Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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'QE' TE-40 , L EF l ll QMPQBKP Foreword cc ot Onl To Survive. But To Prevailv It was the best of times, itwas the worst of times. wrote Dickens in describing the tumultuous era following the French Revolution. Just so, Dickens' statement can be ap- plied to our own time, for ours too is an age of contrasts. Just as man is able to envision a final victory over the murderous innocence of nature, he can also look down a gunbarrel at history's tearful omega in the form of nuclear war. The new god, science, has made our lives remarkably simple, but it also threatens man's individuality-leaving in its wake faceless, dehumanized robots, existing only on ID cards. That such lofty ideals as patriotism and love have produced intense nationalism and seething overpopulation evidences the instability ot our age. For these seemingly unsolvable problems answers must be supplied by our generation ifMan isto survive. The I966 Sunflower--and the story it tells--affirms that this generation has the creative potential to re-establish the honored ideals of men, and in the end, expand the good lite some men now have into a better life for all men. The goal of man must be, in Faulkner's words, not only to survive, butto prevail.

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The Wa I Was In 1965 lt is a common practice of yearbook editors to see their year as being unique--different from all other years--and we sincerely believe that this year was different. True, college students lived much as they al- ways have. There were athletic events, dances, projects, meetings, and classes, always classes. But it was also a year that o far-off war in South-East Asia became a factor in every stu- dent's life. Vietnam Blues boosted the en- rollment to a new high. Men became grade- point sensitive, and followed selective service policies as never before. Thus, we have tried to show all of l965fo6-- both the otttimes boring aspects ofour day-to- day routine, and the memorable highlightsand lowlights we all need to make our routine more bearable. We have shown both good and bad with the hope that in future years, stu- dents will be able tolook back at this l966 Sun- flower and truly say, Yes, that's the way itwas in 1966, all right, 14 1-1