Eastern Nazarene College - Nautilus Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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PLANNING FOR PROGRESS ffl, ci? R 1: .If wi Y r i 1 3 A group of students rclnx in thc corner of the Dug out. a favorite spot for relaxation. recreation and so cial intermimzling. Girls from Munro Hall wait at midnight to welcome Carolyn Lnnphcr from ai big date, 8

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Dr. Jessop brings another inspiring message to the stu- dents in chapel. Foreign students bow their heads in prayer to show the united spirit of our religion. This part of the Junior Class's Thanksgiving program was especially well re- ceived by the student body at the annual Thanksgiving Chapel. Religion: a big word to a child. an indifference to the majority. a life to our forefathers. a reality to a Christian. ES. Bright- man says: Religion ought to be characteri7ed by a feeling of dependence on a personal God and dominated by the will to cooperate with God in the conservation and increase of value. iVealth. fame. fortune F they are the obsession of the contem- porary man and woman. and college student. Peace of heart and mind. a goal with a purpose. a lile of hope - these are the heartbeat of the Christian college student. While the secular university strives for an answer for a generation in peril. the Christian college answers. Jesus Christ. the lVay. the Truth, and the Life. Evidences of spiritual progress on E.N.C.'s campus this year have been seen in the increased interest in church activities. school religious organizations. and most important. in students' lives. The N.Y.P.S. adopted a new idea in programs this year calling for more student participation. A deep spiritual conviction has rested over many full-house services at the college church as our new pastor. Rev. lN1artin. brought forth the YN'ord of God in forceful language. Campus indications ofspiritual progress are displayed by the great increase in the number oi mission teams. and the new iervor for the children of South Boston in Boston Chapel. But real spiritual progress came not by the outward signs .but by the inward inspiration. concern. and consecration of stu- dents as individuals. As the songs rang across campus after- hours on Tuesdays. as a student took refuge in the prayer room to Hnd the answer to the overwhelming problem. as the con- fessions eame forth after the altar service. as students went from door to door telling the Good News. as courageous hearts testified to employers. as consistent glowing lives sought a better understanding of today's world eh then we saw real spiritual progress. M

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Life: an existence to the destitute, an unalterable to the newly- weds, a challenge to the Christian. Bailey said: It matters not how long we liye, but how. Social progress is a progress toward the fullest and most meaningful life. No man is an island. He lives with others, he shares with others, he depends on others, he must learn to get along with others. Life at college can be hectic or it can be serene: it all depends on you and your relations with others, your atti- tude towards others. and your love for others. The end of the day, .-X lingering 'Kgood night on the steps of Munro Hall parlor ends another day for Dick Mann and Yonnie Woods. X. Students of a Christian College are challenged constantly with social problems. What others think, how it ellierts my lille, what God thinks, whether or not it makes me a better person - these we must think of each time we make a social decision. 'l'he cowards back Ollt and seek refuge where one dictates to them: the valiant meet these problems sword in hand and come out courageous citizens. Eastern Nayarene College presents this challenge to her students. ENC. has progressed socially this year. Family-style meals provided a compulsory way of meeting and understanding many very different people with diflerent attitudes from different countries and from diflerent types of homes. Encour- aged Class discussions lead to new insights on popular social problems. E.N.C.'s new counseling system provided an inviting place to unload our social burdens, Our Vice-president did an outstanding job this year in heiglitening interest in our three annual parties. Friday nights were scenes of the most thrilling of all the social successes. the date. A couple pause on the steps of the romantic Man- sion before hurrying in to beat the ten o'clock curfew. Genuine, inner-satisfying social progress comes from the clut- tered mailboxes, the chatter between classes, the no when you had to study. the full sign-out book, the Friday nights, the pina or donuts. the class ring, the rustle of taflieta, the ex- citement when opening the corsage box, the midnight per, the shadows on the walks just before Yklestminister called ten. the Dugout, the sparkle, the wedding plan, the tear at grad- uation, the anxiety for the fall, the deep. serene calmness that this has been another year and we have won.