Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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o o o C21LlS9Cl US 801119 llllllktppylllOlT16lltS and black thoughts. Low hanging gray clouds announcing an onslaught of rain, whistling winds, unnatural darkness-all added a dreary aspect to our lives. While weather set the stage. other incidents caused our depression. There were days when nothing seemed to go right. Per- e haps We started the morning by oversleepingg we , .7- , Y suffered through an unannounced quiz, returned at noon to find we had received no mail. To 1 Ah . make things worse, we were refused for a date. Now these dismal events trouble us but, in the A.. ,iv yi future, we will rarely recall them without a I ,R an at .' ,K , . . . . fv'3M' 5 :lu f chuckle. A soothing memory will kindly soften 't-'yifgf-fx - - , ,irq ' x ' ' ' A4 -5 'W 'I x EL the experiences of uncertainty and melancholy ,.- . -4 'il i. that we have all known at some time .X Monday morning eight o'clock class often seemed . to be the plight of the unknowing freshman and ab- dU1'1l'1g OUI' COllQgQ l1fG. solute necessity for the graduation-conscious senior. Often our expectations remain unfulfilled: things do not always go our way. On a cold snowy afternoon, a football fumble can assume great pro- portions and usually brings il despairing look to the faces of the viewers. gave Q . Yeafs little tragedies We saw the green grass and beautiful landscape fall to the iron hand of progress. A raise in tuition brought negative coni- ments and a hasty check of our funds. But, most mournful of all was the sudden passing of two campus figures, Doc Miller and Dr. Frank Hockenia, creat- ing a deep loss to the Univer- sity and to the student. body.

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A seriousness prompting study. . . was with Us stantly. Recognizing the value of education and its increasing role in society, We sought to learn all we could, while we were near a vast source of knowledge. Each college year increased our curiosity, causing us to search out every principle that would help to solve our problems. As our academic life progressed, we gained an increasing respect for Purdue's educational facilities. The wealth of libraries, adequate laboratories, and specialization projects opened the door to scholastic opportunities. Competent instructors and professors, who encouraged us to seek and set high standards, could only be repaid by our appreciation, shown by this intense seriousness in acquiring a good education. The new Chem Building lecture hall added beauty to our study. We utilized the library for our numer- ous outside-of-class' assignments.