Connecticut College - Koine Yearbook (New London, CT)

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Moonlighr Sing N nineteen hundred and cighteen, the first yearbook of Connecticut Col- lege appeared. Koing, it was entitled, to solidify in words chat quality of de- mocracy which is the essence and the spirit of the college. Every year, as the school has matured, with new philoso- phies of education, with increasing so- cial activities, with constantly growing traditions, Komnk has been a record of this growth. e Now, in nineteen hundred and forty, Komvg has come of age. This, our yearbook, is the twenty-first edition. And the twenty-one candles on its birth- day cake, are, we believe, symbolic not only of our many experiences here, but also of the significant progress Con- necticut has made during our college days. Traditions, faculey, students, even our daily life, all have been out- standing contributors to that unfor- getable period of four years. One by one, they have lighted a candle on the cake until, before us, the twenty-one shine radiantly. o The tradition which is, for us, first in importance as well as in order of time, is Moonlight Sing. When we were Freshmen, and were, as yet, unoriented in new surroundings, the Sing was, per- haps, the strongest factor in giving us a feeling of unirty as a class, and as mem- bers of a student body. Who will forget Good Evening, M.. Moon, Moon, Moon that first Sing when the scniors, formed in a black line on the wall, greeted us with 'Good evening, Mr. Moon, Moon, Moon? ' o Impatiently we waited for that evening at the end of our Junior year when the seniors would perform the ritual of passing on the wall to us. When the evening did arrive we discovered that fulfillment was greater than anticipation. We became aware of the deep friendship we were sharing. In our turn, the wall has been passed on to the class of Forty-One, but we will remember always those peaceful nights with blending voices and a full moon.