Florida Southern College - Interlachen Yearbook (Lakeland, FL)

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ne zL residen I s iUViessage TO THE STUDENTS OF FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE: This is my nineteenth time to write a little message for the Interlachen. Every year I have said about the same thing for the reason that there isn ' t much that is nev to say. I suppose that the first thing I should do is congratulate the editor, and the business manager, and all those who have shared in the making of this Annual a success. Unless one has actually experienced the difficulties of putting out an annual, he has no conception of the magnitude of the task, and, especially, publishing it on time. Every- one in connection with the annual has worked hard, and I think they have worked efficiently. Of course, the annual, itself, will speak much louder than anything I can say. Then I must say a little word to the seniors. How good it has been to have these young men and women with us for four years. Now that they are ready to graduate, we feel that we are just getting acquainted with them. However, they are not leaving the college. They will always be members of it. They are merely enlarging their activi- ties. From time to time, they will report back to us about what they have done for their Alma Mater. To the Sophomores, and Juniors, and Seniors of next year, 1 want to wish you a good summer, and that everyone of you will return to Florida Southern for 1944-45. This next year is to be, I hope, the greatest year in the history of the college. The college, itself, will be 60 years old, and the present writer will have been in the college 20 years. We want to take advantage of its 60th birthday and do something outstand- ing for our Alma Mater. Then there are our boys fighting for us. They are still a part of the college. It is the college fighting for what we believe is right. 1 know all of our hearts are beating in sympathy with them, and we, ourselves, are doing our best to keep our part of the task well done. Blessings on every man and woman who has enrolled in this college year of 1943-44. LUDDM. SPIVEY President

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BOOK CjuI faculty Every student of Florida Southern College is grateful for the enduring patience and untiring efforts of our faculty. We appreciate the efforts they have exerted to send us out as well equipped students. Our Faculty Section is divided into several departments; each helps to make the unity of education possible. The administration has worked as trojans to keep our records and courses straight. The art department has turned out masterful sketches of Southern ' s beauty. The education department has done an excellent job of sending out intern teachers so that they might be trained to be the master teachers of tomorrow. Probably one of the most important departments of our school has been the School of Religion. Its dream of tomorrow is the growth of a seminary at Southern, in order to be able to graduate ministers and teachers of religious education that will be equipped for the religious leadership of tomorrow. Outstanding services have been rendered by our English, language, social science, and science departments. For a graduate to be a well-rounded individual, educationally, he needs to have delved into all of these departments. Along with the beauty of Southern goes the beauty of music. This department has furnished Southern with concerts by the band, choruses by the glee club and hymns by the choir. All of this has made Southern a happy and enjoyable place to live. We could not close our section without acknowledging the work that has been done by our cooperatives. They have been guardians of our health, guardians of our time, and guardians of our records. We appreciate the many services these cooperatives have rendered.