Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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llFllRlIE5SllHllllMllllli5lINll From far and near, the Freshman Class came in the spring and summer of nineteen forty-five. There were eight hopeful. aspiring boys seeking the outdoor way of life that lirst day last April. Quickly the class grew. Vkithin three months the peak enrollment of twenty-one was reached. As the summer wore on. the sturl these hopefuls were made of was shown. The greatest number left that rainy summer of forty-five. All during the fall and winter we watched our own roommates and closest friends bid goodbye one by one. Spring is almost here and there remain six who are ready to help plant the crops of nineteen forty-six. Of those six. Pretty Boyu Pearlstein. Chuck Vreeland, and Pete Fuller have been at X. F. S. from the first. Perry. Ericsson. and Cordon entered shortly after. The class of forty-eight has seen great changes at X. F. S. They will see greater changes this year when Farm School becomes a junior college. In the minds of a few of us a question continually arises. to be stifled. only to rise again-which of us will reach our goal?

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cdlllllllllqllllllllijlllig Farm School was honored by our arrival on hlarch 22, 1944, starting with a class of twelve fellows, comprising pool sharks, football players, and soda jerks, we steadily worked our way up to a strong little band of' over forty, featuring scholars, diplomats, athletes, poets, and what-nots. Our now greatly depleted ranks show that we were a war class. Our enviable service record shows that over one-third of our class, when it was at its full strength, has seen or is seeing service in our armed forces. Our representation on the varsity teams is noteworthy. It was this class that was instrumental in the building of the school canteen. It might also be well to mention that as both Freshman and Juniors, we won the Fresh- man-Junior games. The class of ,47 has done its best to hold high the school spirit for which Farm School is so famous. We have been with Farm School during its darkest moments. VVe are most proud to be with it as it starts its wonderful ascent toward a Junior College. It is regrettable that we consist of only eleven and it is inevitable that we shall soon grow smaller. Whether' we have one or eleven, we shall strive to uphold the traditions of the Old Schooll' and fight and sacrifice to raise the standards of the new.

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61lflIfllllE5 fll?fllf9lIBfMNllllE5lIR The Gleaner staff can look back upon the past jvear's accomplishments with a feeling of satisfaction for a job vvell done. The very fact that the Gleaner was published is a tribute to the perseverance and hard Work of Gil Katz, Editor-in-Chief. The staff did its best to maintain theshigh standards set by previous Gleaners. Considering the facts that there Were only twenty-six students in the school and that the average age was far below normal We feel that the Gleaner has maintained these standards. The object of the staff was to publish a magazine that was both enter- taining and educational. VVith a combination of agricultural articles, short stories and news of events taking place at the school. we tried to make the Gleaner enjoyable reading. One department to which we would like to see more attention given in the future is Letters to the Editor. for just as intra- mural athletics gives each student a chance to participate in sports, so does this department give each student a chance to voice his opinions in the Gleaner. VVe want to give special thanks to Nlr. Klein, our faculty adviser, for his aid in getting articles written. The editorial staff of the Gleaner wishes to express its deepest appreciation to Rlr. J. Allen Gardy who printed the Gleaners. He gave up much of his time to help us edit and set up the Gleaners.