Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Appreciation to Our Faculty Taken collectively and inili iilually, they stand fur the ag:e-i l(l princiiik-.-- of in tegrity, fairness and good will, Lixing so much of one ' s daily life with them. and coming in contact with their person- alities in all sorts of situations, it is im- possible for anyone to remain untouched by the far-reaching effects of characters that are noble, intellects that are superb, and hearts tliat are golden. The greatest quality of our faculty is comradeship. Nowhere else is there ex- hibited that spirit of friendliness and re- gard that radiates frcjui teacher to pupil as it does here at Normal, It is their genial fellowship that pronipt them tn enter into all our acti ities, often, we know, at a sacrifice of time and iileasure. And then, who is tl to take his sorrows one of them, anrl win understanding and s} perplexities to is not met with Uhetic interest? Many times when life seemed darkest their words of gladness and wisdom have caused more than one of us to take heart and smile again, ' e. the class of ' 24. wish to express our sincere and heartfelt appreciation to the I aculty of the Normal College, ' e are as yet just dimly conscious of the great effort on your part to send us forth efficient anfl confident as to our futures. You have gi ' cn us all that is best in example and ideals. ' e do not seek to repay you for all you have done for us. We know that we cannot. We can. how- ever, and do honor, respect, and admire your [lersonalities and accomidishments. Imitation is sincerest flatter}-, and it ib our desire and resolution as teachers to imbue our students with humanistic atti- tude similar to yours, the same perfected ideals, and the same spirit of co-operation and industry that we have taken from the !• acuity ..f the Normal College.

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Our Purpose The Emblem Constitution prosaically states that the purpose of the Emblem is to provide a lasting memento of the students, activities, etc., etc. That doesn ' t half express it. In years to come it will be a little knot hole in the wall of yesterday that permits a peep at all those wonderful times we ' ve had. When the tired school teacher returns home from a hard day ' s work, she can drop into a chair, pick up this volume, and throw cares and worries to the wind. From the depths of the chair first a sigh will emerge, then a chuckle, and finally a hearty laugh. After two lidurs nf such unmitigated jt)}- she will be alile to re- sume the cares of the natiim with re- newed vigor. Such :anncit kve stoi a collection be found an to enuniera uf desir; , ' where c ie them. . h there be no .space fur anything else. Where can you find such a fund of enjoyable literature? Pathos, humor, everything from the sublime to the ridiculous, hu- man interest stories, free verse poetr}-. everything that could be desired is to be found within these covers. All the joys of hockey and Ijaseball. the thrill of victory, the disappointment of defeat can be re-lived when we, as alumnae, read this book. It will bring to mind the old swimming hole. antl the tremors of our first dive into the limi)id depths of that fascinating expanse of un- adulterated HoO. But the lunbleni has a larger aim than all this. We hope that by keeping these happy days before the graduates we may be al)le to stimulate and keep ali e a strong desire to be an active Alumna, to rexisit the scene of all those treasured experiences, and to see again the Faculty whn guided us safely frcmi }ciung man- hoiid and wonianlidod to responsible adulthood. In the Alumnae there is sumething of interest fur everyone: an Athletic .Vsso- ci:iticin fur those so inclined, an .Vlunin;ic Re iew f(jr the literary, and field upim field (if unexplored territory for the ani- biticius and achentunms. With these ends in ie ' we submit fur ' our appni al the I ' .mblem of 1024. —Ye Editor.

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