University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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Sntrr X Prologue prologue OIXTY-FOUR years ago the first Index , a pamphlet designed to represent the internal growth and status of the College, was published to a student body of one hundred and four- teen students. In presenting the 1034 Index, we are continuing the aim of this sixty-four year old series by giving a brief, pictorial history of the past year at Massachusetts State College. Although the Index is generally referred to as the junior book, and although it is edited by the juniors, it is by no means limited in its scope. An attempt has been made to represent the internal growth and status of the college as a whole by giving recognition to those groups and individuals who have worked for the benefit of our Alma Mater during the past year. How- ever, we have endeavored to produce more than a catalogue of events or a series of statistics. Goethe ' s Faust was chosen as a theme subject because of its intrinsic beauty and inspiration. This method of preparing a Year Book is a rather recent, nation-wide trend, and one which we believe to be highly commendable. It not only serves the purpose of the old-style college directory, so to speak, but it interweaves the aesthetic with the prosaic, and converts a file of statistics into a colorful and interesting history of the year. Although based essentially upon a certain time-old, stereotyped form, the 1934 Index does present a few innovations. We claim no originality nor uniqueness, but have attempted to change the flavor enough to make it interesting. In the essay entitled Goethe and Faust, Mr. Fred C. EUert of the faculty has artistically drawn the relation between Goethe ' s immortal drama and our student life. Because of the adequacy of Mr. Ellert ' s discourse, no explanation of the Faustian theme subject is given in this introductory page.

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