William Jewell College - Tatler Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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'tLoyalty, allegiance, alma mater true. ometime in the first year we spent on the Hill we encountered one who dared to criticize her. We discovered she was like a member of our family. We could criticize her, dispair over some of her eccentricities, even go so far as to call her outdated or conservative But those same words, coming from the mouths of those who didn't know her as we did, were more than we could tolerate. We explained that those uninformed critics simply did not understand. And we didn't understand. Who were these people defending the very policies we considered ineffective and inoperable? Who were these people mouthing the very phrases we had heard so many times and rejected as mere rationalization? As unlikely as it seemed we had become part of that group who loved the college, who admired her for what she stood for. It was all in our perspective we discovered. Antiquated and traditional were just two sides of the same coin. impractical and idealistic represented different attitudes toward a respect for our heritage. Looking back over our years on the Hill we remembered first the things that made her unique. Describing our first or last year of college we thought of the special traditions known only to those who had sat on the steps of the chapel or library on sunny days. We recalled the Lighting of the Quad, the Hanging of the Green, Opening Convocation, Achievement Day and apples in the barrel on the President's lawn. And we were glad we had been a part of that. their ..... .. ...J-M.-.ee 11215 : -eee WW , ,,,,,,,,,,,, rx,-D ,.,,.N-..mf,-gwtwz-W.,,.W.w... . -A fwm:-WM-'--N Opening 7

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