Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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The Class of 1939 A SENIOR AT TUFTS TO UNDERCLASSMEN, the life of the senior is synony¬ mous with Utopia. He is an acknowledged leader in the field of sport and activity, an erudite Casanova among the women, as well as a font of knowledge to freshman. Before achieving this supposed glamorous state at Tufts, however, the senior must pass requirements as rigid as any New ' England college. At Tufts, every student must pass an average of five courses every year, whereas most schools require only four. In the school of Liberal Arts, one hundred and twenty-three hours of which seventy-two of C or better, are required. In the school of Engineering, one hundred forty hours are required of which eighty-two must be C or better. Though earnest students find no difficulty in passing the requirement ' s, nevertheless, it is estimated that about thirty per cent of every entering class fails to achieve the status of senior. Leadership- in fraternities, in societies as presidents en¬ courages feeling of confidence to carry out responsibilities existing in student life. Experienced in properly allotting time for study and leisure, seniors excel in promoting bull sessions. Topics invariably concern sex, sports, studies, selves. In informal meetings held from October to May senior honorary society of ten, Tower Cross, plans for four thou¬ sand five hundred dollar Commencement Week End in June.

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Arts and Science Faculty Fourth Row: Tousey, Flint, Yeager, Delano, Files, Myrick, Barry, Doleman, Robbins, Bousfield, Gulbransen, Sweezy Third Row: Lincks, Sargent, Handy, Cochran, Balch, Harrison, Imlah, Brotherstonk Combes, Barnes, Cole, Tilton, Shaulis, Shaw Second Row: Knight, Hoskins, Auer, Gifford, Blanchard, Wyatt, Mergendahl, Walkley, Chadwell, Houston, Carpenter, Baker, Daly First Row: Givler, Provine, Lewis, Durkee, Bush, McCollester, Miller, Carmichael, Wren, Bartlett, Reed, Skinner, Warren, Wright Faculty of Arts and Sc ience Impressed with MATTHEW LAMBERT’S faculties in the art and science of directing million dollar enterprises on collar-buttons, tooth-picks, and pea-beans, the administra¬ tion asked him to give the 66-91 course in Shoe-string Finance. Lambert, who was even too busy to take his picture for the Senior Section, declined. “Not interested,” he said. [ 23 ]

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Remembering how they once admired the “mighty senior,” some men assume superior mannerisms to draw respect from underclassmen. Being “old residents” on campus, seniors find it less diffi¬ cult to stop faculty members to talk over studies or other matters. Graduation exercises officially end student’s life on Hill as Tufts College issues approximately five hundred sheepskins annually to grads of six schools. But even after diplomas are awarded student still carries memories of the nights he burned the midnight oil.