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

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the meaning of ' ' Our feeling for Sewanee is no less ardent, however. We, too, have been touched by that irresistible, magnetic genius of the Mountain, and we have re- sponded in our own way. The ' never- failing succession ' seems rather commer- cial from our increasingly critical religious viewpoint, but there ' s not one among us who isn ' t daily thankful for the benefits of this succession, such as the new Library and the better dormitory facilities. We bitch about the Administration, but usu- ally over very minor points. The only serious bone of contention is required chapel, but I understand that ' s nothing new. We don ' t play Vandy anymore, but W L is going to have their hands full both on the field and in the stands come- next Homecoming. And we still love our matrons and our dogs! ' ' Most of your old professors have gone, but kindred spirits have taken their places. Our faculty probably publishes more than previous ones, but the primary emphasis is still on teaching.I ' m also happy to say that the intimate flavor of faculty-student relations which prevailed in your dav pre- vails in ours. The devotion to the liberal arts is stronger than ever, and today we are in excellent company when we ex- pound Sewanee ' s philosophy of education. Though the Sewanee Man by nature shuns statistics, surveys, and polls, it is comforting to note the rank given Sewanee by these pragmatic perversions of pure mathematics. We may still have to prove that the best space scientists majored in Greek, but that part of our great academic struggle is of small consequence. All this sounds very much like the Sewanee of my day. he replied. But there ' s only one thing bothering me. and that ' s this expansion program. It seems to me they ' re moving too fast: I ' m afraid some of the essence of Sewanee will be lost in the transition. II