DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Coming to DePauw is not the student makes his choice

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From the Liberal Arts College . . enlightened leaders of tomorrow's nation In' May of 1957, Vice President Richard M. Nixon was presiented with an honorary doctor of laws degree from DePauw University. The event waS'a big one for the usually quiet Campus, and almost without excep- tion all turned out to witness the presentation. Some came out 'of mere curiosity; others-students, faculty, and administration combined-were wondering what praise or criticism the Vice President would offer both to the University and to schools in general. One idea from his talk had far-reaching implications for a school like DePauw-from the liberal arts college will come enlightened leaders of tomorrowls nation. To all the words were a challenge; to the members of the 1958 Mirage staff they pcsed a question: how does DePauw prepare a student to become a leader? In this new era created by the birth of the Sputnik, there is a cry for scientists, for able statesmen; yet there is also an urgent need for leaders in individual communities- people from all walks of life, in many different positions who can and will contribute to the fullest of their abil- ities. It is this question that we seek to answer and in pre- senting the 1957-58 school year, we hope that we have succeeded.

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part of a predetermined plan: or various reasons . . . The sign, :lDePauw University-hve miles,M brought mingled feelings to returning students. What would the year bring? To the freshmen who had no standard of comparison, all was as it should be; the upperclass- men, however, were aware of the changes that had been made. The concept of the University as a ctfamily'lle one big, happy group-hacl been refined to the :lteamll- a group striving to fulfill the Greater DePauw Program. To the astonishment of many, the University was placed in the ranks of the Ivy League schools. It all pointed to one thingein spite of its emphasis on tradition: DePauw was not a mellowed school.