Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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S AN OPEN DOORWAY c The doorway opened lo a look into the w orld of the past and w orlds lo come bring with it the chance to change. An opportunity is presented each hour of the day to expand, or narrow, not only the horizons but the whole bredth and width of ideas and thoughts. The say ing is: Where there is a will, there is a way. The will is the dynamic will of change matched with purpose. The way is the guided path through the experiences found in literature, in the laboratory, the gift of language, and the direction of education. Pur- pose and direction form meaning in l.ife. The door is open, the opportunity is there, the way is prepared. II

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The constant mingling blend of people, matched with the mixed patterns of stately column-and iron fire-escape . The shadowy shapes, tree-cast flowing and dickering against concrete walkways. The crisp, crystal snapping underfoot a- the trudge-amhle makes toward class. W lute- hlaek Hashes of sun on the snowed gra-v gra es. Change of sudden hidings of winter's sun. The change of nature finally trapped by time into giving up Spring. Spring, her unwilling gift, breaks up the fragile, harsh pattern- with patehe- of living.

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IVopIt . The faces and shapes that make the college more than just a place. The events, the ac- tivities, all center around the ever changing, ever growing, people who live in Johnson or the Quads or Scott or Bart let. They represent every w alk of live, every religious or political belief, every type and character that is to be found in the world. They come in different quanti- ties and qualities. They are rich and poor. They are brilliant and dull. They are exhubrant or shy. extroverted or introverted. They each have something of value which is their- alone, their own personal value, their own real wealth. They hlend and mix and con- tribute to one another in a spe- cial way. Each one gives some- thing to the other and gains from what his friend or brother has to offer. People meeting and mixing a montage of facts, ideas, theories, w ishes and desires. From w hat these people give to each other, from what they gain from each other, come the development that is the most important change found anywhere in the w orld the grow th of the individual. PEOPLE 12