Here's an extraordinarily rare college yearbook acknowledgement of the dangers of binge drinking.  Having studied several thousand college yearbooks published over the centuries, what we still don't understand is this: if college has always been a glorified bacchanal, why aren't breweries our campuses and pubs our dormitories?  This is a serious question.  Bonus question (with an answer): Why do college yearbooks always have a "Year in review" section with notable world events?  Because that's the first time the black-out drunk students will have heard or remembered any of it.

Our photo is from Clemson's 1986 yearbook. 

"It's so hard to know the happinesses of a day until it's too late to appreciate them."  From Hiwassee's 1976 yearbook.

West Chester's 1975 yearbook.

Having studied psychology and English in college, we can vouch for the authenticity of these photographs. From the Davidson yearbook of 1976.

Here's a rather rare mass dematerialization, from Washington & Lee's 1976 yearbook.

From Niagara College's 1969 yearbook.

He appeared as Father Time for his yearbook photo.  With the middle name L'Engle, we wonder if he's related to Madeleine L'Engle and whether he's referencing A Wrinkle in Time.  From Washington & Lee's 1976 yearbook.

"I support decadence!"  Graffito from the American University yearbook of 1983.

Reblog if precautions will be in order the next time.  From the Wyoming yearbook of 1932.

Earth and its twin.  From UNC's 1929 yearbook.

We altered this ad from Stetson's 1984 yearbook.  The original reads, "The world is full of followers: learn what it takes to lead."  The new version reads, "The world is full of flowers: learn what leads to lakes."

"Everybody needs help."  From the American University yearbook of 1983.

It's been said that the shapes you see in a fire will point you toward your dream job.  From Hampden-Sydney's 1967 yearbook.

From Kent State's 1931 yearbook.

From Duke's library, in the yearbook of 1933.

You've heard of the turtle that holds up the world, but that's just mythology -- it's actually two bunnies.  It obviously has to be long-eared animals, for balance.  From Duke's library, in the yearbook of 1933.

This cursed photo appears in the University Rhode Island yearbook of 1975.

Perhaps if football were still like this, the viewer ratings would improve.  From Colorado College's 1934 yearbook.

"Boring Weekend Nights. Inside some of the unexciting and not so unusual weekends." A headline from the College of William and Mary's yearbook of 1984.