Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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The l'l'l'4'll'Ll0liil year in the til'vnl'1m imlixitlllzilnrnlu1-nllvlgwixiinpnviltlt tn capture exm-Opt in liiugiiie-rite: Ll l4l'U'itlllly Vlllelblll' fle-1-rilwfl in .1 Il-u until or many. at high inoinent of joy nr 1'Xs'ilt'1lwlll nr tvrnli-i'iuw+ Iinvvii in at phntn graph. Anil yet. enough ful-h lhignieiitf pit-I-ml ltnlgellivi' 11-ll it -tiny. 'l'I1.i make a history. Thehisturynl'Eurlhann Cnllt-ge in tl1.wuu4t.-ntiv ye-nr lfthll-til i- unqnli- up ul the lmeginniug nl' the Tluree-'l'lirev l'l:1n unsl thi- enmling nl' Ihr- Wnirtwiil llyni the moving of tht- Opinion llnttrml unml the willing ull thi- iwnl- ull ulu-re lu liniltl the new llihrary. the growing prefsurt- ull tuxulviiiif- unrlx unil thi- lir-1 winnin football season in sewn years: of muntlew m-xperi4-m-t- qnul vm-nlx l.nge untl Small. It has heeu Ll year whieh has seen lu:-lilly. ftnmlentx. tulniinietrutinn unil th. Board of Trustees wrestling with great t'lll'ltt'hlll1'r- mei' limit- pliiluenpltlm issues of the special purpomef, 1'ltLtl'Ll4'l1'1A. pw-nlian'itit-- uunl mlietinvtixt- rt--pnnei lrilities lvl Eurlliaun. It lm lam-n Ll year for vlgiriliyiiig n,lilil't'l'i-livvx. NltLll'IDl'ltlIt juclgiuents. expouncliug Concerns. feeling zintl hopes. Anil this li gnnal. lun zuiything great to he uw-niiiplielieil Wm.-Itotlye fpivll-ixilvly ai great niainy pi-nple -must care. One of the nuiinr strengths ulnnnt Plznllitnn if that il i- ti min iuunity of people who 1'-tire deeply ulmut thing- that rt-Lilly inutter un-l wh., 1'LlIt tleeply that Earlliaiu College shall ln- true tn the ln-wt in it- lung trzulitinn Quill genuinely committed to its highs-st prmniwes lm' the lutnre. The Sargasso lveenines ti permanent untl iiiipmttiiit tl1N'lIIlll'ltl in in lung un important history. U I

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Ideals and Chan ges In the creation of this hook we were at first caught up in the spirit of the g1'eat changes which have heen occur- ring on campus this year. dlost olnvious were the fl 3 Plan. the Reading Program. and the remodeled fieldhouse. 'lihcn our thoughts turned to the stretches of green on the campus. to the Heart. to the ivy-covered walls of Carpenter. to the Kicking Post. and to the Quiet Room. and we hegan to see that Earlham represents more than a few surface changes. What is Earlham. really? ilillf' timeworn cliche of small. midwestern. co-educational. lilweral arts. church-related school. while it is true. does not tell the whole story. Earl- ham is an environment which is influenced hy' the Quaker helief in individual integrity. Because of this helief. Earl- ham provides many varied fields for self-expression and development. In providing for development. lfarlham has the problem of balancing Quaker ideals and superficial improvement. Eric Curtis. in a Senate meeting this year. commented that we should be concerned with making Earlham significant as well as great. For several reasons it would he easy to make Earlham into a great name college, Each year the incoming freshmen have a higher college hoard average than the year before. The self-study program is fast gaining nationwide notice with Russian. Spanish. psychology. and statistics now using it. A new lihrary will soon he added to Earlhamis physical plant: within the past year Truehlood Fieldhouse was remodeled. New academic programs are he- ing tried. For example. lwotlr the 3 3 Plan and the Reading Program have stepped up the pace of academic activity. But for Earlham to he significant. all these changes must be kept within the spirit of a Quaker community. Respect for the worth of the individual has long been a mainstay of the Quaker faith. Earlham attempts to respect the integrity of each individual student. During this past year some questioned whether Earlham was continuing its striving to he significant and to maintain the integrity of the individual. Many people felt that Senate was guilty of forcing a new Honor Code on them. Early in the second term a dispute centered around the location of the opinion hoard. Some students feared that the adminis- tration was overlooking individual rights and ignoring Senate. Others criticized promotion devices such as the Time Magazine cover and the bookmark. The question of prestige for the college vs. the principles of Earlham was raised in other contexts as well. Will there he a Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Earlham? Vifas it right for the college to bring smoking businessmen into the Earlham Hall dining- room? llespitc these questions. the college did continue tw pro- vide many unique opportunities for individual development. inter-action. and recreation. fic-cause of its lrelief in thc individual. lfarllram encourages each student lu question himself and to develop his way of life. It lrrought in ltr. liowmzm. and presented a series of discussions with the lflmores. the llcnfey s. and the liollings to stimulate thought on prolvlcms of courtship and marriage. 'lille annual Foreign Affairs Institute provided a lvzrsis for analyzing political ideas. lirand lilandsliard challenged Us In lead The Rational I.ife.'i Controversial figures such as ltr. Mueller on planned heredity and l.aurencc l.erner on literary criticism added their influence, The unique opportunities which are provided for inter- action among students and lvetwecn students and profes- sors in a Quaker community are at lrasic strength of lfarl- ham. Students do not passively accept the religious dogma of teachers and ministers in Allacollege Nleeting hut actively seek the experience of student-faculty interaction in a stu- dent-run meeting. As a result of the Reading Program there were many faculty-student discussion groups on the hooks. Students and faculty shared the excitement of hear- ing Dr. Itadhakrishnan as well as the experience of creating Hay llay. In and out of the dormitory. students compared their varied experiences. Recreation at liarlham improved in several ways this year. The changes in the Truehlood Fieldhouse provided increased facilities for womenis sports. replacing the old gym used last year. It also included a wrestling gym for thc men. Organization of the program was strengthened. The freshman and sophomore programs were organized to allow students a choice of sports in which to receive instruc- tion. Intramurals were important as a means uf encouraging recreation and promoting healthy competition among dormi- tory units. Varsity athletics are on the upswing. with lietter athletes coming every year. Football had the lyest season of the past eight years. Volleyhall received increased em- phasis. While athletes are encouraged to come to lfarlliam. it is the policy of the school to seek good athletes who are also good scholars. Varsity' sports contrihute to school spirit-this year special effort was made to increase crowds at both home and away games. Ifarlham was aware of its challenge: to he significant as well as great. In its attempt to do this it strengthened its program for individual development. interaction. and rec- reation. Its main concern remained the same: to maintain the Quaker community spirit.