St Edwards University - Tower Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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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.

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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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Down the drive toward the Main Building stands a wooden structure. On the outside it is plain and humble, and the freshman at first feels the same about the interior. Yet here are needed no special decorations. The Chapel and its significance add’ even another facet to life at St. Edward’s, one which comes to mean more and more to the freshman as the years go by. And farther down the path is the Grotto, a spot so serene it is difficult to realize that only steps away students are cram- ming for quizzes, getting a date, and writ- ing home for money. The Chapel and the Grotto offer a place for evaluation and culmination of all learning and living . . . a re-emphasis of the purpose of human beings.