Piedmont College - Yonahian Yearbook (Demorest, GA)

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There shall be light And it came to pass that there was light. In the language of an earlier Col- lege bulletin. (Fifty) years ago among the red hills of Georgia a beacon was lighted at Piedmont College. Prayers, self sacrifice, devoted service, and kindly temembrances from distant friends have susta ' ned it always. Far up the gorges of the Gre at Smokies its beams have penetrated; and out across the lowlands where share-croppers toil, guiding an ever growing army of young men and women to wider opportunities and richer lives. This was the light of Truth made warm and inspiring by the alchemy of great teachers. Piedmont men and women have gone out bearing this light so that it has been kindled and rekindled in human hearts as waves spread from the dropping of a stone. It has been a great half century indeed. The good the College has done is immeasurable. Its graduates have gone out to die in both world wars. Wher- ever they have gone they have carried the warmth of the Piedmont spirit, the strength of the Piedmont light. You who are here today are privileged to share in the celebration of this the fiftieth commencement, to rejoice with us in these fifty great years of service: to plan with us for the new half-century at Piedmont. This light once kindled here must not go out!

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Dedication Where the Georgian Hills grow purple In the sunset glow, Proudly stands our Alma Mater In a vale below. This year as we observe the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of PIEDMONT COLLEGE we occupy a vantage point. With pride we look back on a large group of our graduates who have attained success in many fields. They have made and are making the world a better place in which to live. With full confidence we look forward to a Greater Piedmont in the Hills of Habersham. Among the Hills of Habersham Where skies are e ver blue Old Piedmont takes its stand The pride of Dixie Land And while the waters of Lake Demorest Make ripples in the breeze And rainbows glow with green and gold The words we ' ll sing are these It ' s Piedmont for mine It ' s Piedmont for mine That ' s the school I love the best Down in Georgia Demorest The sun always shines On that place so fine And I ' ll always say as I say today It ' s Piedmont for mine

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Foreword Piedmont — A Special School 1947— A Special Year YONAHIAN — A Special Book Students — A Special Group In this special edition, commemorating our Fiftieth Anniversary, we, the staff, have endeavored to bring to you a few of the many events, activities and personalities of that unforgettable year — 1947.