Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Ul UlUAllUJN bcdbcdbxdb dbxdbxdbxdbcdb dbcdb)cixd HE aims of Duke University are to assert a Jaith in the eternal union of knowledge and religion set forth in the teachings and character of Jesus Christ, the Son oj God. To advance learning in all lines oj truth; to defend scholarship agafn oMw i riot ions and ideals; to develop a Christian love of freedom and truth, to promote a sincere spirit of tolerance; toatscourage all partisan and sec- tarian strife; and to render the largest permanent service to the Individual, the State, the Nation, and the Church. Unto these ends shall the affairs of this University always be administered.

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NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE T ublisked ht THE STUDENT BODY DUKE UNIVERSITY D U O R T H

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HE year iriis If).).). I ' aii I ell a ijttii ' t inira.siiifw it ' ivaf im the ilniii.s i inr of Duke a reflection oj Ihe i lohal threat of coiniiuiiiisin that you read about in Ihe I ' nited fSattons ' meetings, the cold icar in (ier nany. and the bloody tale that is Korea. Somehow it didn ' t seem real. I ' ou liked to forget that there ivere events more imfwrtant than beating Carolina in football M-0. Tou liked to forget the imfdications nf your first enthusiasm Jor the national election in uirmhcr; for it icas rapidly replaced by fraternity and sorority rushing. Thanks- giving with the Coed Ball, and parties at Christmas. To the outsider looking in and oftentimes to you yourself, college life icas a happy-go-lucky interlude before the real business of life began. But was it really that.- ' Gradually you came to know that there icas more to your four years here than these superficialities. This revelation made you realize that your education icas not mere pedantry or frivolity. It had a real significance for later life. The words on the plaque in the main quadrangle began to have meaning for you. This aim of Duke University is no accident of a blending of empty words; it is a result of the experience of men and women who met life with courage and conviction. Their faith in the eternal union of knowledge and religion as the true aim of an institution of learning presents not a panacea for the world ' s ills, but rather the state of the inquiring mind which seeks truth and reality. Because of our firm belief in the value of our education in this modern world and of the sure foundation as set forth by the I ' niversitys founders, we dedicate the CIhanticleer of Nineteen Hundred and fifty-three to the aims of Duke I ' niversity. pc:pc:p qpq?c 634G49