St Edwards University - Tower Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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A rock wall, scraggy Texas trees, low underbrush and green cedars border the winding road leading to a campus dotted with new and old buildings and the human beings involved. Over all is the spired Main Building, like a patriarch whose life has held disaster, laughter, and quiet serenity. Unlike the newer buildings, Old Main re- mains proud in its cloak of rock, stained glass and worn steps. It stands overlooking Austin, enjoying the most excellent view of the Capital City, the hills, and the roads leading beyond. Dignified, a little haughty, yet secure and warm.

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Makes an Edsman? He arrives with bags, tennis rackets, and a mixture of eagerness and home- sickness. His face is one of all freshmen —alert, a little too healthy, trusting, yet a bit scared. For the first few days he is happy to be able to identify a building for a newcomer. Class begins . . . routine takes over .. . he learns where to go for that last cup of coffee . . . and he is well on his way toward becoming an Edsman... His fads vary through the years, and though the personal appearance may be different, he actually doesn’t change much outwardly. But inside values take on a new meaning; new concepts are understood. He leaves with some- thing else in hand—assurance, skill, knowledge, and memories . . . mem- ories, some which bring a grin, some a guffaw, and some which go deeper for expression .. . This book is an attempt to define those intangibles which make an Edsman, by showing life at St. Edward’s through a freshman’‘s eyes.

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“St. Edward’s University’” announces the sign, and behind it lies 570 acres of the University, 170 used for buildings and the rest for hiking, roaming, and field trips. First the freshman sees the newest addition to the campus, the Library and Administra- tion Building. Here classes are held, policies are put into procedures, and footsteps pad up and down the stairs until late at night. With its many windows and walls of plate glass the Library presents the other side of life at St. Edward’s, modern, efficient, bright and busy. During the day are heard the lectures of the faculty up and down the halls, laughter, groans and lots of talk between classes. And at night a light burns here and there where clubs meet, a profes- sor works on his papers, and students pe- ruse the treasures of the books inside.