Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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DR. TRIBBLE Memory keeps bright two experiences of viewing the campus from the air. The first was one day before construction was started on the first building. A friend took me in his small two-seater plane and circled the campus several times. The second was after the first building stage- was completed and three years after we move d from the old campus. I was returning with our football team from a victorious game. It was a beautiful morning with a bright sun and a clear sky. We circled the campus twice and the panoramic view was inspiring. Much planning and hard work by many people went into the changes that took place- between the two experiences. What I saw the first time was the poten- tial, the place for a vision to be embraced and realized. What 1 saw the second time was the reality in living dimensions. I shall always cherish the memories of both plane trips and the panoramic pictures. When the members of the 1961 class browse through this I low i in. I fancy they will recall their views and impressions when they ma- triculated as freshmen, before a textbook had been opened or a lecture- had been attended, and compare them w ith their views and impressions of the completed college- course. And I trust that every turning of a page will make the experiences here productive of incentive to greater achievement in nobler endeavor. FROM THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT