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The final product lias variety and capacity for social

June 1951 DAVID M. LESLIE '51
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The final product lias variety and capacity for social
June 1951 DAVID M. LESLIE '51

As COMMENCEMENT approaches, the seniors experience a mixture of joy and regret. The friendships and knowledge gained here over the past four years, in the classroom, on the athletic field and in extracurricular activities, have rooted our most treasured memories in the Hanover plain; and the joy comes somewhat from knowing that all this is a permanent part of our lives. We have been ingrained with Dartmouth more as a way of life than as a mere place of learning. We do not feel that "the Dartmouth way of life" is an inappropriate phrase, for it is composed of everything that is America and that we hold sacred. The regret derives, naturally enough, from having to leave and go our separate ways in the world. But wherever we go, whatever we do, we continue to be Dartmouth men and to be a part of the College. In our best efforts to serve our communities, our nation, and, we hope, our world, we will serve Dartmouth too and will thus in some measure repay her for what she has done for us.