X, i Z, 5 '-I is vii! KA F r 2bii 90 if in X,". May the future continue for "Learning and Labor." Send greetings." Now we are the past of Illinois. Happy children of the future, those of the past And now in our last college days the wordsīeneath the Alma Mater statue come alive: "To thy Shall happen beneath the Orange and Blue in future Our work and dreams have cleared the way lor what Place in the section because you are a part of all On these pages we shall go back to what we have Noise of a Friday afternoon in Kam's or Bidwell's. When an hour exam was the biggest of our problems,Īnd we could forget it all in the usual smoke and Way we felt in 1960 and remember what it was like
When we knew there was no longer a chance for the The times when we had real spirit-the day we beatĪrmy-the night the team returned from IiVisconsin.Īnd there was spirit in the disappointment we felt The chimes ringing in Altgeld tower as we shivered Ment of the fraternity pajama races in autumn, or Pages that lollow to uncover, dehne and reminisceĪbout what we do have that makes Illinois unique.įew of us will forget the noise and dust of theĪrmory on Sheequon week-ends, or the short excite. Some of us miss these tliingsgĪnd though few of our traditions remain today andĪlmost none are starting, we shall attempt on the ItĪppears we have grown too large for those intimateĬustoms that once marked the progress of a student No one knows the differenceĪnymore il sophomores sit on the Senior Bench. No longer is aĬlass hatchet passed from seniors to juniors each yearĪt Commencement. Times change and so do the people, places, and Is their achievements that made possible much that Those who studied, taught and worked before usg it Is renowned as a giant in education, and a leader
Three faculty members, 77 students and one usedīuilding were the core of the University in I868.Īll this seems very lar away knowing our sprawlingĬampus with its 20,000 students and currently 201 Tree-lined Broadwalk that we dedicate this ILLIO. Up the ramps ol' Memorial Stadium and along a once The tradition that make Illinois what it is today.Īnd so it is to the 300,000 Illini who preceded us They leave behind them the work, the culture, and Quietly entered and departed from the University. For 92 years people like us, some moreĭedicated, some not seeking education at all, have VVe will becomeĪlumni, ending another University of Illinois gen-Įration. In another month, the Class of I960 will gradu-Īte and be Finished with college. I Life, Learning and Tradi iong This Is Yours.