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

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Another accomplishment of the photographer is the scene in this picture where he snapped an unusual night view of the College library. The building has many stained glass windows and is oalc panelled inside with many portraits of Sewanee ' s founders, bishops and former vice- chancellors on the walls. Between classes a favorite place for bull sessions is on the stone benches in the quadrangle. ?0

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The new Gailor Dining Hall was a big surprise when we returned in September. It holds a crowd of over 500 and an amplifier is needed to read announcements. The room is soundproof and new throughout. The main complaint is that it is too clean and too quiet. ' + rt 1 1 a 4 (7J rim ruil oP srun Sewanee life — its echoes are so many. Bull sessions in the dorm . . open house at the ma- trons . . . coffee at the union . . . Captain Video at the Owl Flick . . . the rolling cans . . . tomato juice on Sunday morning. . . . Pretty girls in fluffy gowns and penguin like boys in tux . . . no-breaks . . . the pledge parade and then the Eagle . . . double flick on Wednesday and profs houses on Sunday night . . . the dorm Christmas parties . . . the competition of Blue Key Interfraternity Sing . . . and the wild imagination of skit nigh I . . . chapels and free rides . . . the glass racke when the lights went out at Gailor . . . Purple Masque at the inverted Quonset . . . the sudden burst of a firecracker at 2 a. m. . . . nine and five at the S.P.O. . . . the exams, the cramming, the homesickness. Like a jigsaw puzzle going togeth- er to form a complete picture — of gaiety, sad- ness, anxiety and fun — beautifully woven into Se- wanee. Chapel attendance was one of the most frequent scenes on the campus. This event was required to occur at least three times a week and seven Sun- days a semester. The daily service of ' Morning Prayer lasts about fifteen minutes. In this picture many students are wearing their R.O.T.C. uni- forms. Gownsmen are required to wear their gowns to chapel in addition to all classes.

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X t Atop tke Wt ip oun f Sewanee life — it sounds of the ringing of chapel bells for noon service and the strains of S.M.A. ' s Onward Christian Soldiers . Its paths and halls and lodges carry echoes of laughter, of songs, of learning. The sparkle of a girl ' s voice on the much-anticipated dance week-end . . . the picnics on the Mountain ' s edge . . . the crackle of pine limbs in the fire . . . the sputter of roasting marshmallows . . . a frenzied tying of a black bow and hur- ried adjusting of hoops and then . . . the melody of the orchestra under the starry- decorated sky of Ormond-Simkins Gym. Activities — so many . . . frat pledges in wildest costume engaged in strange pur- suits . . . Greek shindigs . . . parisian:,. pajama, shipwreck, Bitter Rice, any- thing for a party. Science Hall, one of Sewanee ' s most complete buildings, was a gift to the University by Mr. Andrew Carnegie. It houses the Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Forestry Departments. This jam is one of the commonest occurences seen in the Student Union between classes as those who sacked past breakfast grab a cup of that life-liquid — coffee.