Pomona College - Metate Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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Pillar lvlalwl Shaw Pmrirlgges Auditorium falmovel Amlrvw cjilFIIl'Qil' l.il1rary fright, A college cannot he the mere sum ol its huildingsg yet the loundations must he set on which and around which the ideals, designs, and arnhitions ol' its students may most ellyectively he expressed. At Pomona we are justly proud ol these loundations which serve not only as hases upon which to express these ideals hut also ollten as the source ilselll ol' the inspiration ol' the ideals. The campus ol Pomona has heen criticized lor its sprawling' aspect, yet, this ramhling quality is one ol' its greatest charms lor il is idyllically in lceeping with the openness and lreedom ol? the surroundings ol which it is a part. Cine never leels that closed walls con- line him: no lmelter setting could he found lor the lreedom ol' thought which is so import- ant to the greatness ol' any college. t4

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Culture To counteract llie moclern tenclency ol commercialism at tlme expense ol a sense ancl ap- preciation ol' tlie liner arts, Pomona lias triecl to lay empliasis on tlle awalcening ol cultural appreciation. 'lio arouse lliis appreciation is one ol' llle aims ol' l3omona's lilxeral arts program: to lurlller il is tlie aim ol tlie artist ancl lecture courses lor Wlmicli tlie setting is lVlalmel SlltlNV Pmriclges Auclitorium,-majestic as tlle mountains wliicli lorm a setting lor its rugged simplicity. Altllougli tlie Carnegie l,.il1rary cloes not present tlie Ugreat in person as cloes Briclges Auclitorium,,tl1e worlcs ol tlie great may loe louncl lliere awaiting slu- clent perusal. A gilt ol tlle Carnegie Founclation, tlie lilmrary is well preparecl to meet tlle many ancl variecl neetls ol tlie intellectually curious. lleyontl its many uses wliicll tlie scliolastic curricu- lum may clemancl, a variety ol' lmoolcs ancl perioclicals in a ligliter vein are availalole to all lor leisure moments. Court in llriclges l lull ol' lxlusic llclti