Seton Hill University - Chevron Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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K, 11- THE focal point of our lives for four years has been Seton Hill's campus. It took only a few weeks to learn our way through the vastness and complexity of the buildings and surroundings, but, it has taken four years to learn the true value of Seton Hill. Now we realize that these are not merely stone structures or grassy slopes, but material symbols of our lives here. Each place has a special meaning for us. We have prayed in chapel. We have searched the libraries for data for papers, rushed to class from the mail boxes or the tea room. Who of us can forget the ac- tivities in Sullivan Hall: skits for the freshmen, the Cap and Gown Show, dances, Lantern Chain, and finally Com- mencement. Wherever we look a memory is revived-a valuable memory of our lives at Seton Hill. Having recalled each campus scene, quietly we return to chapel-to thank God for the good reaped, for the lasting friendships formed, for the intellectual and spiritual growth attained-and to beg our heavenly Father to strengthen and sustain the spirit of Seton Hill. Th ampus Scene

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