Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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s ' rs ,K V ft it 5.2 1-Us 5 if x .awww . . 49? 3 LODGE A place close to the heart of every Drexel stu- dent is our beloved Lodge. Dear to every one of us are memories of happy carefree times at this, our country estate. Far from the maddening din of city life and a welcome retreat from subways, city life and a welcome retreat from subways, buses, crowded streets, and tall buildings, is this haven for study-weary students, situated on West Chester Pike near Newtown Square. Yes, memories of happy, carefree times begin here-Winter . . . the smell of fresh, clean air . . . tree branches heavily laden with soft white snow . . . high spirited students coasting down a country- side of white rolling hills . . . skaters skimming swiftly over the frozen lake . . . snow-ball fights . . .. frozen fingers and toes . . . thawing out at the big indoor fireplace . . . hot coffee . . . sorority and fraternity get-togethers . . . parties . . . dancing . . . ping-pong . . . bridge games . . . potato chipsfand cokes . . . blue and gold decorations . . . organiza- tion meetings . . . light, happy conversations . . . then- ' - Spring! . . . termis games . . . exhilarating hikes . . . softball . . . luxurious green lawns and shrubs . . . spreading shade trees . . . portable radios . . . rest and relaxation . . . football practice . . . great school spirit . . . close friendships . . . Q Yes, it is here that anything goes--anything, that is, except the mention of lab reports, term papers, and final exams-for The Lodgen is truly our retreat from classrooms and text-books-a world of our own. ' '

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ICI ITY Castle in the sky surrounded by clouds of in- dustry . . . Drexel . . . the hub from which radiate spokes for the wheel . . . graduates to industry . . . raw material being led into the hub . . . stu- dents in all phases of production come by El, trolley, bus, train, car, on foot, day after day, month after month, year after year, until polished fine, and ready for consumption by the surround- ing furnaces of industry. It is the daily variables that create nostalgic memories: In-between trips to Cavanauglfs where many an anecdote was related . . . cokes in the Den with that dreamboat for Saturday night's dance . . . glimpses of television over at the Stu- dent Building . . . long walks to Abbotts' for that double decker deluxe . . . dashes to windows to hear sirens screaming on Chestnut Street, 32nd Street, any street . . . the rumble of wealth- burdened freight cars on all sides . . . juke box reveries at CharIey's . . . soot-coated clothes from the power houses of a mechanistic society . . . late breakfast prepared en masse in Linton's kitchens . . . creased fenders over narrow spots in limited grounds . . . sparks and grinding as small lessees in the Pugh Building plug on . . . icy steps in winter months . . . humid conversions as summer beats down. All of which aid in our preparations for becom- ing a part of the daily whirl of a relentless economy.