Carleton University - Raven Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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5565-3' S9 G2 flue ean'o eoocujfep I found recently in an old school reader a passage describ- ing the effects of geological erosion: how the continents are being continually worn down by the action of wind and water, and would at last be eroded away entirely, were they not at the same time being pushed up from below, by forces origi- nating deep within the earth. Then came the rhetorical con- clusion: As long as the continents exist there must be dela- pidation and disintegration: and should the time ever arrive when the elevatory agencies sleep within their profound depths to awake no more, every continent and island would at length disappear, and a shoreless ocean tumble round the globe. It seemed to me that this could be read as an allegory of human society, which is continually being eroded by the forces of ignorance, selfishness, and aggression. Were it not for the deep-lying powers that are lifting us, civilization would crumble away, and a sea of barbarism tumble round the globe. I think we can fairly claim Carleton College as an embo- diment of the upward forces. We may show some traces of erosion here and there, but for the most part the elevatory agencies are acting strongly. This can be realized by reading the pages of the Raven , and by recalling the stirring events of the past year. To you of the Graduating Class of 1954 I can wish nothing better than that you may go out and play your part in resisting the forces of erosion and in building up the fabric of our nation. DH. M. S. IVIACPHAIL ACTING DEAN or-' ARTS AND SCIENCE E, 5 H5991 -7,

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