Ashland University - Pine Whispers Yearbook (Ashland, OH)

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ION |1.—————— 732 +. +0 EZ II THE FUTURE By President Edwin E. Jacobs, Ph.D. HE future of the College is in the hands of her friends. Those friends are her 1p loyal sons and daughters,—the so-called Alumni and Alumnae,—the church sup- porting her, and the City and county in which she is located. Upon the interest exhibited by these groups, hangs all the future. And let it be said, that the future in the general field of education is full of opportunities and irridescent with promise. What part shall our Alma Mater have in this new day? Let it be said first of all, that Christian Colleges dare not surrender either jot or tittle of their Christian idealism, for to do this, would be to defeat their fundamental and much flaunted purpose. This and every age need the highest standards of Chris- tian idealism that have ever infiltrated into the mind of men. There are always enough men and institutions which look well after the material but there have always been too few which are led on by pure idealism. Now, Sons and Daughters of this, your Alma Mater, you need to look well into these factors that give trend to the ideals of your old college home. You ought your- selves to direct high minded young people this way for their college work and also to uphold the hands of the institution as it struggles to maintain these high ideals. Let others be great but let Ashland be true to all that is involved in that word, Christian idealism. Let the gleam both of learning and character lead Sons and Daughters of Ashland on and on and on. Now all of these ideals rest back again of course upon what resources the college can muster to put at the command of those who ente r. A beautiful Campus, Dormitories, Recitation halls, a new Library under construction, a Girls’ Home in the offing, and a newly finished and equipped Gymnasium together with a growing endowment, represent the material side of Ashland’s equipment now but more will constantly be needed. Recognition by the State Department of Public Instruction for the training of Ele- mentary Teachers as well and High School Teachers, put a certain seal of approval upon the work of the school. Also the continuation of the Endowment Campaign with sue- cess among the churches gives proof of the esteem within the church and is also evi- dence of its awakening interest in her Institution here. A growth of twenty percent in a cee (Cp ©) C) 959) ee (On