiun President, ROBERT EDMUND SULLIVAN, '19 Treasurer, HARRY EARLE LEWIN, '20 Secretary, JOEL ERASTUS TAYLOR, '20 Art Editress, ALICE LILLIAN MATHEWS 20 Eh? Obrarle Euarh iihitnr-in-Qlhief ROBERT EDMUND SULLIVAN, '19, fb A 9 Euainezff Manager HARRY EARLE LEWIN, '20, CID A 9 Art Ehitrnss ALICE LILLIAN MATHEWS, '20, E K Rwanriate ifihiturs COLBY BARTLETT IQALLOCH, '20, A K E HUBERT ADAMS EMERY, '20, Z XII CURTIS HUGH Ross HATCH, '20, A -T ROBERT EDWARDS WILIQINS, '20, fb A 0 CHARLES EVERETT VIGUE, '20, A TU JOHN WOOLMAN BRUSH, '20, A X A if HENRY LORNE BELL, '20, H A CIP ELIZA HILL GURGANUS, '20, E K ESTHER IVIELVINA POWER, '20, X SZ LUCY OAKES TEAGUE, '20, A A A ALICE ADELE HANSON, '20, A A II RUTH ELLA VVILLS, '20, 111 M 6

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l 91 9 COLBY ORACLE I hitnriala Once more we are back to earth! For the past two years at Colby we have been aviating on the wings of destiny. But at last, those wings have borne us safely across the sea of uncertainty, and it is with a feeling of utmost relief that We find ourselves and our college once again on a firm foundation. What a transformation! Last fall we saw our campus a training camp for America's young patriots. VVe saw college life and college traditions slowly fading before us. But with the advent of peace among nations, Colby turned from a blended status to a calm and peaceful existence. The text-book now replaces the rifle, and the army khaki is fast being laid aside for civilian clothes. Just as eager as Colby men were to take up arms, so are they now to bring things back to a peace basis. We admire and cherish the record that our classmates have written on the pages of the college and the nation's history. Fondly will such recollections remain fixed in. our memories. Indelibly stamped in our minds will be those sons of Colby who made the supreme sacrifice. Colby has passed through one of the critical periods of her history. Her enthusiasm has never lessened, her undying spirit of loyalty has burned brighter and brighter. May we do our best to show that her sacrifice has not been in vain. The aim of a college education should be the cultivation of character and intellect to such an extent that students will be better fitted to undertake the tasks of life. The attainment of this aim rests partly with the instructors, but largely with the students themselves. YVhether or not the four years spent in college will prove profitable depends upon the extent to which we apply ourselves to the tasks assigned, and this, of course, is inturn largely dependent on our past training and immediate environment. But everyone can at least take advantage of the opportunities that come his way, and this alone will be a sufficient basis on which to build in the future. The more successful student, however, not only grasps the opportunities that fall his way, but also seeks out others. Of course there are extremes on both sides. The man who spends all his time in studying and has no time to attend dances, ball games, and social functions, does not get as much real education as he who rarely studies at all. But the man who finds time for both, and goes at work as cheerfully and as earnestly as he goes at play, is the man who will out-distance all others in the race of life. 8