Wesleyan University - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Middletown, CT)

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allegiance. however, This would he a misinter- pretatinn. And would we he men of any moral or spiritual depth if we didn't openly expound our beliefs? Certainly notihut four years at lVesleyan teaches a man to temper his mum- tinnal and irrational presuppositions with a give and take doctrine that will always be :1 part of him, an indispensable part. no matter what held of endeavor he chooses. The question might he posed. How can one assert lVesleyan is a community of 0m in spirit and the Immy in number. when the fraternity system. breeding the venom of segregation. is such a vital part of the community life?y l And when we say fraternity. we include the john XYesley Clnh because it. Inn. is something structurally apart from anything elsefl Two answers can be given to this, the second emanating from the first. If every member nf fraternity A will. upon readingT this. set aside his hook for a moment and reflect on how many elnse friends he has, and values. who live dmx'n the street in fraternity H . the contention that the fraternity Hf eluh .xystem th Xl'esleyan is u nefarious one will be at least partially over- come. It goes without saying that john lYesley Cluh members have long nurtured cluse friend- ships. friendships that will survive the test of time. with students who are memhers 0f frat- ernities. Obviously the reverse nhtains here also. Now. reasun why this is 50. It is so he. cause it spells H'mlvyuu in capital letters. The trainingisueial. moral, and spiritual you have received here. in addition to the pursuit of ynur academic interests, has been such that you nn- ennseiuusl-x' rise ahm'e petty antl nebulous lines You have broadened horizon tu where you have enemnpassed all of demarcation yt .ur that lYesleyan has tn Offer and hy the very light of your havingr arrived at this lung sought elnr end. you knuw that XVesleyan utters a great tlezll. The age group problem is lloll-CXlSlCllt at lVesleyan. Uliler members of the community have eagerly accepted the younger tines. Aml tun anyone deny that one frruup has profited anymnre frum this intimate relationship than the other? Zeal, initiative, curiosity. and as- sitluity have hecumc the newly wnn pi'nperties of une, ziml patience. tolerance. fortitude. 11ml

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philusophic insight the fresh acquisitions of the other. Put them all in one cocked hat and the Clltl product is nothing short nf utopian. To you men of the present graduating class must deservedly go much of the eretlit for having made what many eynics regard as a pipe dream actually work here at XVesle-van. This past year in particular was a trying une as it marked the first time in the annals Hf the college that there existed such a discrepancy in the ages of the students. The overwhelming inajm'ity of this years freshmen class is com- posed nf ynungsters of the same age as thnse enteringr frush hefnre the war. The possibility was acute that they would he snnhhetl. made to feel ill at ease. tYell. they not only did not feel any of these things. lmt ttmk a more active part in extra-eurrienlar activities antl Cullege life in general than any freshmen class in the history of the college. It was quite natural, too that these men would lOUlC particularly to men 0f the senior class for help and guidance on any problems that might arise. That the cool'tieration and advice they received was of a sound variety is reflected in the scholastic and athletic acumen displayed by the new nien. their nncnniniunly good social graces, and their high level of moral attainment. lYesleyan does not say goodbye to its senior class. because she believes there will always be a cnrner in the heart of each graduate for her. and most certainly XVcsleyan will always take the deepest pride in the tleetls and accomplish- ments of her sonsethe unes x11? helped along:r the way. lVesleyan is detinitely hack on her feet Not absolutely true. this. again? Xl'esleyan has always been on her feet only perhaps at this moment she stands a little taller. R.F.B.