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Gleu Under ordinary circumstances the history of one class differs from the history of another only in that names, characters, and events are slightly shuffled in the grooves of tradition that have been worn by those gone before. Needless to say, the Class of l952 did not step off the Maine Central Railroad's stream- lined coaches onto the sooty, fog-bound platform of the Waterville Station into ordinary circumstances. Across the tracks stood eight obviously tradition-bound and time-worn buildings, all a trifle the worse for wear. Down the street were venerable Foss Hall and five Cape Cod type frame houses, women's dormitories all where grandmother used to room when she went to Colby. They weren't an awe-inspiring sight-but neither were their contents. In fact-well, let it go, some people must have been impressed. Two factors started out individually. One was the veteran element in the class. It was neither as large as that in the preceding class nor as small as that in the following class, but it was there, in full glory and tales of yesteryears in defense of our glorious country. The vets tempered the class as a whole, made it older, tamer, more stabilized and, on the whole, were a completely healthy influence. Not that they were a stodgy old bunch given to a peaceful fireplace and pipe, but when they raised the roof they, at least, watched where the roof would fall. There were exceptions to this rule, needless to say. The second factor, was the Stedman Bus Company with Rocky, the driver, of the quick grin and the guaranteed used cars fame. That seven o'clock bus to break- fast a mile and eight-tenths away was no ioke. The Class of '52 endured the fumes, the roads, the jammed buses, and cold, windy corners with a griping that became a fixture of the class-a griping that came to a head three years later in the form of a new Student Government which provided an instrument through which con- structive gripes could be effectively brought to the attention of the powers that be. Enough things were left around to keep us continually complaining-such as snow and its removal, liquor and its removal, or homework and its presence. Freshman Week came and went, filling our heads with new names and organ- izations and emptying our wallets of the folding green only to replace it with a stack of flimsy cards reading This is to certify that .....,.......,...................................... is a member in good standing of ..................... Registration was a confusing blur of standing in line, and emerging with five courses-none of which you had originally intended to take, but all of which seemed to be required. The first day of classes was largely an individual matter-a brief sense of having arrived, a quiet expectation, a forced casualness, a fulfillment, a promise, a hope, and then it was over. Just about when we were beginning to feel like old hands at the game, the Sophomores decided to change matters by invoking a set of rules designed to return us to the degrading state of neophytes as befitted an incoming group of lowly Freshmen. Within a matter of hours, Ted Parker, who handled the Freshman situation with the zeal of a crusading minister, was hung in effigy from the scaf- folding of the Keyes Building and the battle was on. With the Freshmen in open revolt, the Sophomores barricaded Roberts Union to prevent the upstart Frosh from eating and, a few nights later, invaded Hedman Hall to kidnap a hapless
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