Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

Page 8 text:

rOREUORD Your copy of Emblem comes to you in the midst of a year filled with events which, although their effect is not always direct, nevertheless cannot fail to in- fluence the thinking of every student at Chicago Teachers College. The cold war and the coal war are but a few things on a national and inter- national scale which have brought to our minds the responsibility which we as intelligent students and future teachers must bear. We seem to be emerg- ing from an age of skepticism into a world governed by rationality and optimism. It is in this world that the teacher must fit, both as counselor and leader. We find ourselves at the crossroads of the half-century somewhat confused at the road to take. In our hands lies the seeds which, if properly sown, can give birth to a generation which will put new meanings into the word, America. But, should we fail in our capacities as teachers, then the dawn might well be- come dusk. Teaching has gained a new respect from the public. If we are convinced of the worthiness of our task, then Chicago Teachers College will hove done a large part of the job for which it was created. It is in this spirit that we, the staff of the 1950 Emblem, dedicate this book to you.

Page 7 text:

7A ms m mo

Page 9 text:

Dr. Denton Loring Geyer, to whom this volume is dedicated, spent many years in the Department of Education of the Chicago Teachers College, much of the time as its Chairman. No one could live many years in the Department of Education with Denton L. Geyer without knowing and appreciating him. It is not easy to become intimately acquainted with Mr. Geyer, but it pays to make an effort to do so. No one served the Chicago Teachers College better. He was not a three o ' clock man. When he had a job to do, he stayed at it until he did it. And then, he usually carried a brief case home with him. Everyone knows where Mr. Geyer stands on general and educational issues. He is a liberal. And sometimes it requires courage and sacrifice to be a liberal. To be a liberal one must have convictions and must stick to them. One cannot be an op- portunist. Mr. Geyer has the ability to go farther than he has gone in education, but he will not sacrifice his principles to do it. He is a living example of the fact that a man can be a man and a teacher of high attainment at the same time. The Chicago Teachers College will long miss his influence. Thomas M. Thompson