Wheaton College - Tower Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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15 easily another rut is formed. But even the most routine-wed member of Wheaton’s student body occasionally finds himself jostled awake. Sometimes this is accomplished by a Tower party invitation or just the sound of the Tower bell pealing out its happy news. A Wheaton couple sur- rounded by their friends join this age-old tradition; and up in the dorms, down in the library, all over campus, thoughts are drawn for a moment to the significance of the tolling bell. Friends join in on an age-old tradition, The tolling bell: engagement, then marriage. | | | | |

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Grade conscious students made the library a popular place. Homecoming’s bustle left campus comparatively quiet. Students traced a well-worn path; class- rooms, chapel, mailbox, library, Stupe. ... Weekends, they found diversion at Artists Series con- certs, recitals, games, lecture series, and a very occasional eve- ning in the big city. Winter be- came a thing of the present, and thoughts of Christmas vacation turned eyes toward the calendar. 14 After the holiday, books stepped up to the place of preeminence. The whole student body turned grade conscious as the end of the semester and exam week pressed in upon them. Something is so final about a grade, even for the students who scorn its importance. As the exam period drew nearer, the library became more popular, preceding tension and fatigue and relief. Tests were over and the grades were in—for bad or worse. Heads popped up for a breath of some- thing beside the printed page and found that winter had come to stay, taking campus in its cold, white grip. There was that won- derful and short break between semesters, and then registration lines formed again. They turned in their class cards, slipped into a new schedule and noticed how

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The Spring Festival: the boys bounded out to show skill in all kinds of tumbling and acrobatic stunts. 16