Lake Forest College - Forester Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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LW-, ' 'QBQI4' . Wf I-'0lZOW UIKL' I-'0RE5'7'5 7Rv4Dl7l0N5 Through any institution which has lived for any number of decades or generations, there is permeated a feeling of age and of tradition which is not something particularly tangible, perhaps, but nevertheless is there, subtly influencing the minds ofthe individuals who are in contact with it. From the moment we arrived at Lake Forest College, we could not help but be struck with the sense that here was something which had emfzzred. Historic College Hall, standing tall and dark against the skyg the Institute with its dark walls mellowed with ageg the Gymnasium, like some brownstone Gothic castle, transported from centuries before. These all aided us, externally, in realizing some idea of the tradition ofthe school. And then, finally, when we had lived at Lake Forest, as we did the past year, we were impressed with the idea that traditional actions interwove a discernible pathway through our lives. These pictures represent the lzzzzgibfr phase of Lake Forest tradition. We all remember Homecoming, with the old alumns coming back and shaking hands, friendly in their greeting, Dad's Day was fun, too, when we were able to invite him down for a while, and show the guy who's paying the bills how we live, what we're getting out of this college life. Then, the Junior Prom, at the Morainne Hotel, with Tom Ramsey and Dude Blanchard officiating, and finally, the senior tree planting ceremony and the Senior Ball in the institute. There is a quietness, a serenity, a peacefulness that goes with tradition which is undeniable. No matter how frequently we imagine we would like to rebel against it, all of us must somehow realize that, without the roots, the security of age, there would be no foundation upon which to increase our understanding and build progres- sive actions. I O s ei

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WORKIN6' All of us have been asked the question, What does College do for you . Frequently, we find ourselves baffled in an attempt to explain the merits of our education. We might say that it has opened up for us, has given us an inkling, into the great store of knowledge which our culture has to oflierg that it developes our intellectual faculties, that it gives us, by developing our interests, a greater ability to appreciate our many opportunities after we leave school. But, then, we also learn a little of what the phrase 'lworking to live means. In college we have been initiated into a more independent thought than hitherto experienced. We have been more on our own. No supervised study to Live and Learn dogs our life. It is up to us to detide what we wish to receive out of school and how we obtain it. These pictures show us at worke in study, and in working to help finance our way through school. Whether we are waiting on tables, on N. Y. A., or at our studies, we have come more and more to realize the importance ol' work in life, and our adaptation to it. Top R0'Ii I3lBBS, Ukirs, Boysiox, Rl.-xiJisc.ER, Fixeu, NICKENNA, Pi2'i'ry, S'i'RANo, BAi':uGAuiEN, Bkassws. .lliddff R0fi'+hvIl.COX, Ci-iANoi.Ek, SERENI, RAr-issy, .Iome- sox, ki.-XTES, NI.-XRBACH. Buzlnm Rust'-V l'Al..4Noo, I.i'oi2r-msx BECKER, Boiuziaxson, Bi'i.ow, RHINE, IQEINIBI eii. 1 9

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Top: Symlmlic of the gridiron contest held annually he- tween Carroll College and the l oreste1's is the Powder Keg, which for twu years has gracedtl1em:1ntleul'thc CUlNINOl15, signifying that the .Illy'l5lI'klS have lmeen vie ftwlulls. .lIif1'11'ff'.' Une uf' the must CllViHy2ll3lC duties tml' the lmvly lftesh- men is the ringing uf' Cul- lege hull hell l'rvllcm'ir1g haut- lmll victories lay the .lays lutds. Barlow.- Perhups the most eagetlv anticipated ul- all trips to the Cumtnuns made lay resident students are those for Tltzlnlqsgiving and Christmas dinner. Algal l ,W tiff X IN fl f f'R' lv l l f , X X X. ll Al ll Si ' l -XAL L:-I lg.. Jfb.-'NVQ Lcjff: TWH fll. the must prized customs of the Cullege are the Junior Bench cetemuny lleftl and Seniutlree Pluntf ing frightl. To everyone they represent the feeling of unity constantly lmuilt lwctween the campus and the students and alumni. 35? Uk