Plymouth State University - Conning Tower Yearbook (Plymouth, NH)

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Plymouth State College . . . ... it is, after all. not just a place but a way of life. For the hundreds who have preceeded us in a history spanning over a hundred years, for the hundreds not yet born who will follow us. there remains nothing more steadfast and constant than that intangible, often underspoken aspect of student life unique to Plymouth State College, which surely occupies some place in our every endeavor. This intangible is not easily defined, but brings us back to the notion of school pride and spirit. It is not that we just go to school here for four years, but that in the process we are consumed and shaped and molded by our very existence here—even if occasionally destined to stumble under the burden of growing pains as we search for an identity of our own. This is equally as true for us today as it was for our predecessors one decade, two decades, even ten decades. ago. The CONNING TOWER, then, exists for one reason; to capture as much of this spirit and vitality of our life here as possible—and in doing so provide for future generations a viable record of the 1981-82 school year. The challenge is to be fair and accurate and comprehensive in the coverage of the year and. ideally, to house an appeal for the entire student body. If this goal is achieved, then the notion that good yearbooks are a dying breed becomes pure rubbish and our publication can stand on its own two feet. Stop for a moment and consider the necessity of the CONNING TOWER; its place in the future history of Plymouth State College must remain secure and unending. And. also, stop to enjoy the spirit, pride, and unity of Plymouth State—YOUR college. 4

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K©vm Donie Plymouth State College—her history and her legacy date back to 1871. And she certainly has changed over the last one hundred and eleven years. While walking across the campus, one cannot help but notice the old Conning Tower on Rounds Hall or the proud pillars of Mary Lyon Dorm flanked on all sides by newness—right down to the new brick walkway on Alumni Green. Such change is unevita-ble. There exists (and has existed) here at Plymouth State College, however, a certain undeniable constant—the indomitable spirit of the Plymouth State student, staff, and faculty member-felt in every aspect of life at this college. Much like a backward study of a PRISM, which breaks light up into the spectrum, contributions of spirit—in the excitement of a football game, in the stillness of the library, in the earnestness of the classroom, and in the heat of a fraternity party or of a NAP—come together to form an overwhelming unity that we can proudly call Plymouth State College. Being here daily, weekly, even yearly as we are, we find it tempting to deny the existence of this spirit, this unity, because in the midst of the forest, we cannot see the trees.” No one dares deny it, though, for essentially, it is at the heart of all we do. 3

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5 Robin A. Porringer