American University - Talon / Aucola Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Photographs are concrete memories that last. As time passes they become antiques of value revealing what we were in an interval of time. Here, in this volume, you are yourself today, as are your colleagues, your teachers. Tomorrow we shall change for better or for worse in life ' s adventure. Preserve these por- traits as of yesterday and look forward to what you may become — better in fitness to live, keener in mind to achieve, nobler in soul to contribute values for which the world waits. JOHN E. BENTLEY. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. DEANS This Aucola will mean more to you in years to come than mere pictures of friends, scores of games or reviews of activities. It will repre- sent another stage in the development of your- self and your alma mater. It is a graphic record of your contribution to the life of your College. Congratulations for a job well done! EVELYN SKILLINGTON, Dean of Women. Nine

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PRESIDENT The Class of 1948 began its course in mid World War II. It continued its study through victory, post war adjustment, and into the period of intense struggle of ideologies. No preceding class has endured such periods of accelerated change or human dislocation. Your experience should make you conscious of the tragedy which western culture faces as well as the obligations of Americans amid their opportunities. The American University expects of you the leadership which is necessary to make our nation discharge its high purpose in the world order in which we are now permanently involved. PAUL F. DOUGLASS, Preside tit. Eight

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First row: Mr. Narber, Mrs. Dade, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. McClure, Miss Hopson. Second row: Mrs. Davison, Miss Miller, Miss Scrimshaw, Miss Behnke, Mrs. Fox. THE ADMINISTRATION As it takes more than a house to make a home, so it takes more than a student body to make an educational institution. The administration, fac- ulty, and students should be thought of inclusively as the composition of the University. The administration is keenly interested in the future. Their duty is to prepare students for life following college years. The kind of men and women that will control the country in the next few years is determined to a large extent by the university from which they graduate. This year that duty was a difficult one. With men of all ages returning to the campus and the enlarged enrollment, the problem was a difficult one to solve. Mistakes were made but each emerged wiser and more assured of what The American University has to offer. Wisdom and experience, personified in this group of administra- tors, helped to guide us through our years at A.U. They encouraged us to realize and cherish the Ideals of the University. Ten