Abilene Christian College - Prickly Pear Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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Board of Trustees M. L. Hayes W. H. Free Dr. C. B. I J. C. Reese W. D.

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Shady Dell

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Message from the President Another year in the life of Abilene Christian College has drawn to its close. As I look back over it I see both joys and sor- rows intermingled—the joys of seeing so many of you, our boys and girls, enjoying the blessings of Christian education and appro- priating to yourselves the highest culture and education attainable; the regrets of realizing that our efforts have not been altogether In this final message to you I have but one thing to say. I have endeavored to impress it upon you in the pulpit, in the chapel association and instruction you have received have emphasized it in class-rooms, on the campus, and on the field of athletic conquest. It is the one thing for which your college—your alma mater—ex- Old A. C. C.” it were better that the walls of her buildings crumble into dust, its grounds become the dwelling place of wild beasts, and Abilene Christian College exist only in the memories of those who knew her former years. It is a simple message but vastly more important than any other I could possibly give you. If you heed it, you will be both happy and successful; and all that you can desire will be yours, both in this life and the life to come. If you fail to heed it no matter what you achieve or become, all will be “vanity and vexation Here it is: There is but one thing in life worth while; attain it and you have attained all; miss it and you have missed all. It is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and obedience to Him in all things. Sincerely and fraternally, J. P. SEWELL