College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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GENERAL CA Those who walk through the Wren Building and into the world beyond its walls come to know the William and ]Mary cam- pus of today. Its past and its future are often overpowered tempo- rarily by the fullness of the present. The sun is shining, brick walks are spattered with leafy shadows, and nothing matters except the sheer joy of being alive. Or perhaps it is late at night, and a boj- walks alone across the Sunken Garden. The glow from the lights on the porch of the Wren Building leaves its outline etched against the deep blackness of a starless sky, and he pauses for a moment in silent appreciation of the beauty of his surroundings. After several years at the C-ollege, the trees themselves have become old friends. Thej ' are an integral part of the setting in which the story of campus life is told. Often given only hasty recognition amidst the rush of changing classes, their presence is deeply appreciated in cherished cjuiet moments. The strength of a tree trunk and the protective shelter of branches come to mind with the remembrance of a favorite study place. An oddly curving tree, beautiful because of its niisshapenness, enriches the daily walk past ■liraiKliis till, k with MKiw . . . cnuse the passorliy to fnrfiet for the iiir.niciit the (liscoTiilorts .if winter . ' . . Its physical features may be altered, but its wisdom remains the same and merely deepens with the passage of time ... n oddly enrvinf; tree, lieautifiil beeaiise of its niisshapenness, enriches tlic daily walk past it on the way to an S o ' clock clas.s . . ! 12 jr

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PUS SHOTS it on llu ' way to an S n ' clock class. Branches thick with snow, and crowned with llie Ijright spot iiuifie by a cardinal, cause the jjasserhy lo forget for the moment the discomforts of winter. Soon shiny green magnoHa leaves surround while Ulossoms and it is spring. l)a. - blends into niijiil and then twines again into day; the trees remain to offer their friendship to those who ask it. The importance of the moment, and I lie comfortable familiarity of routine, easily diminish a sense of perspective. The brick walks of the campus indicate the pattern to be followed in the da.v ' s activities; from dormitories to cafeteria, from Washington to Marshall-Wythe, from the library to the Wren Buikling. A tri]) downtown to the post office is a daily excursion, and offers one of the few chances to venture beyond llic geographical boundaries of the campus itself. .Vt times the dimensions of the world seem to be measured by the heel-worn bricks of the side- walks. The things that matter are the things of today: the hours to be spent amidst the rustling sounds and bookish smell of the library, working on a research paper; the football game in the con- fines of Cary Field, oi- the liasketball game in Blow Gymnasium; tlu ' nnich-used seat to be claimed once again in the lecture room in a -li- ington: the faintly chemical smell that will an- nounce the opening of the door of Rogers Hall and the beginning of still another lab; the walk back lo the dorm at 11 o ' clock. Change occurs slowlv and often passes unnoticed. Brick walls, colonial architecture, sturdy trees — all maintain I he sense of permanence and timelessncss of I he AVilliam and Mary campus. r V 13 jC- liarivll Hall, la