Florida Southern College - Interlachen Yearbook (Lakeland, FL)

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To believe. That ' s the key. It allows us to be real-to try, to give, to experience, to be me or to be you. It gives us the chance to be all that we can be and were meant to be. 1 can because I think I can. No cloud is so high that it can ' t be touched; no night is so dark that I cannot see. Southern offers us a testing ground, not only for our abilities but also for our confidence. When we believe in our school and in ourselves, things start to happen. Our athletic teams go to national championship tournaments. The Commu- nications Building is covered in Editor Publisher. The Festival of Fine Arts brings bigger names. We find jobs trough the placement office. The admissions of- fice forms a waiting list ... We have a lot to believe in here. A lot to be proud of. I can ' t believe that! said Alice. Can ' t you? the Queen said in a pitying tone. Try again: draw a long breath, and shut your eyes. Alice laughed. There ' s no use try- ing, she said. One can ' t believe impos- sible things. I dare say you haven ' t had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age 1 always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I ' ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. ■Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll I sat in the Hindu Garden as the even- ing settled down around me and tucked me into its velvety folds. The Lord turned on his parlor lights while the crickets tuned their violins for their nightly sere- nade. I wondered how they felt, those crickets chirping their hearts out in the depths of night. And there, in the dark- ness, I wept. Discovering The Freedom Of Believing . t