Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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JV, or for themselves but for their influence on days to come . . . so at Creighton . . . build- ings tell a story ... a seventy-five year history has been made within their walls . . . since 1878 when the arts college . . . mother of the university . . . first opened its doors to students . . . making a hilltop a summit of learning . . . the un ' .versity has progressed and expanded . . . to the eye advancement appears in material facilities . . . to the mind its roots are deeper . . . in the thoughts and deeds of men . . . the Creighton dedication for seventy-five years of yesterday . . . and for tomorrow . . . Page 3

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RCHITECTURE . . . basically utilitarian . . . yet in many ways symbolic . . . reflects the past or present for the future . . . records progress in logs, bricks, granite . . . translates into arches, spires, soaring facades . . . the emotions and ideals that underlie an institution . . . infuses these into be- holder and inhabitant . . . buildings in their tho- rough tangibility . . . imply intangibles . . . with their destruction an era passes . . . subtler founda- tions crumble . . . but the structures may endure . . . in reality or picture . . . visual reminders of tradi- tions cherished . . .

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3. OR this university . . . born in their thoughts . . . realized through their industry and benevo- lence ... we honor Edward and Count John Creighton . . . pioneers in the development of the West . . . through trade, communications, and ranching . . . converted their self-made fi- nancial success into foundations for mid -west education . . . the very institution under their name . . . which stands today as a haven of learning . . . where East meets West on a world- wide scale ... a reality for surpassing the dreams and plans ... of Creighton ' s two first citizens . . . to them . . . this book . . . a tribute . . . Page 4