Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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Change is constant. Caterpillar trac-, tors huff and cranes soar, Haven Hall falls and the new Communications Center begins to take shape out of the rubble. Complexes are born on draw- ing boards and germinated by the gifts of men who assume the responsibility as Well as the privilege of wealth. Some gifts are in millions, most are in far smaller numbers, all Come from their diversity through the unity of ref sponsibility. The greatest diversity now lies in the Class of 1965-and the greatest unity. We, the Class of '63, have lived through four years together, years that have Welded personal diversities into 22

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wagon. The silvery strains of a prac- ticing violinist blend, as neatly as if Bach or Bernstein had orchestrated them, with the yells of the fieldhockey players at the toe of the Mount. Test tubes clink, typewriters rattle, lecturers drone or roar. All unite in the audible World of Syracuse. 21

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the unity of a history-the history of the Class of '63, really the story of Syracuse University in 1963 and for- ever. We came to the Hill, 2400 strong, the largest entering class since veter- ans swelled post-vvar Syracuse. We lived in dorm study rooms and tem- porary quarters at Collendale, even while our future campus homes were rising from piles of lumber and brick. After a tumultuous orientation Week, we Woke one morning, full fledged col- lege students at last! It was official. Now we had ID cards and no longer had to Wear our beanies daily. We even had a slogan: M63 is right in step, vve're the class that's got the pep!