Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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A fine professor is often defined by the number of articles he has produced or books he has written, or in terms of his effectiveness as a teacher, or in the man- ner he has served the university community. It is unusual to find a man who com- bines two of these qualities, but it is truly rare to find the man who combines all three. It is to just such a man, though, that this book is being dedicated. He has been described by the students in his department as being the best professor I ' ve had here, as a man who has a sincere interest in the student ' s welfare. Fellow members of the Lehigh community respected him enough to elect him chairman of Forum II. Here, his concern for the student was again paramount, and Forum representatives have characterized him as always willing to listen to the student view, as involved with the student. He came to Lehigh in 1955 after receiving his B.S. from Bucknell University in 1947 and his Ph.D. from Carnegie-Mellon in 1954. Since then he has successfully combined community service with scholarly and teaching excellence. It is my pleasure to announce that the 1972 Epitome is dedicated to Professor of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Curtis W. Clump. Presentation made at Flagpole Day Ceremonies, May 15. 1972 a w a n o z n G H CO n C -a »- CD 1 DO W i— i O a w a n H i— i o z

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION This book is similar to the sign on the left in that it symbolizes a departure. It is a break with the tradi- tional yearbook of the past, though this does not mean that the book is radical or freaky . The hope is that this book, through its changes, can better capture some of your feelings about Lehigh. Obviously it can- not mirror everyone ' s tho ughts on the varied aspects of university life, but it is hoped that a few of the di- verse ideas present at Lehigh will be portrayed within the 1972 Epitome. The premise of this book is that there is a single un- ity to Lehigh that cannot readily be subdivided into residence halls, sports, seniors, administration, and the like. However, it is necessary to lend some rationality to the book in order to make it readable, thus these groupings must survive to some extent. This book, then, attempts to link these arbitrary groupings through the use of magazine-style articles. Addition- ally this book will group faculty, graduating seniors, and course societies together according to their re- spective departments. That is, seniors will be arranged alphabetically within the department of their major. Croup shots of that department ' s faculty will then be included on the same page as the senior portraits. An alphabetical listing of all graduating seniors who paid their senior assessments may be found in the senior directory beginning on page 270 of this book. The articles mentioned above will cover a variety of subjects beginning with an essay on cultural opportu- nities at Lehigh on the next page. Other articles in- clude a somewhat humorous look, though not without its serious comments, at the total undergraduate ex- perience at Lehigh. Entitled It Was Four Years, it be- gins on page 94. Of course, the most obvious change at Lehigh this past year was the introduction of coedu- cation. On page 166 first-year coed Andrea Siegel gives her rather animated view of the first year of co- education at Lehigh. Immediately following this article is an interesting article by Dave Ingram on Lehigh spirit, a phenomenon noticeably absent from the apathetic campus in past years. Following the essay on Lehigh ' s sports ' year Dave discusses the intramural program, a more spirited interest at Lehigh, from the view of a most interested participant-the IM manager. Next Year: The President ' s Cup begins on page 206. The concluding articles are of a more serious nature. The first on page 226 by John Gaughan takes a look at the Lehigh University Volunteers, a group of students which is effecting important changes in the Lehigh Valley. The final article is The Forum: Struggle to Sur- vive in which author Steve Clickstein poses some im- portant questions for both the present Lehigh commu- nity and we as the alumni, in addition to providing valuable insights into the first two years of the Forum ' s operation. Hopefully the diversity of these articles will com- plement the more traditional groupings of college yearbooks— the faculty senior section (page 19), living groups (page 113), sports essay (page 178), and clubs (page 232). Within these changes I hope you find the expanded format (11 x 14 as opposed to 9 x 12 ), the larger pictures, and the increased copy to be meaningful de- viations from the traditional yearbook. The purpose of the yearbook remains the same however, and I hope that twenty years from now you will be able to pick up the ' 72 Epitome and recall your years at Lehigh. TLF