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nmiPATinM ' ' s out ° v °9 ue to dedicate yearbooks. Yet, a centennial year seems an ULUIUflllUll appropriate time to turn toward the traditional. Over the past century Swarthmore has changed drastically. While her aims have always been high their translation into the spirit of the college has varied. Swarthmore has been trans- muted from a small parochial school, through the gung-ho years of athletic professionalism, into some-sort-of intellectual Shangri-la. This metamorphosis has been one of changing people and changing ideas. What then has remained eternally Swarthmore? The Quaker belief in following one ' s own inner light?— Perhaps. But a school is more than ideals. It is people and memories of those people. One memory that must be universal to those who have participated in men ' s athletics over the past sixty years is expressed succinctly, in Swarthmore Remembered, by James Kelly ' 34: A gentle, kindly, knowing man named Ruff Herndon plied his trade in Hall Gym- nasium and appears in retrospect, as he did at the time, to be one of the best appliers of sensible psychology to young men under stress and strain anybody could hope to meet. This memory reflects on something as distinctively Swarthmorian as inner light or strivings for academic excellence,— and equally noble. Its personification has been around much long- er than exemplifications of excellence. We dedicate the 1964 Halcyon to that kind, sensible, knowing spirit and its personification, Ruff Herndon.
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Music Activities 109 Non-Music Routine Social Life People Scenes 169 Fraternities . 97 Sports .... 121 Commencement . 215 The yearbook is the bastard of the school publications — at Swarthmore any- way. It is too big to be easy, too important to omit, and too permanent to handle sloppily or jocularly. It comes out in a great blob at the end of the year (or the beginning of the next) thus drastically postponing whatever gratification one gets out of seeing his own attempts in print. What the yearbook is in essence is dubious. It is certainly not an intellectual medium. Perhaps that is why it is in such agony at Swarthmore. Hopefully it is not the gross conglomeration of lists and group shots that it remains at many schools. On the other hand, it is probably not an art form either. The mood- creating picture-book, with meaningless or irrelevant quotes substituted for cap- tions (nothing is more dip than a caption), is now popular where the editor can get away with it. These seem, however, more dedicated to the editor ' s conception of his own artistry or to his ease than to anything else. We felt the yearbook to be a record of a school year, designed to be of some interest to the students at present and of some use to them in the future. We felt it should recognize certain achievement in activities and sports through copy and group shots. It should attempt to capture something of the nature of the school and of its students. It should be a tool for the sentimental alumnus of tomorrow to use in recalling his friends or experiences. For the last reason, we deplore the lack of any form of senior writeups in this book. It is not so much because of the wishes of the senior class, overwhelmingly expressed in a democratic manner, that they do not appear. It is rather because our lack of staff left us unable to flaunt democracy. Swarthmore is small enough for its yearbook to be somewhat personally ori- ented, yet of a caliber to demand some style. We have tried to tread this line. We have scattered our advertising in an attempt to increase our revenue and to ease our consciences at asking anyone to buy it in the first place. Our advertisers and our patrons have paid for the extras in this book (includ- ing a different cover, special paper, the color section, extra size and length, and the best printer we could find). We deeply appreciate this. This book doubtless contains errors and omissions. For these we apologize. In fact, we apologize for everything wrong with this book. But, after all the hell ifs been putting this damn thing together, we can ' t help thinking how lucky you are to get it — even late. M%j- Co-Editors: Bill Hoyt, Howard Hudson Historian: Corey Smith Assistant Editors: Bill Jewett, Doug Klafehn People and Scenes Section: Bill Jewett, Jack Milton, Julie Keller Sports: Gene McNinch, Tony Perri, Dave Rowley, Tom Riddell, Dave Darby, Joan Glenn, Bob Murray, Bob Nussbaum, Rich Scheinman, John Simon, John Wehmiller Photography.- Staff— Walt Pinkus, Mike O ' Neill, Bill Whipple. Other contributors: Phil Hoffer, Bob Gwin, Bob Cohen, George Wohlreich, Gerry Berman, John Wehmiller, Debby Taylor, Mike Gross, George Spann, Dave Jacquette, Jim Smith. Assignments: George Spann Circulation: Jim Tear, Strat Jacquette, Dulany Ogden, Susie Rekate Advertising: Bill Lewis, Tom Tilton Business: Glenn Kenton Professional Photographers whose pictures appear in this book— Walter Stochel, Philip Mayer, Ben Martin (Time), Sea Seymour and Nell Green (Apeda Studio), Phil MacMullian (News- week), Peter Dechert, John Harris
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