Phillips Academy - Pot Pourri Yearbook (Andover, MA)

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f WEN 3 gl' Q f Awiifmx . 1 A nf T N I Q a s FACULTY

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School Spirit B ' 3 art of the student body of Phillips Academy is a great ein p rivile e it any time but it is especially so when a l1v1ng school spirit, 7 Enexpgcted and inexplicable, pervades the atmosphere and binds the 7oo students together by some mysterious t1e. This year, in spite of the imminence for most of us of entry into one of the services, in spite of the monumental forces which have struggled noisily around us for the past few years, there has appeared within the school this strange bond, which, petty differences notwithstanding, has made the Class of ,44 an outstanding one. One felt the force of this school spirit on the trip to Exeter last fall, with the band leading a mile-long line of raucous enthusiasts up into the enemyis citadel, and also on the dreary trip home, when despite our defeat there was little sign of bitterness or despondency. Again on the evening of our victory in the VV ar Bond Contest, the intangible, yet very real bond among us was felt. The chapel bell announcing our victory woke the whole campus, until the Royal Blue was echoing all the way from the Senior Quadrangle to Williams Hall. On many occasions throughout the year our spirit has manifested itself, although, caught in the mad whirlwind of events spiraling toward graduation and the consequent uncertainties, few of us have stopped to realize how much we take it for granted. For that is the essence of school spirit, confident dependence on your fellows with- out fear of being let down. No one can explain why this spirit has been given in such large measure to the Class of '44, but it has and we can be thankful for it. I ' . ts constructive force has kept us from degeneration under the pressure of events. It is typical of the student body that we do take such things fOr granted and shy away from discussing them, but here in THE Por - POURRI, our last accomplishment as an undergraduate class, is the PYOPCT P1366 to 1'1O'EC it in passing so that later in life we may look back and remember it. lfil

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