Manchester College - Aurora Yearbook (North Manchester, IN)

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V Fortv-two years ago the present campus of Man- chester College was a virgin forest. To provide building sites and campus space for a new institution the larger oaks and, from selected areas, the smaller growths and bramble thickets were cleared away. The most promising saplings of the remaining woods were spared and pruned. These have grown into the beautiful grove that shades the present campus. Timbers cut from the better oaks of the original tract were builded into Bumgardner Hall, the first erected. Later as needs required, other buildings, some more spacious than the first, were added and adjacent lands acquired. These grounds now well improved and buildings adequately equipped consti- tute the physical plant of our splendid institution. L. D. Ikenberr ' i [.. 1). IKENBERRY, A.M., LL.D. V i( -Prt ' shli-iit and Trttisincr Genera! Science ♦ - : f S - - ♦ II Whatever our definition of personality or how- ever much we may disagree with another ' s definition of It, we will agree that a teacher ' s personality e.Kcrcises a decisive influence. How shall we explain the greatness of such teachers as Agassiz? It was due not to knowledge so vast, nor to methods so greatl) ' superior, but to personality; for as diamond cuts diamond, so one personality affects another. What influences the student most? What penetrates the deepest recesses of his life and works lasting changes there? There can be but one answer--the personality of his teacher. And at the very center of the Christian ' s life is the Personality of the Master Teacher. Edward Kintner FUW ' ARU KINTNER, A.M. Si I ' tf tiry of tat ' ut y Biological Science I ' t ' f c lufiity

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College ' HE Aurora is a chron- icle of events. It records in words and pictures the life and histon, ' of the school. Since its inception in 1911, the Aurora has appeared an- nually for twenty years, each edition attempting to reflect the hopes and achievements of the school year it repre- sents. Thus each book has its own individuality. What is the peculiar con- tribution of the year 1930- 1931 in the life of Manches- ter College as viewed by one who has seen several student generations come and go? B) ' what memories will this year be recalled? One impression that has been very manifest this year is the seriousness with which students generally have been attempting to face life prob- lems. What of the future? , How can I prepare m self to meet the problems of life? , and What is really worth while in life? are the questions that have been asked more frequently than ever before. The acute financial depression of the past year, the large surplus of manu- factured products, and the oversu pph ' of labor have brought before the students most keenly the insecurity of mere material wealth. Security of life and enduring happiness are most likely to come to him who has made the most adequate preparation for life. If in college any help can be given to the solution of such vital ques- tions, the purpose and function of the college will have been attained. It is my belief that in the lives of the students, a degree of success has been attained and that the year 1930-1931 has brought a richness and fulness which only the future can measure. Carl W. Holl, Dean Carl W. Holl, Ph.D. Dean of Faculty and Men Chemistry II Va c Nineteen

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• J. G. MEYER, Ph.U. Dfiin School of Education The ultimate test of how much and what kind of education a man has is to be found in the type of hfe he lives in private and in pubhc. A man is not educated in any direction unless his conduct-controls have been vitally affected. One has not really learned a fact, a truth, a prmciple, a law, or any other learn- able thing unless he believes it to the extent of allow- ing it to change his attitudes, ideals, points-of-view, or daily living. If through daily experience an in- dividual becomes convinced of the worth of certain desirable traits or qualities of citizenship in a country or in the Kingdom of God, he may be said really to know such traits and qualities. J. G. Meyer - - - ii S s» Ever our educational systems are growing and branching out into new and greater fields of service. One of the most encouraging phases of this growth today is that which deals with adult education. This movement emphasizes the need for wider intel- lectual activity after school and college davs are over. The mcreasing mterest in this problem was shown last year when the first international conference of Adult Education convened in England. Our own American Association in its fifth annual meeting also had a most constructive program. We must organize our various educational agencies to develop in all classes of people an interest in greater intellectual, social, and spiritual development throughout life. Then, and only then, will our educational system be functioning so as to meet the full need. Alick a. Doner ALICE A. DONER, A.M. Dealt of Woini-ii Education Pjjc Tucii t