Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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In the irst c q In IUGHCGS O 800d e are duickly elt . . . . It is September; young men and women everywhere are answering the call to college campuses from coast to coast. Here at Valparaiso the immigration has just begun. Howdy, Dick! Hi'ya, June! Did you kids have a good vacation? Such greetings as these are being exchanged all over the Hill. Wherever individuals or groups gather or pass, friendly greetings and cheery words are exchanged. There seems to be something in the air that prompts such friend- liness on the part of even rather reserved indi'viduals. There must be something about the Christian atmosphere which makes it such a pleasure to come to our school and such a sorrow to leave it. Yes, there must be something which makes Valpo such an effective sub- stitute for our homes for three-fourths of the year.

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What is that something? Certain people will say that it is the thrill of being with and seeing old friends. Others might claim that it is the influence of a changed environment. These so- lutions, however, do not exactly express the feeling which comes over us when we come here to live and study. There is one explanation which does seem to apply. It is the spirit of good fellow- ship as an outward demonstration of Christian background and character which unites our students into a compact body. It is this spirit which erases the lines of class distinction between our students and which enables them to feel at ease with members of the faculty and with each other, whether at work or play. With all these influences it does not take long for even the greenest of Frosh to grasp the spirit of good fellowship here at Valparaiso.