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The easy cry of a negative critic, projecting flatu ently. pollutes the hill once more. An educational experience is creative not only if it is unique and personal, but also if it is useful and purposeful, if it transforms and extends one's thinking, and if it gives new unity to one's total being. Such an experience is gained only if one actively searches for it through self-disciplined mastery of fundamentals, through intellectual enthusiasm, through free, yet critical, thinking and through unbiased communication with others. If the search is unsuccessful, do not look outward, friend, look inward. And wait for a fresh breeze. — Lawrence Murphy Ph.D

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A Here on the Hill, are we twilight people, dying and in varying degrees of being buried; or are we participating in the eternally challenging excitement of being alive? Many may remain forever shadows of themselves and let the magic, beautiful treasure inside them die because they never struggle to free it. Others will struggle continuously to discover their inner reality and glean from life that which is meaningful. Creativity is not a special endowment bestowed only upon artists or those of genius; the capacity for creativity is possessed by everyone. If this capacity is not realized, one should examine carefully where he points the limp accusing finger. 23 Kathleen Gallagher Instructor, Women's P.E.

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 What do you think of that, Pierre? It is for to laugh. Ha Ha. -From an old story In a way, ha ha. Creativity is not a threat to education, of course not. And there is this and that to be said about the life in our dormitories, and the shape of our buildings, and the stupor on both sides of a lecture. Bad things, indeed. Sacrifice your individualism? Never. Make the most of your intelligence? Of course, every chance you get. And the devil take a slap on the wrist as well as a kick in the ass and a fart in the wind. And why ask the A dministra tion ? But, ha ha, in a way. Creativity isn't the word. Freedom is the word. Creativity can mean something important, but it can also mean a put-down of other people . Why should , saying I am for creativity, be automatically assumed against the shape and quality of all dorm life, campus buildings and dull lectures? would much rather defend freedom, because we are all responsible for our freedom, we are all obliged to be free. And why not be free to live as you like, in dorms or out? And why not be free to speak up to dullness? And why not be free to say, no more ugliness will be built here. Free to make the most of our intelligence, by being what we are, intelligent free men. Love among free men is as close to paradise as require to be. Be free, and be loving, and do as you like. Of course, this means we must desire the freedom of others as well as our own, and we dare not make bargain for our love. Invite your friends to exercise their freedom, and creativity will take care of itself. Pat Smith, Ph.D. English Dept. 25