Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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If fraternities cannot answer tliese gestures, periiaps the frestiman class point out the direction things are headed. A lot was said about the class of 72. Do they tread on tra- dition, or merely yearn at habit? Does this year ' s freshmen forecast a characteristic mixture that will distinguish future classes as well? Can fraternities survive such a change in attitude— are they acceptable only to a single type? But freshmen should be more concerned with the uni- versity than with the fraternities. So far the surface has hardly been scratched. A far-sighted curriculum committee has gained impetus toward changes that go deeper perhaps than anything of current interest. You hear the word competitive a lot. Is W L competitive with other schools? Whether we like it or not, we can ' t sit bacl and let students find us. The gentlemen-scholar myth; perhaps repolishing is not enough. One of those terms, at least, may be obsolete. Obviously, our faculty has decided it should not be the latter.

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So the question arises: does W L take up a role as a bastion set against fads sweeping other universities. Like coeducation, inexpensive tuition and fees, mass education. Those who argue that these questions should be considered from the standpoint of the individual institu- tions alone have a good point. But do they forward this argument as more sand for the engines that, at W L may be finally revving up for some speed beyond idle. But a motor at top speed is useless without a transmission. What will finally pop the clutch? Ideas are in wide circu ' ation— suggestions abound as to what will improve present circumstance. The real problem is implementation, which may have as much to do with eliminating habits as with proposing new arrangements. 14