Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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The face of the Hill has undergone such radical changes within the past few years that visiting Old Grads, after trying to find their way around the campus, have been known to seek with relief the sanctuary of the Lechmere bus. Their old sparking ground, the Rez, has been modernized into a parking spot, but constant supervision by the Royal Mounted has made it impossible as yet for the mechanized student to take full advantage of this improvement. The new bookstore went into operation at the beginning of the Fall Semester, and the old excuse of flunking an exam because the counter could not be reached to buy a text¬ book is no longer permissible. Down on the area that formerly contained the second hole on the golf course, Tufts men look with pride at the new Henry Clay Jackson gym¬ nasium, definite assurance that future Jack- son women will be kept in beautiful shape. This building, like the bookstore, was de¬ signed with an eye to harmony as well as utility, and both additions have contributed much toward the overall beauty of the campus. To further guard the health of Tufts students, Hooper House has been con¬ verted into an infirmary, thus fulfilling a longstanding need of the college.

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The Christmas Sing proved to be a scenic as well as a musical success. Stratton Hall retired the cup by making this their third consecutive win while the famous Hoof and Mouth Club took the men ' s award and Dick Kelley was given a Christmas goose by the officers of the Senior Class. The Winter Carnival, the first attempted at Tufts, was frustrated by the failure of King Winter to put in an appearance. Since the winter of ' 48 was referred to as The Year of the Big Snow, we feel justified with question¬ able originality, in designating this one as The Year of the Little Snow. In fact, one professor was heard to remark that possibly a new record had been set in that as far as he knew, not a single Jackson girl claimed absence from class on the grounds of her inability to navigate from Stratton to Ballou due to inclement weather. The first Yacht Club dance preceded the 1949 gold rush via the hectic Pyramid Clubs. Then, spring . . . The Weekly and the Tuftonian have been published throughout the year accord¬ ing to schedule and both have drawn many favorable comments from the students. Nevertheless, since perfection is seldom at¬ tained, and is not perceived by all even when it is, there have been a few adverse criticisms as well.

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Truly, Tufts is swiftly outgrowing her small college status, yet fortunately she has been able to retain much of the personalized warmth and friendliness so often lacking in larger schools. Tufts, to the majority of the students, is still their college on the Hill, a place where most people know each other, though it may be only by sight. This bond, which has survived even during these recent years when enrollments have been disproportionately large, has become a valuable asset, especially since so many other colleges have lost it in the attempt to adapt themselves to the assembly line techniques of industry.