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

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President ' s Message I am impressed with the scope of the 1959 TOWER. My message to you follows the pattern of the Tower. MIND: Since wars begin in the minds of men. it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed. Constitution of UNESCO. These lines from the first Proverb of Solomon: To know wisdom and instruction: to perceive the words of understanding: To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and j udgment, and equity : To give subtlety to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning: and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: To understand a proverb, and the interpretation: the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. FELLOWMEN: The association of our fellowmen on this college campus is reflected in the no longer used second stanza of our Alma Mater: All the days we ' ve been together Fondly we recall : Days of fair and stormy weather. Thou hast gladdened all. MFMORAHl.Li MOMENTS: Now cumes the hour when we must say farewell And lei lamiliar things fall softly down Into the half -twilight where memories dwell With rich associations ... — Robert Flowers. A. B. 104 ' In the 19 59 TOWER some of these rich associations ' are pictured and should help you relive these memorable moments. PHYSICAL FEATS: Baron Pierre de Coubertin. who was the founder in 1894 of the modern Olympic games, made the following statement of the basic Olympic principles, The important thing in the Olympic games is not to win but to take part. The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. To spread these precepts is to build up a stronger and more valiant and. above all. more scrupulous and more generous humanity. INNER LIFE: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. —Psalm 121: 1, 2. The women of Residence Hall in their beautiful and signi- ficant Hanging of the Greens each Christmas put it this way, In olden times there was a legend that on Christmas Eve the little Christ Child came again to the earth, looking for homes in which He might be a guest. Those who would invite Him set a lighted candle in the window to show Him the way and to welcome His coming. In memory of this, we invoke thee. Spirit of Christmas, to place our lighted candles where they will shine to tell all who -come that this is the House of Friendliness and that He is our guest. I trust that you have experienced life on this campus that will make these ideas and ideals meaningful for you. The 1959 TOWER should help you relive these experiences, — J. W. Jones President ' 10

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Dean of Faculty CHARLES E. KOERBLE BOARD OF REGENTS from: W. M. C. Dawson, J. W. Jones. Harold M. Hull. Back: Luther Belcher. Garvin Williams, A. B. Vogt. H. F. DEAN ' S MESSAGE No one can put the same foot in the same stream twice. This rough paraphrase of a Chinese proverb brings forcefully to mind the inevitability of change. The stream and the foot are not twice the same. Remember how different the high school crowd seemed to get after you arrived on this campus? Every generation has a right to point to significant changes which took place, some genera- tions more so than others. It would seem that your generation is fraught with peculiar and serious changes which are possibly more significant than ever before: the atomic bomb, a seemingly endless cold war. economic ' insurances, ' jet transportation, space travel, electronic advances, automation, to mention a few. How well prepared are you for the changes that have occurred and will ensue? Adjust- ing to change is a continuous process: The only adjusted person is dead. As college trained indi- viduals I wish for you the intelligent behavior which best utilizes the results of change and which accepts its inevitability. College Treasurer LUTHER BELCHER Registrar ROBERT FOSTER Director of Field Service EVERETT W. BROWN 12