La Salle University - Explorer Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Explorer 1987 La Salle University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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hen we looked out of the classroom window f as high school seniors on those long, hot w w springtime afternoons, most of us thought only of meeting friends at the end of the day, arranging rides for the prom, or at best, making plans for summer vacation. Four years later, however, as we come to the end of our stay at La Salle, our daydreams un- doubtedly take on a much more serious tone. No long- er do just immediate plans lie beyond that window, but rather, the goals, desires and concerns that will ac- company life after commencement day. College has weaned us from the security of our par- ents and prepared us to face the challenges of society on our own. The complicated world that appeared so vast and indistinguishable in high school now seems to function more clearly as we begin to visualize ourselves within the framework. By acting as a safe but broad observation window that allowed us to survey every- thing around us, La Salle has widened our vision of the community gradually, so that now we can participate equally in the decision-making process. On the pages of this book, we have preserved the past year at La Salle as though it were a view from a large picture window. Our impressions of the pictures will change in the years to come just as the scene in the window is altered by the light of day or the passing of the seasons. May we remember our dreams not as unattainable visions beyond the window, but as the important foundations for what we will achieve tomor- ' Mm MLG and EWS