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STERLING WALLACE EDWARDS . Chemistry "Tub" , \Vestminster, Maryland Westminster High School President Irving Literary Society, '24; Y. M. C. A.; Black and White Club; Editor College Newspaper, '24; Inter-Society Debater, '22; Treasurer Poets' Club. "Give me again my hollow tree, A crust of bread, and liberty." "TUB" is not a disciple of the old school and is a staunch defender of the abstract idea called liberty. He is in no sense a conservative, either in thought or action, but is a devotee of free speech, the right to an argu- ment, and "you've got to show me." But all his obstinacy and opposition to traditionalism is built not on a radical foundation but with the definite goal of knowing the truth. He is doing what few men today are willing to do, namely, build their own philosophy of life, and his philosophy is based upon the ideal of perfection. He has searched the field of science, explored the realm of mathe- matics, and is trying to discover the ultimate truths of metaphysics, and conse- quently, in everything that he does he brings to the task three things; the scien- tific method, mathematical exactness, and the willingness to see the other person's point of view. However, there is one field in college life in which he does not stand up for liberty, for in this realm his freedom has been taken away and he is bound hand and foot to the wiles of another-in fact, he has even lost his heart. The way of the world never changes, for Cupid has won and Liberty has been conquered by Love. , [58]