Hamilton College - Hamiltonian Yearbook (Clinton, NY)

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Page Twenty--Four CLASS OF 1936 HARRY EDWARD Goss - - President RICHMOND BARBOUR MILLI-IAM l7ice-President DAVHJ SEELY BURGESS , - - Secretary-Treauzrcr

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The Undergraduates

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THE SENIOR CLASS President Goss E are now approaching the end of the journey which four years ago we began with feelings, mixed-shall we say-with curiosity and expectation. At the end of these four years, we see that, after all, time is merely relative, measured not by days, but by events. Besides this idea, many other ideas have been cast aside, have undergone changes, or have had their inception while we have been in college. Proximity to our own time distorts our perspective and hinders us from Writing, now, a history of the class of 1936. Likewise a history written 50 years hence of our sojourn here would doubtless lose all pro- portion by its tendency to become sentimental. Some mention, however, should be made of events which seem more or less outstanding to us as we leave our alma mater. First, we are the largest class ever to leave Hamilton-if we may call that a distinction. ln addition to ordinary means such as exams, we have lost two of our members through death during college. Among faculty changes, we have witnessed the passing of Professors Squires, Fitch, and Ibbotson from their years of active teaching to retirement. Death also took Professor Lewis during our stay here. Many changes in rules have been made since our entrance. VVe have seen a Dean's list established, a reduction of daily chapels, and now a liberalization of the curriculum. Most of us heartily endorse these steps as means to furthering the intellectual growth of Hamilton. We didn't see the new gym, but we pass the hope of seeing one on to our successors. Surprisingly little has been said about studies, but then, unfortunately, students don't recall studies as the outstanding events of their stay in col- lege and that is what we set out, though we may have disgressed a bit, to chronicle. Page Twenty-Five