Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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Once green, now yellow Blown by the wind Clinging on - breaking away - Floating down, landing alone helpless - lying - walked on - dying - brown. Stop; go back. Take time to find the intricate beauty of life that is reflected in an Autumn leaf.

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Entering college with a multiplicity of interests and abili- ties, we came from all parts of the country with the com- mon goal of education. Our direction was graduation, yet the path was obscured in an intangibly distant future. So the years began with bewilderment and apprehension. Many chose the well-beaten path of conformity, seeking refuge in a crowd or fad. Others matured to become re- spected individuals, their latent skills and aptitudes awak- ened by the challenge of opportunity. Our moods and ambitions changed with the summer, fall, winter and spring, but there was a joy for all seasons amidst the rainy days and the Sunshiny days. As surely as every summer was followed by the fall, we returned to Get- tysburg to start again where others had left off. We arrived with new dreams and enthusiasm for a better year, know- ing that when we left we would carry with us always the learning experienced here. What is beautiful is a joy for all seasons and a possession for all eternity. Oscar Wilde

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Autumn was not yet over when the first snow fell on the col- ored leaves in early Octobera However, the skiers' delight disap- peared as suddenly as it had arrived and milder weather pre- vailed once more.