University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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Thuj In ihc neceiiaijly liniilrd iphtfe of hh irHdlttlll l activity ((or other and more i rrjpail-ar.il mailer:- dem-nid the ure-ikfr ij-irt 01 rii time) ihe dweller in the sacred precincts of Si. l.uke s ha.; va.neJ eape- ijenrfes. Spice doe rut penmit linfjenn-g upon (he inadequate prepara- tion of tl Academic department whi h f«l 1o equip a man for lilufilnji (hreunlj Hekrc -. or foff fruitr iin the- imidmi facility wiih wh ' wh the Piofoxor of New TeHanVtnt dincn ' .tn Hit Mac UrnOUnl of one ' i knowledge. Ihe I two log V inlimli lie ax ea.Lenxive as llie various aclni- liej of ihe Lnitemly life. He would fair give- hlmxeJF up to an csclu- •ively nttim-mic life J bul il ji required of him lh».t he he in ihe world 1n0u h (Wl f IE, I | ■-. ;t.. -|S-:t dl ' jiciivdilc lo ll.r ' linr» ul d|i--f r:r:, - ..J ir. ■? [ eruxkhorc reigns f-uprcrnr. I uth ntlcioL in Liu gayer affaire o-f Sewane life ii frowned upon by xorr.r. ]l Krm:- advantageous, h ' jv- 6vtT. llut m a seminary situated ax Sev»ariec ix ITieologa should iden- tify ihemsekiei a mud .11 possible with l. nlte-nily hie-. In ihms forensic St. Lvlie ' f. doc none ih»n her share-- ft i» Kuctly p»4 iblt t M«id n. meeting of the Sewane Literary Society without wcinv one o two of her HH on. iht rMtnarn, ' 1 he ruin per- plexity of Ffnadian end v-hrltdon ii lo a. void loo gre.iL a prcjwrederantt 4I ibe ' punt hi heart, The kit tiling (0 b Hid of the Thelbftkel Dcparlrnem lit thai H b leeklng In Advance Spirit. So St. Luke ? is wrll rtprrVnted on the gridiron. But then we ne-ver think, of ihjx or thai eteparlaient in liewintt ]ife. All distinction is lorgolten in llie Fad thai we a.re Scwanee men. who fount :l a. privilege to represent her in any iviy, and feel a keen sense of responsibility in endeatorin-j! to mainliin llie high itindardf which tf»it wl» have gone before have let ut. Lot tho e unfamiliar v.iih Sfwuiw fhwtd | l (t WfrW ' tn ' - nomii rtmirtt a Hf»utly indKttrvt of iftr tone of the Theological Ijf parlinrnt. let it w undkfritrwdl lh«C die Kfwla.;lir sl-iLuj of (he [icparl- mtnl lias neier been hiKhei lha.n it preient. At lent f i u r ■ fi T I Ji 1 a ihe pieien.1 Seminary will Leave Sewanee wilh icademic degrecj. and ihe ilindard ix being; rdixed yearly. Bui thiwe oF ui who fii -e heen here Iqfttjeit ttlliie th tiWMl irofljly lh t ou-r rrxwt prexwiw ktion rt leirixd aol from book bid Ir ' Mn llir ntmplet tt uV ' -Olioo to dhlly, hiuji 4chitvtm nti. and faith in iiirab. which hivt been a.lwiiyi the proudest heritage of Sewajiee men. Dl p BtMEMCT

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The Academic Department A her ill it iriij 1 he »dtmH d th»t ihe real colka life h eiperir cnced by the Academ. Freed from ihe e llina rtHHint of (Ik preparatory whwl. llir IVjhmftn rntrr -ah tnmOnrric.nl i ' yr. .■-■■! exhilarating., full ol atlratlion And aLoiandinir. In Kicar possibilities, Hii demeanor, upon finding himself in the midst of swaggering iSoplio- rrnwe). confident Junior , and reminiscent Seniors, nay be cha.ra-rleri.ied as iifii-J»1rin,iv -. In ipitc of the firm convklion lhat he !i now a mm imong mwi, he U orcaiionally surprised into a Ye tir or L No iir, as he rtplitf to ihe kindly effort of wine old ituderU to mule him fed it home. If h 14 wi« I continue to lay low- Sometime . Iw«-- cver. milted by the sdnial inlcrc.il dismayed in linn, hie warms- up and talk freely ol himself and In:- achievements Smilci ol real pleasure thereupon illumine the facet of hi hearers.. An observant Freshman note iheir snojiEan£ou.Fnr;s and :hrinkj inslinctively from ihe fain! Inct q{ Cruel AntiHi|i,ilwiri in them. ITie heedless map beeps op ajid Hjb«C- quently icjdijH thil the «t1efitk n wJikH Ji«i remark rotted had a puEpuit. When experKfict hu begotten wisdom the Freshman ii ladiially allowed 1o consider himself a unit in. the workin-tji of hi Aim M 1«T and particularly the Academic Dep!iTlnwjit L thff OollcBe |ir-i|H-: These it. • dt iinOive AtnwtptKfc in the Academic. Dtf rtme m : i faHns among the under undutiti that bW «e llit itiwn dme, Theoloft lit retarded ti worthy Ecllows to whom respect i due lor pall tdftrit . Kcuul? of by-nonc t tiitj aie listened to with teen appre- tialnn but the , themselves, are 1 deemed merely ihe relic of part Academic days. mcjiin-K in I he University oT today, hud rtamped by the Academic claue s of yerterday and untiled in their iikk laticini. to them. Ihe haster tiiil think: him nice, hut d ii the Don JuJnt of the Academic Department with vdiorn ihe fall Hi love, ] he greatest man inun; the under- graduate n ihe F ' e+Hman because he hai before him tpe nwwl oppotlupity. ]| would never do Id let him know how in c lined d take oil Kid- hal to him lire [fenior fc l , Four yean seem a LonB; tune, hawevei, and he rarely L-e ;■ 1 1 r ?- him lf hi? fi«t -ar. Day d re ami of what He will do u utiully as far as hii- Itnbilton k dl him. The Sophomore leeli llie need of demnentral ipg ha ijp rioitt - over the Fre hmin and may t y a thins or Iwo; ihowaD) not deeds IhjE e OliitietL Opinion On all thinEi V hethtcr in Ht- tn in Oh earth ii hii dulinipjisliinij trait. He it the ptoceu OE tMolutiun from the timid hreihman to the eapaLle Juniur. Ihe Senior is the tenninus- .i ' .I ..jiiern of ihe Academic Department. Perfect poise mirti all he IT