Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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And so in retrospect we see that perhaps the changes have not been so great. The physical manifestations and outward forms are definite- ly 1943, but our spirit and purpose this year are not so far removed from those of 1864. The fundamental thing is the Swarthmore outlook and the Swarthmore way of life and these owe much to tradition and to the precedents of the past. BEAT HAVERFORL) HOMECOMING COLLiiCTION

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THROUGH THE YEARS Superficiall y Swarthmore College in 1943 is a far cry from the institution envisioned by its Quaker founders in the post Civil War days. We are told that their plan was to teach agri- culture to the men and the domestic arts to the women with some emphasis on training in the social graces. Nothing could have been much further from their plans than the engi- neering plant in Hicks or the Zoology labs of Martin. And yet looking beneath the surface we see quickly that the ideals of old Swarth- more are present today not only in the musty chronicle of the college ' s history. ■« » ? ■ .Z We need only look about on the campus. The Quaker meeting house is not a mere museum piece preserving memories of the early days, for each Sunday throughout the year the Swarthmore Meeting convenes here just as it did then. Wednesday collection with its moment of silence at the start is another custom rooted in the founding Friendly Tra- dition. The practical training provided for by the college ' s founders finds its present day analogue in the honors system, in which the student is given an opportunity to specialize and become moderately expert in his chosen field. Reading for honors is Swarthmore ' s big contribution to the academic world, and it too comes to us us from the past. Alumni loyalty is nowhere higher than at Swarthmore as is shown by the large numbers attending the annual homecomings, which are not rowdy reunions but chances for old friends to renew old friendships in the familiar, con- genial Swarthmore atmosphere. And so it goes with one tradition after another; the time honored Haverford rivalry, the May-day celebration, the traditional honor societies, all help to perpetuate the enduring spirit that is Swarthmore. THE MEETING HOUSE

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GALE, SHIELDS, KIMMEL HAinoi To the Dictionary, the halcyon is a legen- dary bird of peace; to Swarthmorians, it stands as a symbol of carefree college days. Mid hovering priorities and soaring prices the calm bird was forced to accelerate. In- clusion of lowly Sophomores in the time hon- ored rogues gallery was an abject surrender. More harried than their also harried predeces- sors, this year ' s staff jumped new hurdles in their lengthened stride. All underwent the hair-raising sessions with editor Dave Gale con- cerning techniques involved in persuading about-to-be-drafted sophomore try-outs to hand in assignments. Jane Stern and Brud Don- nelly wrestled with undergraduates ' unaltered disinclination to watch the birdie. Bare White ' s suave business sense produced the needed ads and the innovated art staff func- tioned smoothly under Paul Hare. Literary assignments shunted merrily between Bill Mc- Laughlin, Penny Shields, Ruth Shepard, Jean Kean, and Walt Scheiber, while Joe Kimmel and Sue Mellet handled the production depart- ment. All questions and requests were met with a polite air of attention and the blithe promise, We ' ll see what can be done. Here ' s the re- sult. WHITE 16