Lycoming College - Arrow Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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tion with our friends has brought us into bonds which cannot be broken even though we may be swept into widely separated channels in the future. Failures and accomplishments have been tempered by our friends. Whenever we needed help, and things went wrong, there was compensation in the sympathe tic hand- clasp or the warm smile. Friends can make small, unimportant things important and intensify all our pleasures. They brighten the glow of our good fortune and take away the sharp edge from our sorrow. A real friend can make up for most any blow that the world sends your way. The concerts, lectures, studies, sports, clubs, banquets have been studded by personalities. But now these years are over, leaving us with what. ' ' What have we gained by taking two valuable years from our lives and spending them here. These years have shown us our potentialities, our weaknesses, our strength. In other words, we have a rather clear balance sheet of assets and liabilities. We shouldn ' t let the assets flatter us nor the liabilities frighten us. Both have adaptability. The one acts upon the other in a most stimulating way. If there is a goal in view the two will be agents toward achieving that goal although they may be destructive at times, they will, after a vacation, come back to the job and strive harder for that goal. It took two years at Dickinson to remove the bandages from our eyes and show us that for which we were fitted. We have learned to ascertain values. After blindly struggling along, not knowing what was valuable and what was worthless, the vision of the things of great price stands out boldly like the clear moon when it emerges silently from the cloak of the clouds. To discover the things that really matter to human beings in the turmoil of this world is necessary before we enter any more events in the track meet of life At the close of these two years at this school we fall far short of perfection, but there is a determination and an ambition to make our living a blessing to others. We can see the light: we have the inspiration: may we achieve our goal! Frieda Mitstifer f, » ina-q|- ru tX WlXMrrxr K T

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Senior Class Officers n Appreciation THERE comes a time in the life of every graduate when he wonders what it ' s all about. We, of Dickinson Seminary and Junior College, have completed two years of life here. We chose to come back, to go to school for a longer period, putting off the time when we would be bucking the world. Perhaps there was a feeling of inadequacy which prompted us to do a bit more preparing for living. Our days here have been filled with studies, attempts to learn the amassed knowledge on the particular subjects in which we are interested and to interpret it in such a way so as to be of some personal and community use. Discrimina- tion has been necessary in order that the time spent would be used in the most profitable way. It has been necessary to learn how to evaluate material, to come to the point quickly. We have been surprised on discovering that learning brings its own reward in the quiet enrichment of the mind. These days have not only brought study but they have given us free time. Time which means so much to the soul. There have been shining moments of dreaming and planning for the future, given sessions of self-analysis when we endeavored to raze to the ground our Grade C characters and to build grade A ones instead, enchanted moments when we looked around at the beauty and magic of the world. Uncharted and unordered moments are a luxury, but greater returns are the result when wo again take up our work. One of the things most indispensable to our free time has been companion- ship. The art of getting along with other people is vitally associated with our success in living. People bring the greatest joys which this world affords so we can ' t acquire too much understanding, tolerance and love for other human beings. One of the greatest compliments anyone could pay to a friend is to bare his soul and tell him his innermost thoughts and feelings. Daily associa- Harold Sheet. ' ! Treasurer

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Class History SEPTEMBER, 1934, brought to Dickinson Junior College the largest and probably the most robust Freshman class ever enrolled. Our wish to get acquainted with the faculty, upper classmen and our own classmates was fulfilled in the receptions given by the President and Faculty, Y. W. and Y, M. Our getting acquainted was somewhat hampered by the annoying rules of the Sophomore Tribunal, but the Sophomores were not always vigilant. After we were adjusted to our new venture in life, we found ourselves well represented in the various activities of the school. Our group was gifted with a large percentage of good voices who came to the aid of the vocal department. We furnished the physical education department some very promising prospects in the major sports of the school. Others of the class took their places as officers of the various clubs and organizations. Along with the new class came new organizations to Dickinson, thus giv- ing many of our group the opportunity of being charter members in the newly formed Thalian Dramatic Club, the French Club, and the International Rela- tions Club. The traditional Chestnut Party was held when nature was making the Autumn season most beautiful. The games and activities were in keeping with the season of the year even to the extent of the use of the huddle system in the nooks and corners of the nearby woods. Time and events went swiftly by, but not too swiftly for us to take an active part in all that came along. First and second prizes in the annual spelling bee went to Freshmen. The Sophomores broke down and threw a party for us, — (with the money they made from our dinks and hair-ribbons). The assistant chairman, and four other members of the Greater Dickinson Banquet Committee, along with the student speaker, were from the Freshman Class. The class held its own in being well represented in the monthly musical re- citals and the numerous plays of the Dramatic Club. Commencement came and we sang a hearty, Farewell, Speedwell to our Sophomore friends, anxious with the thought of returning in September, ele- vated to the dignified position of upper classmen. In September, 1935, another noisy, boisterous, Freshman class entered Dickinson. On Tribunal Night this roaring gang made an entrance into the chapel like a herd of lions , but the strong arm of our Tribunal caused them to depart as a flock of lambs. We realized the task of adjusting our young friends to college life would be a difficult one. They turned out to be very obedient lambs, however, and we were glad to welcome them into the older flock. Our experience gave us new and greater responsibilities. Many of our members were selected to lead the activities of most of the organizations and literary publications of the school. Seven of our members, including the chair- grp srti srsi rgi K T