Piedmont College - Yonahian Yearbook (Demorest, GA)

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The story of our current college year, like the pages of American and World History for these days through which we have walked most recently, turns in no small way around the events associated with the Cuban crisis. Even though I was not on campus when the naval blockade and call for reservists were announced by our government, the serious responses of our own student body to these alarming world conditions came to me through letters from home, conversations with parents of our students, and direct reports from faculty colleagues. One of our own seniors, born near Havana, managed to keep in touch with her kinfolk during these difficult times; like- wise she helped us sense the picture and magnitude of our relationships with the freedom loving people of Cuba. Whether our families lived in metro- politan areas or in towns as rural as Demorest, we all sensed the terror of atomic warfare. If the giant nations of a foolish neighbor had triggered the dropping of an A-Bomb, few of us could have expected to escape the fury unleashed on all mankind. Once again, however, we thank God for the reign of reason and the prevailing peace which has enabled us to carry forward our personal plans to be better world citizens. For each of us the year has had some def- inite and glorious punctuation marks of new experiences. In October or November at the peak of the international crisis the new experience may have been learning to pray harder and with a mature understanding of God. It may have been meeting the boyfriend who became my husband. It may have been helping with the renovation of the library or some other service which contributed to the college ' s hopes and expectations of be- coming a member of the Southern Associ- ation soon. It may have been the discovery of my interest in science in one of our laboratories at King Science Hall. It may have been the fun of finding myself in the speech class in the new language labor- atory. It may have been the thrill of my first formal dance. . Whatever your highlight of the year may have been, we all had a good feeling down deep that it has been a good year for us all Where the Georgian Hills grow purple, In the sunset glow. . James E. Walter, President

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1 MR. JOHNB. AYERS Registrar B.S. Ed., Georgia Teacher ' s College M. A. , Peabody University MRS. W. G. HOGSED House Mother, Babcock Hall DR. RONALD E. WEITMAN Dean of the College Head of the Education Department B.S., Business Admin. , Georgia Teacher ' s College M.S., Administration and Psychology, Uni- versity of Ga. Ed.D., Administration and Psychology, Uni- versity of Ga . Picture Not Available