Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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THE KIND OF MEN YOU ' LL FIND AT WESLEYAN

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iuilL lan evi Civilian college men .... in ordinary times, that would be an odd and strange sounding phrase to our ears .... but now, in an age of types, we tend to label groups .... civilian college men is the only suitable class for a group on campus that not only lends life and gaiety to the family of Ohio Wesleyan, but also adds to the scholastic and athletic program of the student body .... they help us in our attempt to hold to a bit of yesterday until tomorrow .... to preserve the things that are typically American college traditions from becoming extinct in the times of eliminating all the extras of college life. To upper-classmen, they ore not only old friends, but are reminiscent .... for they bring back memories of hay-rides, dances, football games, tweeds and dungarees, fraternity pins .... to the freshmen, they are symbolic of pre-war college .... for they contribute in an impor- tant way to the atmosphere of the college; the pre-war atmosphere which has been denied the freshmen. These men have formed a clan of their own this year with the nucleus centering around the former A.T.O. house, which has been converted into a men ' s dormitory for the duration .... here they carry on in traditional collegiate form with nightly bull sessions and card games .... some have the unique privilege of partaking their daily bread at the former Beta House with a group of the freshman women .... others are contributing to the war effort in serving as bus-boys, dish-washers and waiters around town. In former years at Ohio Wesleyan University, the college man was versatile .... presenting a clash of colors and a flashing personality .... interested in all activities .... making the trek, as escort, to the hallowed halls of Stuyvesant, Monnett and Austin .... as for academic attributes, he was first in his class, but with so many outside activities, point standing was often shoved into the back-ground .... today, there is a new placement of values .... serious consideration for the needs of today and tomorrow are uppermost in his program. The present civilian college man places different empha- sis on the phases of college life .... the Libe is now a place for study first; chec king second first the scholar, he complements his life with on array of lesser activities .... still versatile .... still flashing .... but never flinching in his new line of duty .... he seeks to serve the highest .... to serve the best in the indefinite but inevitable future.

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GRAY CHAPEL