Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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of incui ' s warjcur. Loiig after (he hissino- oj our age, the surf will curl among the black rocks, and the sii i beat the earth. The elements are no respecter of man or his death. Though a man may lie wounded on a Pacific beach, the ivaves continue to lap around him; and the casualty on the Russian front is as softly and quickly covered by snow as the trees above him. Nature s order is perpetual: but her latent power is far greater than any ever ivi elded by man— even in his most barbaric moments. The scientist may discover a feiv of nature ' s secrets, and he may invent in order to destroy, but he can never hope to equal the terrify- ing splendor and desolation of a storm at sea; a flam- ing river of lava engulfing a city; or a nuissive rolling wall of ivater, carrying buildings and humans i?n parti ally in its wake. Yet, in spite of destruction, Nature retains her magiiificent equilibrium, the storm passes, the volcanic ash brings fertile farm land, and the floods recede the seasons change — the wounds are healed.

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II ' {I ' V 1 ; ' i ' U)imoved by the toil and tears of human desires is the inexorable roll of the seasons. Today, when men ' s minds are doubting, and their hearts are confused, the land and its never-ending cycle remains as a symbol of stability, which human dignity may yet achieve. The summer grasses knoiv nothing of dictators, the fall winds understand not the heartbreak of war, the winter snows and deep dark tides feel not man Iv hate. Though the fields and hills of Cassi u) be bloody ivith the dead, the rains come quickly to wash than green; and the persistent grasses obliterate the treads V » ►-»i . If ' .

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ei)(;ar r. bassett ' 37 robert p. hewitt ' 41 edward c;. riley ' 43 ciharles b. allen ' 32 a. carl lee, jr. ' 36 JOHN B. McFALLS ' 38 GEORGE B. HATCHER ' 29 AUBREY L. SIMPSON, JR. 40 ROBERT F. BROWNING ' 44 ALAN LOUIS BOWEN ' 45 FREDERICK PAUL STRICKLAND ' 40 MILES A. GAYLE ' 39 ROBERT P. FLEISCHER ' 35 GERRIT C. SMITH ' 41 JOHN S. BRONAGE ' 41 (B.S.M.E.) THOMAS REED ' 43 SAMUEL EDWIN MATTOX ' 33 WILLIAM C. HONAKER ' 41 GEORGE EAST ' 42 J. HENRY STOW ' 42 IN MEMORIAM PAUL PAISLEY BROWN ' 34 WILLIAM A. SALLY ' 40 GAYLE L. HERMANN ' 37 PRESTON RANDOLPH KING 42 D.W ' II ) W. PINKERTON ' 40 WILLIA.M K. ANDERSON ' 41 (L) ROBERT R. P.Vn ILLO, JR. ' 38 ROBERI V. CUMMINGS. JR. 37 (B.S.M.E.) WILLIAM L. KNOWLES ' 33 WARREN H. RAHMSTORF ' 43 JOE C;. SIMPSON ' 42 II. R I.Y BASSETT CLARKE ' 42 1I. K()LD . RTHUR KEPNES ' 34 WALTER L. GRIFFITH ' 44 FREDERICK I ' . JOllXTZ ' 37 JOHN L. VOEHRINGER ' 43 PAUL A. SOMMERS ' 40 LLOYD J. PIERCE ' 43 ELIZABETH I. SEAY ' 40 (A.M.) NELSON KINDLUND ' 42 CHARLES J. DeMARIA ' 43 V. LTER E. BROWN ' 39 (M.D.) B. WINSTON ROGERS ' 42 (;E0RGE HERBERT SCHOLL, JR. ' 46 RUEL E. SHERWOOD ' 36 CLARENCE F. SIMMONS, JR. 40 ALLEN TAYLOR SMITH 17 GEORGE K. SNYDER ' 40 MALCOLM M. KNICKERBOCKER ' 4- EDGAR A. SWANN ' 38 (B.D.)