Baylor High School - Klif Klan (Chattanooga, TN)

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EDUCATION BEGINS THE

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if faq-f as-73 . , with we W lvu t, 1 3 g' N? 1 .A IW .,,,, , 5' 'Tis the season to be jolly. Janie, don't you think five cups of punch is enough? n the days when knighthood was in flower, the distressed damsel of merry old England never feared for her safety. She knew that when peril threatened, a knight in shining armor would ride gallantly over the horizon to take her to safety in a land somewhere beyond the sunset. Today the knight has traded his silver armor for a dull, gray uniform, and his faithful Steed has become a chrome-plated machine. Though the fire-breathing dragon has disappeared, the evil Blue Knight remains a constant challenge. Though Camelot and Shalott, Lancelot and Guinevere, Arthur and Excalibur no longer exist, the chivalry they represent lives at Baylor.

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GENTLEMAN ,,x tif ., X X-l.f'ngland's fame is not due to her physical con- quests alone. She has produced many of the most astute scientists, the most profound authors, and the most musical poets ever to bless the world. Who can estimate the contributions of Sir Isaac Newton to modern science? Does anyone deny Shakespeare his position as greatest of all writers? Can lVlilton's mastery of lan- guage be forgotten? Students at Baylor, though, profit not only from these English scholars but indeed from the combined knowl- edge of all the nations of the earth. Cadets study the Works and ideas of Virgil, Descartes, Dostoevski, and myriad other men of genius. By pondering the wisdom of the past, Baylor boys prepare themselves for the trials of the future by de- veloping that most important of all human capacities, the intellect. Wisdom Worship 13