Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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DR. J. W. JONES Presideyit of the College Page 28

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The Presulcnt ' s Residence A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT In 1849 men and women in prairie schooners crossed the state of Missouri bound for the gold fields of the far west. Along the way, the ' 49ers made many friends, and together these people worked and played as they pushed on toward the realization of their goal. As they banded into groups for the purpose of enjoyment, so the modern ' 49ers have formed fraternities, sororities, clubs, and other associations for a similar purpose. The early ' 49ers competed with their rivals for victories as our ' 49ers have done this past year. As those men and women on the long trek to California stored up mem- ories of all sorts of activities, from the most serious to the most ridiculous, so the men and women of 1949 through their progress have stored up memories of joy and sorrow, tears and laughter, good times and bad. The early ' 49ers washed the gravel, sorted the gold from the rocks, assayed their findings, and laid up their treasures. The modern ' 49ers have dug deep into the gold mine of events and have sifted the nuggets to fill their treasure chest — The 1949 Tower. The gold rush of ' 49 left a record of its many activities for the pages of history. The ' 49er Tower is another record of other ' 49ers. Here is the record of the friends you have made and of the many activities that have made this college year one of vital importance in your life. The early ' 49ers added to the value of their treasure chest by an ever e.xpanding search for gold. Today ' s ' 49ers may add achievement after achievement to the record by the util- ization of the treasure acquired during the years of college. Messages from faculty mem- bers and fellow students will add to the value of the treasure, but the greatest value will come from the accomplishments of the owner and his friends in the realization of their best endeavors. In the 1949 Tower the students of the Northwest Missouri State Teachers College have a bonanza worthy of the modern ' 49ers. Page 29