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...year, as expressed by F. Skiddy von Stade Jr. '37, dean of freshmen, include: "A sense of shared experience, the formation of life-time friendships, the formation of "college class" identity essential for alumni activities, (and) an intramural and activity program where freshmen are not low men on the totem pole...
...advantages of coed living, of extensive contacts with upperclassmen, and of house spirit as significant benefits of the Radcliffe system. Detractors claim that such a system of separation by houses prevents the formation of class spirit, limits freshmen involvement in extracurricular activities because they are "lowest on the totem pole," and deters the formation of interhouse friendships--creating a parochial outlook on the part of students...
Ordinarily a museum makes very little sense to a blind person," said originator Lutch. "Except for totem poles, it's nothing but a sea of glass cases." Lutch worked with two other employees of the museum, Sally L. Bond '71 and Catherine Rinne, to develop the program. Rinne is the only one who has had experience working with the blind...
...sculptures, one construction by David Brown, entitled "Voodoo Totem," completes its theme by manipulating the new dimensions of natural textural irregularities. The assemblage's central spine is a splintered railroad tie, onto which are hammered small colored pieces of wood and pottery. Minus the cartoon face painted atop the structure, it is a pleasing, although perhaps accidental, piece...
...Jack Kennedy may have been daring, but foolhardy he was not. He may have been pragmatic, but he was never a cynic. He did not make a totem pole of his mistakes. The trouble with Jack Kennedy's inaugural address is that he had so little time to attempt to put it into practice and that we Americans have so little personal interest in picking up and carrying out his challenge of excellence, humanity and peace...