Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Winter snows at Lehigh often make the under-footing rather treacherous. The man in the picture demonstrates the hard grip system used to retain equilibrium. This. too. is part of the Physics Department. The student uses the workshop to build models of his design. The University Center lounge has many uses. There the student can entertain his date, study before class, relax with a magazine or newspaper and sometimes sleep. 11

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plement the limitations of their curricula. Though the club itself represents a specialized field of interest, it is important for the observer to recall that it is the students who comprise the activity, students whose interests encompass as well as embrace those of the organization. Equally energetic are the clubs of aviation, hockey, sailing, and skiing, organizations whose members are sincere enough to pay for their in- terests in a particular sport. A recent campaign to become school sponsored surprised many highly placed and formerly dubious University officials with the earnestness of the members of the Hockey Club. That the team is still a club, virtually un- aided by University funds, is not a commentary on the strength of their drive, but an example of the inscrutability of administrative policies. Among the living groups, the residence halls Arcadia is the central body of student government at Lehigh. Here some of its members are seen in the midst of one of the often arduous bi-weekly meetings. After days of careful vigilance the Class of ' 63 bonfire is finally ablaze. Luckily the conflagration was at the hands of a Lehigh man and not a rival Lafayette student. The fire makes a fitting finish for the pep rally preceding the big game. m ■ ■» J »lF| -j

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Although snow often brings anguish to the traveler on South Mountain, it cloaks the campus in an elegant mantle — surpassed only by the lush Spring greenery. and fraternities are also occasional evidences of the student vitality and enthusiasm which strengthen our school and our pride in it. Lehigh ' s residence hall sections have made strides in their attempt to regulate and educate their member- ships, transforming a heterogeneous group of dorm men to a mature self-directed group of con- tributors to the general betterment of the Uni- versity. The visiting scholars program has aroused in- terest in many quarters. This year ' s lectures on music, literature, and ethics attracted large audi- ences. Interesting and of a high quality, the invi- tation lectures keynote the vital and energetic program of residence hall improvement. Party weekends bring the needed breaks and keep the spirits high. An active social life is available to those who wish to pursue it, but moderation is a must. 12