Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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■¥. £ : f ' m m- » i I »a. .. X •V 2yff, 2 ♦ v S t • y4(tkou k flortli pkiiadeipkia ii not tkougkt of ai Ling ai autifJ ai some of tke otker parti of tke citif, JemJe l niveriity i mfain campui ii attractive enouak to rival an otker. Uke combination W m . t . II J I. I „ „z rovidei an intereiling Uend of itJei. Dke large profuiion of treei and graii makei tke campui ieem like an oaiii in tke midit of tke citg ilreeti. Dke krick waikwagi, itone kenckei, and kuge, old treei give tke fniveriitg a warm ciaiiicaifg collegiate feeling rarely experienced in a citg icnoot.

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wlietker flteu are Hied for qrabbincf a t uicli inacli wnite running to a ctaiS, raiding blooa Aiiqar to itau awake during a narticulari ' lecture, or a low-coit, relaxing meal uiitn iome friendi during t te aa , t te food trucKA are naveni for hungrtf ZJenifjle stndenti. Jneie wneelea oaiei are found all over campui, and are easily ipottea, «J ttie are uiuallu iurrounded b hoardi of itudenti craving almoit any ttjfie of food that one can tnink Of. Jne food trucks are ecfuipfjed to satiate the appetite of any itiident, offering a veritable potpourri of delectable ielectioni, including bageli, egg rolli, hamburgeri, baked goods, baliiaua, cheese steaks, hoagiei, salads and faiafel. 4ngone with a gen for almost anutliing can be Satisfied bg tne choices available from the food trucks at Lfemple.

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¥ tne approximate center of cantpui, at tne interiection of 13tn Street and erL Wait, ,tanM tne I Jell ZJower, a well-Known meeting place for ZJemple ituaenli. ZJne five oeili nave a comoinea weight of 3000 pounai, and were cadt at the Uan Jjergen VJeil Zractoriei in J4eiugerlee, .J4oi- lana. C verg (quarter hour, theu can be heard all over campui, placing the lAJedtminiter chimei. - ri a reiuCt of a project of the claii of 1966, at the baie of the ZJower there exiiti a plague ana iome ggpium rochi. ZJhe rochi are Known ai ConweCC i aiamonai, ana were brought to ZJemple from the iite of the legenaarg li J4aiea i farm with the help of the f- ahiitani government. ZJhe legend of J4aiea ii one Of a wealthg farmer who J .... ipendi geari roaming in vain in iearch of diamonds, fter hii death, acrei of diamonds were found in hii own bachgard. uiieil C onweil, the founder of ZJemple ifniveriitg, in hii moit famoui ipeech, uied thii legend ai a metaphor to inipire academic excel- lence in itudenti. ZJhe vJ ell ZJower, therefore, ii meant to be ai inipira- tionai to ZJemple itudenti ai it ii a convenient place to meet.