University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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The campus is made up of people, people who have diverse personalities and complicated natures; its character being a summation of these personalities. Because of this, the individual finds in campus life whatever he expects. For some it is an active and interesting phase of his life; for others, it is rather cold and lonely. From the beginning to the end of his college education, Burton Tower continues to chime the hours. Unnoticed, taken for granted, it looks out over the campus. As the minutes tick on, youth and its joy go with them and campus life goes on.

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College years slip by so quickly that we, in a moment oj Miltonic reflection, may consider time to be a subtle thief of youth. Yef many an undergraduate wishes he could hasten the jlight of hours which lie between him and the magic age of twenty-one, when life opens to the student. His franchise extends to the ballot box and perhaps of more immediate interest, to the P-Bell after eight o ' clock. After an initiatory celebration, he can settle down to an occasional evening with tall schooners and old friends at this revered oasis. Furthermore, he can drive a car legally, perhaps proudly displaying an E sticker on what used to be clandestine transportation. No longer does he fear the wrath of the M Patrol. In fact, his attitude is changing. He ' s heard they ' re fond of parties . . . 11

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Instigated ana lea by students of the universities, protests and uprisings have shaken many nations. American students have been traditionally blase ' and apathetic toward the world around them. But times are changing and the student s attitude changes as well. The bounds of the earth are shrinking; it is no longer possible to remain detached from the issues which mold the future. Professors and books have challenged or even destroyed the student s beliefs and his mind seethes in turmoil. Now he wants his voice to be heard. Politics on all levels have real meaning to him. no matter what his viewpoint is, he can find a group actively interested in promulgating it. Presidential candidates made a point of visiting the major institutions to appeal to this newly awakened force. No longer does the student regard himself as a passive pawn, but as a power which can help put foundations under the castles he has built in the air.