Cedar Crest College - Espejo Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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ALICE PARKER TALLMADGE

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greatest, sees the parts as parts bu+ with a 'Feeling of the whole. - William Wordsworth A harmony is more than agreeable notes, a resolved geometry problem is beyond its theories and postulates, a painting is greater than its composition and color, and a successful community is above its compatible personalities. We call this psychology art, spark, or spirit, the philosopher calls it gestalten. The pattern of a college society is generally complex, and often seems undefinable, disorganized, and haphazard. Courses of study parade, disconnected. Thus, we feel academ- ically misoriented and intellectually insecure. We puzzle at the position of variegated, extracurricular activities, the place of social dimension, and the whole composition. It is diflicult to get a synoptic view of collegiate realizations, and to establish ourselves in the larger society of life. Let us think about and evaluate the college years. We should find an affirmative rhythm to our progress, and a recognizable, unified pattern. And, if We consider ourselves successful, we will discover a spark of congruity and a spirit of like endeavor in our experiment with the art of communal living. Contentment and confidence will be ours because the complex pattern has unity and form. Through this yearbook, we aim to reveal Cedar Crest as a spirited whole, rather than a mere summation of her parts.

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DEDICATION It has been said that a teacher affects eternityg he can never tell where his inliuence stops. This is especially true of a teacher who genuinely loves her students as well as her subject, and believes in the potential and inherent qualities of both. For the past twenty-six years Mrs. Tallmadge has been giving girls an enthusiastic glimpse of live Greeks and live Romans on the Cedar Crest campus. ln the Warm, informal atmosphere of her classes, girls have gained a deep understanding of and affinity for the classics. Classes under Mrs. Tallmadge are more than an open textbook and a well-filled notebook. Rather, they live and are vitally important to both students and teacher. Possessed of a profound intellectual curiosity, Mrs. Tallmadge never stops learning. Her sincere interest in archaeology has led her to graduate work at Bryn Mawr College, Lehigh University, and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens. Three trips to Europe are the result of her passion- ate urge to travel. A more domestic pastime is gardening, which occupies this lady's leisure hours. Perhaps, enjoyment of nature springs from devoutnessg not only believing in her religion, but also living it. The fact that a small percentage of Cedar Crest students avail themselves of classical studies does not deter her morale. She has commented, L'What you lose in quantity, you make up in qualityf, Those enrolled in her classes realize that Mrs. Tallmadge is interested in them as persons, as well as students. In her own Words, set down for acceptance to this dedication, Mrs. Tallmadge exemplifies the true spirit of a humanist. '6These ancients, I believe, are as integrated in our living today as flour in a loaf of bread.