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

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Kames anil faces may fade from memory ...but scenes awaken a certain nostalgia Collegelgradua+ionlfl uatlon Tom the caW of our ll es to t Moturit ' )! b troubledlworldr ' WIahy appointi4ent Bfcjt. tfy© but whenltha of this INCEX and perKo ' ps pJea Qfi . pleasant rime will act, 6s,q .tonkrv The scenes ' ' diny fhe evejits— de-p+e+ecHare familiar td-trs ' ir ' ancrThould awoken a certain nostalgia thiot each of us nnust have deep within him. The names and the foces, in some instances, may become foreign and fade from memory, but still there will undoubtedly remain warm thoughts of past friendships. This college annual may not mean much to us at the present moment, for it is merely several thousand v ords and pictures about our most recent experiences, h owever, it is the sincerest hope of the compilers of the 1951 INDEX that this book will grow more treasured as years pass. We can all consider ourselves fortunate in having matriculated at the University of Massa- chusetts. The quiet town of Amherst, deep in the Connecticut Valley, is an ideal location to spend four college years. In this setting, our Alma Mater has grown and prospered; its rich tradition has surely left its mark on each of us. Tradition is one of the essential ingredients of spirit, and spirit is that intangible which, by its presence, makes things live. Each graduating class of every institution tries to take this - ' :. ■ »M- . i

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[IGHTY-SLCOND [DITION Published by tbe Students of Massachusetts MnucHunns EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SAoLcl d(. pOpMn BUSINESS MANAGER {jJcUlMn j . CUhsiJdA PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR (Domon fihmnsuj.

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intonglble-spirlt-and make it ' nto someth ng tangible. At the University, the INDEX is the medium. It is hoped that the medium is effective in keeping alive all that v hich, to us, has been o noble adventure in living. As we look at these pages in perspective— m the future when our graduation is another line in our book of memories— we try, with mixed sentiments, to return to these former environs We recall our initial sight of the campus, and buildings whose names we had not yet come to know We were assigned dormitory rooms and roommates, and so the story began. Some went to Butterfield, others to Lewis and Thatcher Then came on introduction to the Greek world —the world of Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and fraternity pins. We found out that Administration and fac- ulty, although always working in the best interes