Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THEMATIC NOTES We have all come to know, and some to understand, in part or more fully, the Emerson Evolution of Expression. No matter what our individual degrees of understanding are, The Theory will remain a part of each of us in our on-going lives, even if it becomes only a name. It has, however, been the pleasure of many of us to discover that The Theory has ap- plication to other areas in life beside that of a formula for orally interpreting literature. This reveals the freshness and vigour of The Theory, for it has vital newness for us today, as we come to know it better Our discoveries would not surprise those who were once avant-garde in the Emerson Theory. The keynote, perhaps, in our exploring, is a quotation we have often read or heard: For of the soule The bodie forme doth take For soule is forme and doth the bodie make. — Spenser This quotation also has helped point our way in taking for our over-all yearbook thought The Theory It is hoped that those to whom the Evolution of Expression is dear will not consider this an unsupported extension of ideas; however, we would iterate that we strongly feel the sense in applying to many areas the Evolution words. Many persons have helped to make this book, at times and places almost unremem- bered, and in acts of kindness soon to be forgotten in their minuteness, but not in their grand spirit. To all those who have given of their time and energy in this effort, recorded herein for others to know, or only in our hearts, we offer sincere thanks. 8

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This yearbook is dedicated to Mr. John Howard Ahlin. Mr. Ahlin is known and respected by every stu- dent in the class of I 960 as a man of faithfully-honored loyalties. He is loyal to the college, he is loyal to the stu- dents, he is loyal to the tenets of his profession. By saying he is loyal to the college we mean that Mr. Ahlin strives tirelessly to further those principles for which Emerson stands; his erudite, scholarly mind is a high representa- tion of the calibre of the instructor at Emerson; his gen- ial personality represents an ideal which Emerson strives to uphold: the non-bullying, non-ranting, quiet but per- sistent presentation of knowledge through speech. By saying he is loyal to the students we mean that Mr. Ahlin comprehends the problems with which an undergraduate is faced, and in his comprehension he is warmly sympa- thetic; amidst voices of condemnation, his is ever the voice of kindness. Not only in his office of Dean of Men do students seek his counsel, but in the classroom, in the hallways, in the cafeteria, they stop him and present their problems, confident that his consideration will be thoughtful, and that the advice he gives will be wise and kind. By saying that he is loyal to the tenets of his pro- fession we mean that Mr. Ahlin, realizing that truth fur- thers humanity, is persistent in his efforts to broaden his knowledge in order to arrive at general truths, which he can impart to his students; unceasing in his search for truth, he is uncompromising in his presentation of it. So we say that Mr. Ahlin is foremost a loyal man, to his col- lege, to his students, to his profession. This yearbook is designed to be a tangible expression of the fact that his college, his profession, and his students will always be loyal to him.

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Faculty and Administration