Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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3 ORCES ARE APPLIED AND OUT OF THE REDDISH SOFTNESS OF IRON ORE COMES THE GRAY-BLUE STRENGTH OF STEEL. PURPOSE- FULLY AND UNCEASINGLY THE TERRIBLE HEAT OF THE FURNACES AND THE WHIRL- ING. WHIRRING MASS OF MACHINERY MAKE OF THE RAW AND CRUDE MATERIAL A FIN- ISHED AND STURDY PRODUCT. AS IN INDUS- TRY. SO IT IS IN COLLEGE. THE FORCES OF LIFE ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS ACT ON THE MALLEABLE SOULS OF A BOY AND A GIRL AND OUT OF THEM EMERGE A MAN AND A WOMAN. THE INSPIRATIONS OF COLLEGE DAYS, SUBTLE, INTELLECTUAL. SOCIAL. AND CORPOREAL ENTER THE LWES OF THE STU- DENTS AND MOLD NEW MEN AND WOMEN, SENIORS. JUNIORS, SOPHOMORES. FRESH- MEN. THEY ARE THE INSPIRABLES. AND ON THEM THE FORCES OF INSPIRATION ARE AT WORK. dangfizagZeJ

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GRADUATES Commencement exercises in Withrow Court are exclusive events to graduates. Its weighty meaning and emotional pressure are felt only by those in the position of leaving an educational haven to face an almost overwhelming future. JUNIORS Decision: symbolized by the act of choosing specialized courses with an eye to definite preparation for the rest of life; is the task of the student as a Junior. SOPHOMORES Social life seems paramount to the Sophomore after a fresh- man year of constant getting acquainted with a new life. The Sophomores return to the campus community; its people, places, and events; full of zest for living its life. FRESHMEN Hands extended in friendship greet the Freshman on every side. His whole life seems to be taken up with making new friends, a pleasant yet demanding and consuming occupation. He will not realize the tremendous value of this phenomenon until years later. Q46 gagiilfziw