Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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The deans: sources of guidance, sympaihy, and undersianding . . . eiiiciency shown in Their knowing lhe names, classes, and some delails about mosi, if noi all, Swarlhrnoreans . . . in 'rheir offices: scared 'freshmen called in for inlerviews, fhe circles under lheir eyes growing big- ger and bigger as fhey aniicipafe The queslions-how much sleep are you geHing?, how are you coming in your classes?, and, iusf whar grades did you gel on your hour exams?: ihe superior upperclassmen figuring up impressive fables of mileages and fime schedules lo fry and gel home 'rhaf one day early af Chrisrmas or Thanksgiving or spring vacaricn: prospeclive freshmen silfing on The slippery lealher chairs, bolsiered by iheir parenls, wishing fha? this college wouldn'+ require personal inlerviews lor adrniilance , . , from the olziice-all soris cl curious bullelins To be posled in fhe glass case, ihose lrighfening cards requesling your appearance al an inferview whose significance is sfill unknown To you , . . The deans Themselves-subiecied lo much crilicism: snubbed by lhe freshmen in Their fear of recognilion and consequenl rerribuiion For +he Freshman Serenade: in a iurmoil over The choosing of THE rouie, eiiher blue, green, or yellow . . . responsible more Than anyone buf ourselves here Tor seeing Thar we are secure and happy ai Swarrhmore, The college where ihey helped io bring us. Q 'fir TW?

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The brighlly lil windows of ihe library sianding our againsl fhe dark, deserled campus . . . source of The fools for our learning . . . background of friendship for slucly . . . an inifialive for work in ils quiel and peaceful depihs . . . an inifialive for peace in il: colleclion dealing wilh fhaf cause . . , a reminder of 'rhe shori lime we will be here, as we look longingly al all lhe books we'll never have lime lo read, IO

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Presidenl Courlney C, Smilh . . . lnlellecfualisrn wilh a Madison Avenue approach . , . gray flannel suil and a pipe . . . Colleciion seleclion ranging from Plalo lo Roberl Benchley . . , Every year aboul lhis lime . . C2 . . . hosf al lea . , . coeducafional infirmary? , . . lhe four poinl plan failed, so colleqialism Through admissions policy , . . 'Vice-presidenf Shane . . , a pipe in Commons . , . anecdoles of George School and Swarlhrnorev in days pas? . . . a home wifh bronze cupolas . . . friendly smile for ali . . . equally ready lo discuss sporls, liberal educaiion or inde- pendenr schools , . . Vice-presidenl' Crafsley , . . blue chip financial policy . , . lilfle known lo many of us, loul' familiar lo Ec. 3 sludenls . . . These men are responsible for fhe air of quief acliviiy which pervades Second Wesl long hall . .. I2