Haverford College - Record Yearbook (Haverford, PA)

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HAVERFORD Here is Haverford. Here is the story of four years of study, fun, and growth. Here is a place with memories for all who have been associated with it. What this place means to you, and what you think of it is affected not just by the buildings, but also by the people you meet, the things you do, the exams, the important and not so important things that composed your every day life. Haverford means a scared freshman sitting through a Lunt Jitter session as well as a group of sober seniors on the long path to a Chemistry Comprehensive session. It means a water fight in North Barclay and overturned fire extinguishers in the halls of Lloyd. It is the remembrance of being thrown into the pond as a wise Rhinie, and discussions over a cup of coffee in the Coop. It is also the story of exams. The last minute cram- ming before a final. The arguments in the class room, and the many hours spent on a term paper. The discussion with the professors and the understanding to be found in them and the other members of the Haverford community.

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Seated: Feeser, Armstrong. Stand- ing: Reynolds, Moore, Thomas, Kit- tridge, Leqgett. THINGS THAT CHANGE The college year 1950-51 brought a profound change upon the Haver- ford ccmmunity. The world situation affected every member of the com- munity from worker to faculty. Students were now faced with the prospect of military service, and the faculty and administration with problems of running a college with a shrinking student body. Collection announcements about the draft were frequent, bulletin boards filled with draft bulletins, and the question was How does the draft affect you? The seniors found many of their plans for the future would have to be postponed as problems of what to do after graduation became quite different. For many the problem involved a decision about what branch of military service they preferred to enter. For underclassmen the problem was somewhat different. With a draft law providing for deferments only until June, the attitude was one of uncer- tainty and insecurity. Many felt that some men would be able to finish college, and decided to take their chances. Others felt the best plan was membership in some kind of military reserve or R.O.T.C. Hence the picture of uniformed students emerging from the Haverford dormitories on their way to other places or institutions for training was a new but not totally incomprehensible one.