Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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Tin- Faculty procession i» Bombcrgcr chapel on Founder’s Day. FE Ursinus is a community, and its main purpose is education. Kducation is a word which connotes a dtdl transference of facts from teachers to students. Itul I rsinus is a community, and the best aspects of community life are fount! in exchange and cooperation. Students come to I rsinus to learn. Kut the faculty members arc aware that the students can also teach. The only way to keep a college out of the dry academic rut is to preserve a close association between students and faculty. Ursinus manages to do just this. Let us never forget that the sum of four years of education at Ursinus is no miracle. It is the result of a close community harmony which encourages thought in addition to, though not to the exclusion of, academic work. This harmony would he impossible if it were not tin; will of students and professors. Informality is a pleasurable element in the relationship of a professor to his class.