Graceland University - Acacia Yearbook (Lamoni, IA)

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president's T I inauguration 2 Wednesday, September 26, 1984 was a special day at Graceland College. lt was on this day that Dr BClfbGI'G J. Higdon WCS tflGUQUfGteCt GS GfGCetGl'1d'S thirteenth president. With the exception of Dr. Velma Ruch's One S ' ' ' y ar of service as Acting President, Dr. Higdon is the college's first woman president. At the ceremony, Dr. Edmund J. Gleazer, Jr., visiting professor from George Washington University, delivered the Inaugural Address entitled, The Widening Circle-Context for Graceland. He challenged the Graceland Community to move towards greater aware ness of the world around it, greater analysis of the infor- mation provided it, and greater action to actually com- plete the circle. Aware + , ness causes analysis, i which fosters action, which in turn causes greater awareness. President Higdon spoke on, The Present Time of Future Things. She stressed the rich i heritage that Graceland V enjoys, but she also challenged the Grace i A lClhd Cemmunity, espe- President Higdon and Dean Kofoid GraceIand's first woman president P H cially the faculty and students who are the heart of the educa- tlon process, to work to gether towards the fu- ture. She feels that stu- dents and faculty should become united in the pursuit of the highest academic standards possible and commit themselves to Grace- land College and the unique opportunities it affords all its members. Byron Constance, Chairman of the Board . of Trustees, presided over the service. The Graceland College Con- cert Choir and Orches- tra provided the music. The events of the dGY A round of applause were summarized by the following quote by Dr. Gleazer, Our circle . . . must be widened . . . to imagine the real . . . to know and feel . . . to teach and learn. 'l8fpresident's inauguration

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,dad Les WIQN' iUdQeS Aaron Engle ceramics show CIGICI Wlfh WIDDSTS Jennifer Gnd Kioshi Cofiee, need more cofiee Student art show cart shows '15

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music productions Tl l r H t i 5 This year there were many outstanding Fine Arts pro ductions. The orchestra gave exciting concerts including a performance at Night Out at the Shaw Center, plus a concert commemorating the three hundredth birthday of Bach and Handel. Vocal students were involved in concerts such as the Christmas Choir Concert and a Messiah performance at Easter. The bands gave many concerts throughout the year, including the Symphony Band Concert in March. Donald Brown gives solo on clarinet. Chambef 5'n0e'5- Gfflceland Orchestra. concerts f 1 7 C 0 an -. 0 'U C fi cz I