Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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CONTENTS THE COLLEGE ..............................................PART I Hoard ol I )ire tors . . . Administration ... I iislory ol tin ( ollege . . . Tacidl . . . Seniors . . . luniors . . . Soplioinores . . . Lreshmen ACTIVITIES ...............................................................PART II iows ol tin ( .iinpiis . . . Governing Organizations . . . I il li( ations . . . Mii i« . . . Dramatics . . . I )«•! «iting • • . C lul s . . . Traternitics . . . Sororities ATHLETICS .......................................................PART III ( ouncils . . . I'ootL.dl . . . Soccer . . . Hockey . . . Basketball . . . resiling . . . Baseball ... I ennis . . . I rack . . Intramural Sports . . . Review MPl S Mil PART IV Prom . . . Ball . . . Senior Questionnaire . . . Snapshots . . . Advertisements . . . f eatures . . . Senior Directory' Z5 3o f

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 FOREWORD npl II. limit in is closed and I lie e-i«i ol rugged ilidividuulism has passed ■ lint tin li«il iis .iikI patterns nl thought vvliieh accompanied them live on in a world which ran no longer withstand their e onscc|iic-nc e-s. I nda s world is one in which all tilings are not possible. I lie American mania lor llie bigger and better must some da end. I lierelore wisdom, and liappinr . too. dwell in the effort nl man to do his best with the materials at hand. ii this princ iple we have mist,nil I v been guided. Ibis book does not pretend to be a historv nl college life lor the past year. W e do not believe- that there- is no ugliness, no crue-ltv. no pettiness, and no e or ruptiern in eolle-ge- or e-lsewhere; neither do we believe- that the- re-velation e I this pll ise- ol mu lile- will de-velop those e |U i I it i -s vv hit h distinguish the- person ol culture. I'm this reason we have- suppressed those- eleme-nts in our asseie iation vvliieh .ire-less praiseworthy. vvliieh operate to keep us small and provincial. Instead, whereve-r there- has appeare-d a gracious de-e-d. a sine ere- ae I. a beau I ifnl character, a courageous spirit, lenac ilv ol purpose, devoted scholarship, warm Iriendship. unstinting service —there we have searched for a noble I rsinus tra dilion. We- hope that through the- years the- Ki nv mav help uie-ii and women of I rsinus to re-me-inbe-r I I hr I iron tv ol lira from the liraulv ol I'.mhp is

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DEDICATION A S i symbol l IIh esteem and affection wliiili llie ( lass ol M)“, hears lor him. this volume ol lie Unity is dedicated to I )r. Norman I .. Mc( lure. President ol tIlf ( ollrife. WV, in l ) )7. repeal the tribute ol l()l6: lie hole without ahllse the grand old name ol gentle man. In the • lassroom and out. lie taught us the heoul ol simplir its. the peai e ol quietness. and the satisfaction ol vti i ing for cxi ellem e. Wl leu he said. ( ollege is lor the exaltation ol the whole hi.in. the unadorned statement, uttered with I a i it and onvii lion. ominanded our attention. Our hope is that it may command the attention ol succeeding gen orations ol students so that I rsinus men and women may (ontinue to grow in the spirit ol this teaching and he molded by its renewing strength.