University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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Senior Class History old axiom, ‘’history repeats itself. ’ impresses itself upon us more farcify bly than we ever absorbed the fact in our pursuit of wisdom, as we now stand at. the pinnacle of our endeavors of the last four years and look forth into the impenetrable mist before us to realize that we must again begin as Freshmen under new conditions, and shape our efforts and lives again to a permanent point comparable to our present situation. It is with some exultation that we realize our achievement and with great relief we are able to review the safe passage through unknown channels and treacherous wa'ers. but now, our purpose achieved, the relish of anticipated enjoyment is dispelled, for being accomplished Seniors is not what we had fondly imagined, but an altogether different feeling pervades our being, one not of incalculable pleasure and satisfaction; rather one of realization of the seriousness of the responsibility required of men about to take up life's struggle. Though obsessed with the future, pleasant memories and varied experiences of our college life remain to guide us to success over the royal highway or through the trackless wilderness, as may befall our various lots. A Freshman, we have learned, is a peculiar creature, extremely credulous and suspicious by turns, ready to join any plausible organization, contribute to a worthy cause, sign scraps of paper or even enter into |H»rsonal difficulties with the police. Many classes can boast of winning a pushball game, but the exclusive honor belongs to the class of 1? of inaugurating Freshmen victories and “Freshmen Desert.” so popular with Freshmen though the latter of late we note has fallen into disuse. A Sophomore, we know, is a person over wise in tonsorial stunts and graveyard scenes: his dominating passion is the pursuit of satisfaction for wrongs submissively endured the previous year. It was in this year that our class won their “(« 1 sweaters, the only thing of the kind at “(leorgia. The Junior year of any class is usually a period of metamorphosis, one of transition from wild, unsettled habits of former years, to the greater vision, broader viewpoint and larger expectations so universally attributed to Seniors. This, the longed-for year of our life, has brought to some of us vexation of spirit, and disappointments: for these it is the consolation that the great, wide world affords for the worthy, free to all. rewards for ambition and fitness to serve mankind in the interest of the betterment of civilization. For others this has been a year of crowning achievements, a materialization of hopes, a realization of purpose; these, the temporarily uplifted must needs begin even with the rest and the quicker they can overcome illusions that hamper the free use of powers they are endowed with, the faster will they succeed. Hut it is for all to remember that the greatest sucec.-s comes to him who realizes most fully that his efficiency for achieving success is in direct proportion to the energy he puts forth in doing the thing nearest at hand it the very best way he knows how. and thus will be benefited not him alone, but our fellow man, country, state and home.