Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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But Earlham's reason for existence is an academic one. Stu- dents come to the Earlham community to learn in a structured format. Some have argued that Earlham should only be an academic community, but the majority has rejected this no- tion. As an academic community, the community acquires and exchanges bits of information and knowledge. How to measure what a student has learned has not been answered satisfac- torily. Earlham still has a grading systemg one which it has had for some time. Some call l-ligh Pass an A p some do not call it anythingg while for others there is no difference between the two. That most of one's learning is outside the formal structure is no accident. l ni! --' 1 l 4 , ' VJ ,,.,.,,,.,..,. +A I A ' , , Y' . ,Q 7, if .rf WZ.. W 7- 1 .Q . , , ,MW , ,,,.. ,,,, V ,,,f4ff,.yf.1 , .. n, fm , V4 - g. ..... 44'- Nc .sw il 3 '55, ' it xi is ,S 1 --Q N S A . 'sms' 3: .. L..,.....:.f if :sis 'Sis ls fjf' 1.2

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While a community demands interaction, the desire to be alone is never lost. To interact requires that one can also be alone and not interact. An outgrowth of Earlham is personal definition. The search does not have to be limited to anyone group or individual. Many in this community are in search of something. Some know what they seek, but not how to get itg others do not know what they are seek- ing. Defining one's reason for being is more than just finding a good jobg it is also why one exists. lf the community knows why it exists, it has not always helped its constituents to reason why they exist and what they muSl do. If the community does know why it exists, it has not always tolerated those who differ or who pursue their goals differently. Q. . V 1- .Q,,,, V8 ew 8 i