Cumberland University - Phoenix Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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ADMINISTRATION THOMAS E. HARWOOD Business Manager B. S., M. A., Peabody College Advanced Study, Peabody College IMOGENE BRADLEY Administration Secretary A. B., Cumberland University MRS. WILLIAM VANN Secretary to Dean of Law SUE DAY HOLMES Director of Admissions A. A., Ward-Belmont SARA HARDISON Law Librarian LL. B., Cumberland University MRS. ROSALYND FLY College Librarian B. S., University of Alabama B. S. in L. S., Peabody College MRS. HERSHEL BRADSHAW Dietician WILLIAM A. WATKINS Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds

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PRESIDENT of the UNIVERSITY ERNEST L. STOCKTON A.B., Cumberland University M.A., Peabody College LL.D., Cumberland University TO THE CLASS OF 1959 You will soon enter a challenging period of history when men are struggling to find the answers to grave problems. As the clouds thin and the mist rises, none of us can be too sure about the shape or the practical necessities of the world of tomorrow. Education has been defined by an ancient philosopher as a process of becoming. We have been pleased to watch your academic progress and, even more, to see you develop a sense of values In Rabbi Bon Exra the poet tells us that what really matters is not the years lived or even the work done, but the character moulded. Perhaps you will find the answers that our generation missed. We shall follow your career with interest and concern. With all the perplexing problems ahead, you do face a serious challenge to perpetuate for future generations a way of life filled with the same promise of progress and high adventure that you enjoy at this moment. And may you transmit it not less, but greater, better, and more beautiful than we have given it to you. Sincerely, ERNEST L. STOCKTON President

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BOOK ONE Dr. Francis Raniia Cossit becatiie, first president. During con- stroction of the new-building oil South .College Street .ciasse ' s were held in the Cumberland ;Pr ' esbyterian Church on North Cumberland Street. -. The new building was if irst occupied in February 1844. ' ' . ' ■ Dr. Cossit ' was a man ' of. unquestibned scholarship, , gentle in disr position, yet firm in his convictions. ■ He wrote a set. of. By-Laws, an extract of .which follows; ' . ■• - -. ,.,; ' :. ' ,. ' . ' Sieel 26., No student shall, without permisaidn, .go- tea greater ■ ■ , ' ' ■■..[ ' distance than two luiles from the college at any time • ' , ■ ' ■ . during the ' continuance of .the session. , - ... ..; ;, ■ ■ Sec. 27. No stude)it shall ' keep for .his use or pleasure . any ■ ! . ' , ' ■■ , horse, carriage, deg or servant; except when his par- ' ■ ■ ent shall, with the approbation ' of the faculty, ' allow ■ . him. a horse- for the purpose of healthful exercise. ::■ .« :± ' ' . :.xhi . MILLEN- o r R E M E, ARAOH AND I LAKE ... ITS IS WRITTEN IN THE STARS, FOR AT THE END OF ' ioo YEARS IT MUST BUILD ITS OWN FU- VERAL PYRE OF STICKS, ' .Y ) WITH ITS (7 RE AT WINGS IGNITE A FLAME THAT 11 ' ■ ' nF :r7?nv rT