University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Between the parade grounds and fraternity row sttinds Fol- well Hall, a monument to the remarkable administration of Minnesota ' s first president. A composition of brick and stone and tile, ivoven together into a beautiful architectural creation, it easily is the dominant struc- ture on the campus. Thruout its long, panelled halls is an at- mosphere of scholasticism and learning. The quiet offices and class rooms give an incentive to meritorious work, work compat- ible ivith and conducive to Min- nesota ' s lofty academic prestige. Daily are studied languages, mathematics, sciences, and lit- erature, fitting those ivho par- take to establish themselves in life as tvell-learned men and ivomen able and anxious to carry responsibilities and to render service to their fellow men.

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Herein future Newtons and Raleighs pursue their experi- ments in light and sound and electricity. Students from al- most all the professional col- leges learn the intricacies of the physical world. Minute particles are weighed upon deli- cate scales, ohms and watts and amperes are measured and ap- plied, sound and light waves are analysed, and molecular ac- tions delved deeply into. The insufficiently but well-equipped laboratories and classrooms give students opportunities to dis- cover for themselves the basic foundations of science — founda- tions upon ivhich are built the achievements of life, which translated, interpret modern civilization.

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Fall — trees almost stripped of their foliage, vines hanging dry and inert on the ivalls, and the ground covered ivith a carpet of greens and reds and yellows and broivns of inconceivable beauty. Then it is that amidst the fading nature, man surges forward to n e w accomplish- ments. Student activities are reborn, newcomers are admitted into our midst, and before long, books replace all else. The falling of the leaves symbolizes a concerted movement to the at- tainment of greater things — ends which make for a Better Minnesota.