Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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FOR the conditions of the time in which they must live, some men scorn their fathers; others cringe in their cowardice before grim responsibility; still others dismiss the whole with the cynic's shrug. But you are thinking men who have learned to temper emotion with rea- son. Therefore, despite the consequent blighting of your personal ambitions, you are willing to assume the responsibility thrust upon you by your time: to share with the world's brotherhood the task of rescuing mankind from the degra- dation of slavery. In so doing you take your rightful place in the world as men among men. Since you are willing to share this task, may the fire of war purge your souls of scorn, cynicism, and cowardice. The world of tomorrow will have need of tolerance, faith, and courage. Without tolerance, faith, and courage, that world will be as shackled as our world of today. And if it does not free itself of intolerance, greed, and fear, the supreme sacrifice you must make now will have been made in vain. Hence, as you defend with your blocd the world's heritage of freedom, may you vow to share fully the responsibilities and privileges of that freedom in the world of tomorrow—a freedom which must germinate from an unreserved recog- nition of man's brotherhood in God the Father. Any compromise would not become you as men. 9 Waters Turpin.

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DR. FRANK T. WILSON Dean of Men YOU come to the close of your undergraduate careers in what may prove to be the crucial year in world history. During this period we are witnessing what has been described as a world revolution against civilization. Everything that free men cherish is at stake. All the gains of the centuries in the arts, the sciences, and social organization are imperiled by destruc- tive forces at home and abroad. Even the right to live with decency and self-respect is denied to large sections of the human race. Every hope that one entertains and every plan that one makes must be projected against the backdrop of these stark and staggering facts. A world map drawn to new dimensions hangs before the eyes of every human being alive today. Our thinking and our ideas about professional usefulness must be global rather than local or national. Our sympathies must include the peo- ples of Berlin and Calcutta, Moscow and Monrovia as well as the share-cropper in Mississippi and the steel worker of Pittsburgh. Our demands for liberty and justice and security must be limited by no considerations Pf race, sex, or creed. All men everywhere shall experience a new birth of freedom or a new and more deadly enslavement shall encompass the earth. How will the men of '43 attempt to influence the course of world events? The right to choose what you may do is temporarily restricted. In the distribution of man- power may you have the good fortune of being located where your knowledge and skills can put to good use. In such choice as you will be free to make may you realize that the quality of a man's performance is the most trustworthy measure of his value to his generation. Times will continue to be difficult and standard of achievement will be raised in all areas of human en- deavor. There will be no escape from the necessity of hard work and straight thinking. I trust that you may have the privilege of devoting your energies to the creative and constructive efforts of mankind, and that you will keep the faith with those of your generation who had no choice but to serve the cause of death. May their dying and your living give birth to a finer existence for all of the oppressed and down-trodden peoples of the earth. As we go forward we cannot forget the things upon which our hearts are fixed nor shall we betray one another as we remember those wonderful days at Lincoln when we discovered our eternal kinship in hope and purpose. Sincerely yours, Frank T. Wilson.

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FACULTY Walter L. Wright. LL.D A.B. and A.M.. Princeton Doan George Johnson A.B. and Ph.D., Pennsylvania Harold Fetter Grim A.B., Lafayelto; M.S., Chicogo William Raymond Cole B.S., Middlebury; M.S., Pennsylvania Rov. Philip S. Millor A.B., Moravian; A.M., Pennsylvania; Ph.D., Erlangen Dean Joseph Newton Hill A.B. and A.M., Lincoln Dean Frank T. Wilson A.B., Lincoln; A.M. and Ed.D., Columbia Edward Kenneth Haviland A.B., Haverford; Ph.D., Harvard; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Laurence Foster A.B., Lincoln; Ph.D., Pennsylvania Shelby A. Rooks A.B., Lincoln; B.D., Union Theological Seminary Josef Herbert Furth J.D., Vienna Rev. Samuel Dickey A.B. and A.M.. Princeton James Elmo Dorsey A.B., Lincoln; A.M. and Mus.B., Pennsylvania Joseph Leroy Williams A.B., Lincoln; A.M. and Ph.D., Pennsylvania Paul Kuehner A.B., Western Union; Ph.D., Pennsylvania 10