Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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Spring on the Hill is sweeter far than springs be¬ fore or after are. Our first spring on the Hill proved this and with Mayday caroling, spring formals, and commencement we became more than ever a part of Tufts. But no one can be a true part of Tufts until he has experienced the thrill of a Tufts Night and our Leo conducting the Alma Mater . Posterity will never know what they ' ve missed. v r e had courage, we had ambition, yes we went to school in the summer!! Friends and relatives gasped- - itwas an unheard of thing..but we said we loved it and we did. We went to a Circus Dance and a Navy Ring o Dance while it was 190 in the shade. We listened to open air concerts, had splash parties, and, no, I don ' t think we ever studied. That Fall we had our usual football season but there was one history-making event. Men were allowed in Jackson dorms more than six inches beyond the front door. In fact, they were allowed to wander above the first floor. They gave us a white-glove inspection, but we passed, or I think we did. The Kursaal--our den of iniquity--skyrocketed in popularity after Let ' s Dance Hour was inaugurated. Thursday nights were big nights for Tufts and Jackson and the battle cry became Get that guy (gal) . A second June commencement rolled around and we bravely watched our elders take off for the big world outside while we kept telling ourselves one more year--I hope , Ballou Terrace suddenly became trans-? formed the night of that Senior banquet and we watched nimble figures flit about portraying mythical char¬ acters. The war was suddenly over and we found ourselves with a Vets ' Club fraternity spirit growing, and old Tufts men returning to the Hill. We were amazed to think we were seniors. Now we were electing class officers, planning a yearbook, a prom, and looking for a job. We watched our classmates in Claudia , Of Mice and Men , and Night Must Fall . We madly took in formals, frat parties, the All College Sing, nd waited patiently for a swim in the new pool. Every minute had to count because there weren ' t very many left. Then June came and we took exams, went through Commencement and graduations, and now we are alums.--Alums proud to be called Tufts men and women and convinced that time on the Hill is sweeter far than times before or after are.