Virginia Commonwealth University - Cobblestone Wigwam Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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wfiaf is a student? THE RPI STUDENT is a curious mixture of the practical, Imaginative and Intangible. He is creative, yet responsible to the discipline of the creative mind. He willingly subscribes to the philosophy of professional education and comes away as much the mold as the product. He holds a generous concern for those around him, and is as eager In learning to live as he Is in learning to earn. Unsteeped In the conven- tions of college traditions he Is sometimes in- dicted as spiritless by the hasty impressionist who fails to catch the quiet enthusiasm of a new spirit. He shuns social formality, prefer- ring Instead his own brand of casual but sin- cere friendliness. He Is unsophisticated enough to be easily reached by new Ideas, but as an individual his cadence of life Is as apt to be Grieg as Garner. His classroom at- titude Is one of restless contentment, with a good measure of respectful Informality for his instructors. Thoughtful appMcation. ' (top) for entrance exam ' spirit lends a festive air t( New studei . The enthusi the Septembe crowd into Ad 100 (bottom) of a new

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A mixture of the practical . , . and intangible gathers on the Ad Building lawn for everything from pe rallies to politicking. Faced with the universal Indecisions of life after death and life after college, he nneets both with thoughtful resolution, and all the while keeps their pro- portions well within humorous bounds. Financial seuccess may intrigue him, but to many it is usually mentioned in the same vein with bridge, chess, and dirty-eight, and consciously or otherwise he places less value on the material than his elders seem to think. He is difficult to describe and almost impossi- ble to define, for while there are rules governing his academic pursuits, there are none controlling his standards of individuality. In short, he refuses to be typed. And yet it is this spirit of Indlvldualsm that sets each student apart at RPI. And it is this same spirit that provides the common denominator neces- sary to his definition and description. Here is the basis for the agreement of his many natures. Here is that mixture of the practical. Imaginative and Intangible, flavored with a touch of the cosmopolitan. Here is that student whose interest may be captured, but whose ambition may not be contained. . t t t t t J