North Georgia College - Cyclops Yearbook (Dahlonega, GA)

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SEMIOR CIdASS III8TORT TTISTORV is. after all, merely the story of the struggles which man has made against nature and against the loves, fears and wishes of man. All this being true, there has been one goal l n uhicli man l.as been working through the ages to reach or attain. That altaimneni is Truth revealed to man In God, who created hini in His own image. Now, after the struggles and hardships which have been undergone by our ances- tors for many years, we are a free people, happy in our freedom, and the anticipa- tion of the future; looking with eyes that are overflowing with the joy of living, and hearts that possess a love for our fellowmen. Thus it was that we were enabled to enter this beloved institution as Freshmen, seventy-five, onlv to begin immediately to count the davs until Thanksgiving or Christmas, to be ratted in various ways, to shine shoes or do any menial task which would bring embarrassment to newly-graduated high school Seniors. With these we were duly initiated into college life for the great part by the Sophomores, who were seeking revenge. Most of us were back again the next year and we then began to realize that college life was not all fun, not all ball games, week-end trips and dances. Since we were enabled by a year filled with numerous experiences, we accepted this additional responsibility with a good spirit. Our Sophomore year passed swiftly since we were kept so busy. As Juniors we began to look up to that last year with not such a far-away gaze, it too, passed quickly as years will when they are filled to the brim with duties, extra and otherwise. The fact that twenty-one of us have at last obtained that distinction of being called college Seniors is almost unbelievable, yet — true. As the date of our graduation draws nearer we begin to think more seriously about the one thing with which we have been confronted for the past four years, but only in an abstract manner. After graduation — what? What are we going to do with our lives? What will be our philosophy of life? Will we make the world better in our sphere? Thus it is that we go out to take our places in the world, having learned that our lives, in order to be successful, must be governed by love, not hatred, by co-opera- tion, not selfishness, by definite convictions and not indecision. Frances Jones, Class Historian. Paf e Seven teen