University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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IN DEDICATION The startled eyes of a freshman, glancing shyly from schedule card to room number and back again . . . long lines at registration time when a casual hello” blossoms into a life-long friend- ship . . . the thanks in the eyes of a veteran soldier home safe from the war . . . the words of the color song around an open camp fire . . . the thrill of a marching band on a football field, blue and gold uniforms gleaming . . . cheers from a thousand throats as the team comes forth to play . . . scuffling through the leaves on the way to a cup of coffee at the corner hangout and the dry, pungent odor of burning leaves . . . three bus loads of singing students rounding the last hill to Wayne ... a ridiculous costume worn to a Sadie Hawkins dance and packed carefully away to remember. A game of bridge at the Kave before dorm hours and a coke . . . the lilt of an orchestra coming from the gym on a Friday evening . . . Sunday evening dates to the movie and the long walk home . . . the shrill cry of a barker shouting his wares at a carnival and the gleaming candles held by dark- robed chorusters singing Vesper carols . . . the first flake of snow falling softly and silently over the Nativity scene on Page 6

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the campus lawn . . . heads bending low over books as semester exams draw close. The smell of hot popcorn on a frosty winter evening, or the clean, fresh smell of a Saturday wash . . . misty eyes as proud hands touch the gold of a sorority or fraternity pin ... a Ne- braska sunset smeared upon the blue canvas of the west . . . the quiet voice of a convocation speaker explaining school policies and principles. Friday morning scrambles for Ante- lope news hot off the press and eve- nings at the library poring over refer- ences or practicing in symphony . . . candlelight initiation services and solemn words of an honorary organi- zation ... a robin's song and a soft south breeze fortelling of spring ... a new Easter bonnet and church on a Sunday morning . . . summer plans discussed among friends and calls of Good luck and Remember when . . . hands reaching out for that long- dreamed-of and well-earned diploma and the strains of a recessional. All these things are college. May we, through this book, recapture for you the memories, the dreams, and the experiences of those wonderful years. That is our aim ... to help you remember. THE STAFF• • •