Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Temple has Made Its Mark Through the Years Wv ' I Changing technology has taken The Temple News from typewriters to Macintoshes, from typewritter ribbon to com- puter discs, and from ties to t-shirts. (photo bv Tem- plar 1951) 23 years hasn ' t changed the push and shove crowds at the bookstore, (photo by Templar 1970) Rallying students fight for their rights for reasonably priced education. On the same day in 1970, many universities were rallying in Harrisburg for full fund- ing, (photo by Templar 1977) Old TempleXLIFE 17

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Decked out in Freshman Beanies, first year students attended the annual Fresh- man Camp. For a new student. Fresh- man Camp offered the opportunity to meet new people and to begin the tran- sition into college life. In 1959, camp was held at Camp Sholom in Collegeville, PA. (photo by Templar 1960) Peabody Hall, the women ' s dorm, not only gave students a place to live on campus, but also a place to social- ize with friends, (photo by Tem- plar 1960) 16 LIFE Old Temple

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Different styles, different peo- ple, same place. Even in 1978 the Bell Tower was the place to just hang out and have fun (photo by Templar 1978) From Templar 1978: We ' ve all had the experience before. It used to happen a bit more when we were freshmen, but it still happens often enough. You know the feeling, you ' re somewhere- at work, on vacation in Florida, at your grandmother ' s house in Buf- falo- anywhere, and while talking with someone the subject of school comes up. And the person you ' re speaking with will invariably ask you the question you cannot answer. They ' ll ask you what is Temple like ?!! And you sit there for a few moments, not knowing what to say. Speechless. It ' s happened before and is a familiar feeling, but you still break into a cold sweat whenever it happens. Finally, you try to explain. Well, you say. Tem- ple is sort of. . .it ' s. . .ah. . .well, it ' s. . .it ' s big. Yeah, it ' s big, real big. Okay, you ' ve gotten that far, now where do you go? So you stimible a bit more and then say that it ' s big and. . .ah, in the dty. Yeah in Philadelphia. North Philadelphia. Bad area, but nice campus. . .especially in the spring. What next? You ' re undecided. Do you mention the Bell Tower or the financial crunch? The his- tory or the apathy? The plans or the reaUty? There ' s so much to explain, where do you start ' Well, you could start with some statistics: With almost 37,000 enrolled students. Temple is one of the largest universities in the country. The school offers a variety of degrees, from medicine to law, to recreation, to journalism, to music. Temple has five campuses in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas, including one in Center City. And Temple ' s Rome, Italy campus offers interested students a chance to study abroad. Back home at the Main Campus at Broad and Montgomery, Temple is the largest single em- ployer in the North Philadelphia area. The school colors are cherry and white and its nick- name is the Owls. Okay, you ' ve bored your listener with a list of meaningless statistics, but where do you go now? What about the real Temple? What about all the things that make this school, if not unique, then at least different from St. Joe ' s, Villanova, or even, (yech), Penn? What about the subways, the busses, the parking lots, (or lack of)? What about the SAC cafeteria. Canteen, and the trucks, the professors, students, faculty, and staff? What about Rebcr Hall, Gladfelter, Curtis, Johnson, Hardwick and Pcabody, Park Mall, Columbia Avenue and Broad Street? What about Johnny Ring, the Temple Hospital, the Temple News and the Temple Alumni Review? What about the Harvard on the Delaware? What about the hundred of other things that make Temple University Temple University? How do you explain it all? You probably just don ' t, because Temple really can ' t be explained. It ' s got to be experienced to be understood. And even then, experience does not guarantee understanding. 18 LIFE Old Temple