Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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although llie campus was not the military reserva- tion of 1918, it showed unmistakable signs of military activity. Effects of the Korean police action are not in great evidence about the campus, unless it is shown in the Selective Service questionnaires which keep coming in or unless it is shown by the general concern that students show in their bull-sessions and classroom discussions. Summing up, one thing can be said -Lehigh has not shirked her obligations to the nation, but rather has come forward in time of need offering her faculty, her equipment, and, most precious of all, her young men to the cause of democracy. One of Lehigh s newest organizations, the In- stitute of Research, has made its contribution to national defense as well as to industry and funda- mental research. Organized in 1924 to encour- age and promote scientific research and scholarly achievement in every division represented at the University the Institute began its real growth in 1945 when a reorganization took place which changed its structure from that of an essen- tially paper organization to the present well-run state. At the present time the organization has grown to the point where it has a total annual budget of over $600,000 and employs about 120 men and women, 60 of them members of the senior staff of the University. Projects under the Institute are of a varied nature and encompass a multitude of fields of knowledge. At the present time there are approximately fifty projects in operations-some for industry, some for the gov- ernment, some for private concerns, and still others for the general furthering of knowledge which the University is constantly seeking to achieve. All these— the Institute of Research, the cur- ricula, the ROTC, tuition, etc.— are a part of the polytechnic college on South Mountain. Many others are in evidence which have not been men- tioned but which, nevertheless, play their own role in the development of Lehigh and the fur- thering of her power. Asa Packer and Bishop Stevens would be mighty surprised if they could look upon the mature young personality that they created 87 years ago. — and they would throw out their chests a little, too. Although the face of the University has changed greatly from the time it contained only Christmas Hall to 1952 when it is covered with class buildings, dormitories, and fraternity houses, it will change even more during the next hundred years: the spirit and force that is Lehigh will continue to push onward, ever expanding her sphere of influence and ever growing in sta- ture. The basic tenets upon which the University was founded. — those of the sciences, broadened, softened, and deepened by the humanities— will continue to be her guiding lights in the years to come. Snaper of men, that is Lehigh summed up in three words. And the thousands who have felt her influence bear a rather loud testimony to the wisdom with which she has gone about her duty. Her sons have been successful -successful in a professional sense, true,. — but, what is even more important and more real, in the complete sense of a Lehigh Man. These words carry with them all the tradition and history of almost nine decades of existence. They carry with them re- sponsibility to live up to ideals and predecessors; they carry with them a responsibility to justify the faith of many who have given so much to Lehigh. Yes, Asa must be very proud as he looks down upon the institution of learning he founded. Perhaps LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, Bethle- hem. Pa.s-founded by Asa Packer in 1865— Homo minister et interpres naturae . — Brown and White -Christmas-Saucon have fuller and deeper meanings now. Perhaps the personality of Lehigh which is composed of many, many facets is a little more real. Perhaps the words alma mater, foster mother, carry with them some sig- nificance and emotion. At any rate Lehigh has her sons and can be very rightly proud and ma- ternal when she sees her greatest goal become a reality, year after year, in the Lehigh Man. 22 ALVMNl MEMORIAL BVILDINC

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A SENIOR YEAR FOR ' 52 Tliere seems to be something different about tbe last year of undergraduate college— maybe it s easier, maybe it s the idea that school is just about over, or maybe just being a senior makes the difference. Even though untold numbers of graduation speakers have brought out the point that commencement is the beginning rather than the end, the windup of the senior year definitely marks the finish to a life that was both fun and work. 1 he parties, dances, and bull-sessions will have to take a back seat and the college atmos- phere will fade into one of career and family. Many things make college peculiarly college- sports, social events, fellowship, and every day happenings. Sports scores are carefully recorded in large tomes for the eager consumption or in- terested parties: social events and fellowship wind up firmly entrenched in experience and are met again and again in daily living; every day happenings tend to be forgotten as few are in- terested in compiling lists of non-momentous events. The school year 1951-52 had its share of events. It opened in September with a large freshman class and approximately 50 misplaced persons, the freshmen who entered during the summer. Already accustomed to Lehigh life they [jointed the way for the uninitiated and it wasn ' t long before all 2,600 men were in the swing of things. Cyanide and Arcadia began functioning and the old Freshman cabinet was re-formed under a new operating procedure. The men of 55 were the first to come in contact with the Freshman Orientation classes in which various student leaders met once a week for three weeks with the novices to give them the scoop on Le- high life, where to get dates (it appeared that the frosh needed little help along these lines), and some background on Lehigh history and traditions. And true to past performance the Nine Old Men came through with flying colors, defeating their younger rivals 10-0 in the tradi- tional Softball game. Early in the Fall the campus was thrown into civil strife when a battle royal occurred between the stalwart men of the Dean s Office and the fabulous vocabulary of Prof. Quirk. The con- troversy seems to have centered around an objet d art which was, at the time, rather prominently displayed on the table around which the Uni- versity Discipline Committee was wont to meet. The statue in question showed a lion, tiger, moun- tain lion standing over its fallen prey and, quite naturally, was thought to be out of order in its resting place. Fortunately tempers did not flare too high and according to reliable reports no blood was shed; the net result was that the statue was removed from the bar of justice in Dean Congdon s office and is now reposing in the archives of the Fine Arts department. At about the same time, Lehigh s IFC began to develop its Community Service program where pledges and members of Lehigh fraterni- ties single out worthwhile projects that may be carried out in the Bethlehem community and devote their energies, free of charge, to these un- dertakings. The idea behind the program is to direct some of the wasted efforts of Hell Week into more useful channels. In line with general campus improvements Taylor Hall was renovated during the Summer of 1951 and the work continued on into the Fall. Alumni were solicited to add their contributions to the fund and when the dust settled it was ap- parent that ex-Lehigh men were to be the bene- 24