Ambassador College - Envoy Yearbook (Big Sandy, TX)

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The Chancellor Long before 1947, Herbert W. Armstrong realized that a vital ingredient was lacking from higher education. He often referred to it as “the missing dimension in education.”’ When Mr. Armstrong founded Ambassador College 40 years ago, he envisioned a new concept in college education. Ambassador was to be a unique institution — unique because its educational policy and philosophical approach would be based upon that “missing dimension,” the Word of God. In the modern world, knowledge is increasing at a bewildering pace. Yet this knowledge or education is not eliminating wars. It is not eliminating hate, crime, environmental destruction, unhappy families or failed lives. If anything, the problems that beset mankind seem to be increasing in intensity. Indeed, something is woefully lacking in education. WHY? To put it simply, mankind has thrown away the basic textbook of true education — the Bible. Humanity has “fired” the Administrator of right education — God — and rewritten the curriculum — God’s law — on its own terms. Finally, man has rejected the one Teacher — Jesus — capable of teaching the course of instruction that would educate man in the way of peace, success, and happiness. Dr. Edward Teller, who helped develop the hydrogen bomb, once said: ‘“‘Peace is much more than the absence of war; peace is a way of life.’ Instruction and campus experience at Ambassador is steeped in the way of life, which, based squarely upon the laws of God, leads to true and lasting success and fulfillment, and an understanding of the purpose of life. What is man? Why is man? What is the purpose and meaning of life? God’s revealed knowledge provides answers to these vital fundamental questions that cannot be humanly deduced or reasoned out. When students arrive at Ambassador, they find one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. But the beautifully landscaped grounds and character of its stately buildings are only the background. The real character and beauty of Ambassador College lie in the observance here of the laws that cause the radiant, joyful smiles, the dependable, diligent work habits, the harmony and cooperation among students and between students, faculty and administration. God’s way of life is being lived here. Students come to learn that way. And they learn by doing it. Ambassador is pioneering a new way of life. It’s a way of give, not get. It’s a way of love, of true outgoing concern for others. And it is the only way that will endure for all eternity. SraphY hack. j