Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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CONTENTS Book One Scenes Book Two Administration Book Three Classes Book Four Organizations Book Five Athletics

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THE EPITOME A RECORD OF THE CLASS OF 1938 olume 62

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J I FOREWORD OUT of the wisdom of the ages has come to us the saying, Knowledge is Power. No mere truism, this, for in it is hidden the meaning of our presence here at Lehigh, the why and wherefore of our search for truth and enUghtenment. Essen- tially of puny substance, man has the endowment for conscious and directional thinking. Combining thought with the contributions to knowledge of all those who have gone before, man is thereby able to plan and construct, to raise himself to high estate. Our own civilization, then, mirrors man ' s ability to control him- self and his environment. His knowledge has become power over natural power. He has used the infinite strength of nature to better himself. He has broken down natural power and meted it out in measured units of pounds and dynes and kilowatts in the service of mankind. Gradually, man, the master, has evolved from man, the slave. Yet there are those who have misconstrued the meaning and use of power, who seek to turn power into an anti-social force to further their own ambitions. In days when such men are bending their every effort to the creation of destructive power, we say in de- fiance, Let power be utilized in good and fruitful ways, to produce wealth and happiness, lest one day the results of such misdirected efforts destroy mankind. Hence it is not lightly, but with full regard to its significance in connection with the purpose and reality of education, that we have chosen as the subject for the art motif of the 1938 Epitome — POWER.