College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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Religion . . . Reinhold Niebuhr FIVE MEN . .. They lived, learned, thought, and taught a long time . . . they came here . . . they talked a short time . . . Five Men and an Idea . . . the idea: WHAT MAN HAS THOUGHT ABOUT HIMSELF IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Their answers were as conHicting and different as the men themselves . . . only on one point were they all agreed . . . Mark Van Doren, the pleasant looking, soft spoken poet, who talked of literature and art, reflecting the condition of the whole, said: Man cannot feel himself important unless he can believe that something else is more important still. Merle Curti, the well organized, factual historian, stated: Our faith has been weakened in this century, but a long historical perspective may open a window of hope. Science . . . Arthur Compton VMM an .w I W; ,. ,' Wt 18

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which followed the Wooster Day Dinner. WAS A BIG ONE came unss curs The actual week of redication found students listening to the ttMagnificat,9 given by the choir and then the next night the Flaming Follies? Tuesday,December 11, was the day for the town to share in the ceremony. This they did as com- munity and college listened to the big name speakers, F airless, Wilson, and Compton at the Anniversary Dinner in Severance Gym. During the dinner, the planned building of a new girls, dorm was announced and some old grads feared that the old landmark, HOOVCI' Cottage, would disappear. . The Christmas Carol had its annual pre- sentation by Dr. Lean Who this year was glven an honorary degree by the college in appreciation of the enjoyable tradition he had established. Basketball started with much the same team as last 'year, but the final record awaited second semester. Confusion as to what major to take, trying for high grades to stay away from the army; counting the days until graduation, struggling to get a workable Student Union plan, wait- lng to get a V0icea9 to see what Whips and Scornsl, attacked next, all this was Wooster. Not all good, not all bad, but it was Wooster- In spite of the many activities the semester brought, I. S. and studies continued. The ttlilfl remained a popular place to combine study and dating. The tsFlaming Follies? a student-senate sponsored talent show commemorating the big fire of 1901, featured such campus notables as tabovel Dr. Ferm, Dr. Jenny, Mr. Craig, and John Welsh. 17

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, rh. -m; -4 ;H- Al History . . . Merle Curti English . . . Mark Van Doren AND AN IDEA Arthur Compton, the brilliant, unpretentious scientist, a man in whom we take a special pride said: , We need a source of inspiration to make us know that the indi- vidual is important. We can then go ahead in science and know that the future is bright before us. We can have stars in our eyes and aspire to greatness. Reinhold Niebuhr, the dynamic, dramatic theologian, specified: The American nation now facing frustration can still find wisdom. Then Theodore Greene, the tall, clear thinking philosopher, said: Dian must have something to live for, a goal, a faith, a pattern. The only wisdom we'can hope to achieve ishumilityebut hu- mility is endless. It is the secret of history9s men of stature. Then they returned to live, learn, think, and teach. Philosophy . . . Theodore Green 'l9