The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1957-05-18
TEN WISHES OF A
GRADUATING SENIOR

Thousands of graduating SEMI
orS all over the country are lit,
orally counting the days and
hours before they will be gradu-
ated from their respective alma
matters. For four years, and in
some case five, they have gone
to classes, studied, spent long
hours of mental anguish in the
libraries writing research papers
for old foggy instructors, attend
ed dull, uninteresting assemblies
and seminars, in institutions for
the educationally insane-institu-
tons of higher learning and what
is their reward? A document call
ed bachelors degree.
College life, though taxing and
the cause of many headaches and
gray hairs is not all work and no
play. There have been many
pleasant memories, some too in
dellible to erase from the pages
of that wonderful period; the
Junior-Senior Prom, the first few
weeks on campus, the parties,
dates, and Sneal1ing off campus.
Oh yes, there were those moments
when life seemed unbearable and
rules and regulations were inev-
itably broken.
There were those wild weekend
excursions, those silly gags play
ed on the matrons or deans.
There was the period of fratern-
al probation, football and basket
ball games. Then there was the
mad rush to be the first one on
campus to initiate a certain fad.
And now, like a dream, the end
is not in the far future. but in
stead, just around the corner. The
end comes quickly and there are
several things which must be
done before leaving campus.
A certain phase Of life rushes
into the present and like a dy-
ing person, there is that desire
to do all things one has not done
during his lifetime. There are
friends and instructors to bid
farewell to, there is that last
week at the campus, the gather
ing up Of personal effects and the
like.
Sitting down to think, the grad-
uating senior decides he wants,
more than anything else at this
point, ten things. Some important
some trivial, some to remain only
in his mind.
Time +. time it doesn't
stop, it continues and there is so
much to do. The senior would like
to run away and forget it all
to make a clean, fast break, VOW
ing never to return to that 'Ipri-
:sons" But it is only momen-
tary thought, he knows he must,
and perhaps will, return to his
alma mater. Three months later
he'll retrogress
he'll wish he were back there, but
then it will be too late to start
overtime never retregresses.
The senior thinks, "What do I
want moSt?" A bright light
flashes, his face beams. "I've got
it," And so he has; he knows
what he wants most of all. His
problem is solved, Thus, he writes:
WHAT I WANT MOST
I. To be graduated and receive
that aIl-important degree.
z. To tell that professor what
! think OF him.
8. To get back all the clothes my
friends borrowed from me.
a. To get one decent meal Cor
a reasonable facsimile Of home
cooking) before I graduate.
S. To receive a very expensive
gift from my parents (probabiy
a diamond ring or carr
6. To,Vacation for three months
anywhere I choose.
2. To secure my transcript be.
fore my future employer or grad.
uate school director does.
8. To get a nice Job (paying
well, and In an ideal iocation).
9. To spend my first paycheck
as l desire.
10. To receive no letters from
my "dear alma mater"
Tn all Sincarifv thonph. the four