Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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Dff To Classes And Study . . . Davidson On the drive .... the students this school year ha ' e for the most part just returned horn another duty where college sched- ules would seem foreign. A splendid record has been made by those men in the service, and there has been an obvious sign in the work of these men that the splendid record is continuing here. There was ' ery little need for reconversion, as had been anticipated, since, in general, the students have been in the groove. The return of so many of the members of pre-war classes has introduced an interesting range of ages— from the teens into the thirties. Burning midnight oil, men and boys alike are made aware that Davidson ' s standards in scholarship are hard to meet. There is not any sugar-coating for courses, but neither are there bitter pills, unless college life was expected to be a vacation period. This does not happen to be the case at Davidson as every student finds out. With the difficulty and exactness of the work, there is the pride and satishiction of ha ' ing been urged to do the

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Students Work Toward A Vocation best. Not satisfied with a weak, disjointed training, Da ' idson offers work that cannot be denied its place, high in the hst of America ' s best institutions. Life on the campus is centered around the class and study buildings where a sizeable part of the day is spent. But this work time is not out of proportion because Davidson believes in other activities as well. Knowing that the liberal arts col- lege is designed for the college man as a whole, Davidson tries to maintain a balance of extra-curricular and social life that is stimu- lating, as well as to stand firm for high standards of work. An in- crease in faculty ranks has met the influx of students which ha ' c reached an all-time high for the college. Some see the student body, as it is now in its swelled condition; others look for the future student body in a smaller size. Whatever the problem may be, the present has shown that Davidson is able to accept army training programs, sparse days of lew students, and enroUnienls of o er 900, all in the best tradition.