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

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STRIFE And many miles to go Striving day and night . . . room and that I did go through the snow and somehow forced myself to sit through all of my classes, and that I did manage to eat that terrible meal. And I remember that I didn ' t really mind all of it.

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Spring brings new arrivals to the Mountain. when it is finished he will look back and know it was good. It is with a wince of pain that I recall the bitterly cold days when I hated to leave my room or the days it rained so hard that raincoats were useless. But I also remember with a certain sense of pride that I did leave my Studies and sunlight converge. THROUGH STORM AND Daddy takes Junior for a spin in the afternoon sun. The Chattanooga Symphony in concert at Guerry Hall. Q V ■L aB pla ' - T aJL« | SfctAl L w Br . - P

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You may curse every step of the way. MY STAR Spring arrives and the young girl ' s fancy turns . n ij ' M ti B » ii i t uMiiij m I remember the Spring afternoon on the edge of the Mountain and the unforgettable impression I received when I looked back along the sheer Cumberland headland where it reared from the checkered valley into the building sunlight. It was mid-afternoon and the leaves were laughing in the sun which seemed to sparkle on the rocks and fresh new grass. Much has been written about the Sewanee Gentleman and his spe- cial qualities and his many virtues, but he is not special and he is not more virtuous than any other student at any other college or university. The thing that is special is not the student, but the place and its at- mosphere. Sewanee itself is the special element. It is Sewanee that is isolated and lonely; it is Sewanee that is cold and wet and windy; Sewanee serves the meals we remember with horror and amusement. But, it is also that same Sewanee which forces the student to look for his answers within himself; forces him to examine himself and to un- derstand all of the problems and ultimate questions of life.