Knowledge is expanding on every front. The student must, however, begin with the fundamentals and build into the future. Learning is the most important activity students can perform and it is their highest responsibility. The students will comprehend the meaning of a label if they are first placed in a situation where they discover the concept that is the source of the label. We arrived at VMI shortly after graduation ceremonies.
Graduation is when the graduates throw their hats into the air.
The grounds keepers had picked up the hats and stored them at the welcome center. I was given one of those hats. My brother is 4 years younger than I and was not on the trip. However, he played with the hat and must have thought about its source. It had a lasting impression.