College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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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

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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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MW 5!? Xw Part of the 700 guests that attended the Wooster Day Dinner AND THIS IS A DAY OF GREATER THINGS . .. ciates, and partisans. mii I W Benjamin Fairless, President Lowry, and Arthur Compton 20 BE-DEDICHTIOH DIIIIIER HWS FOUHDHTIOII FOR FUTURE GROWTH At the banquet in Severance Gym 0n the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Wooster Dav, last De- cember 11, in a building which is itself a symbol of the trust which one of Woostefs great Benefactors reposed in her future, feats of mountain-peak banner placing were performed bv outstanding notables in Wooster9s great family of friends, relatives, and advocates. Surely there have. been few times during the last half century when the college has displayed as ardent and 'brilliant a group of offspring. asso- Many of the nationstop-flight men and women were present at this historic dinner. The rich and Vibrant V01ce 0f Pres1dent Emerltus Wishart was raised in invocation; and at the conclusion, President Lowry,s voice, fervent with appre- ciation and confidence, was heard. ' Presiding as toastmaster was Dr. Arthur Compton, chairman of the Board of Trustees. His father, Dr. Elias Compton, was a former dean and teacher at Wvooster, and it Was announced at the dinner that residents of Wayne County would campaign to raise $300,000 toward the construction of a girls9 dormitory to be named in honor of his mother, Mrs. Otelia Compton. The keynote address was onix'en by Benjamin Fairless, President Of the U. S. Steel Corpora- tlon, an active and interested member of the Wooster Board of Trustees and a former student at the college. Belief in hvoosteris power and potentialities has been denlonslarated. Who can doubt that its clock is set for eternity?