Lebanon Valley College - Quittapahilla Yearbook (Annville, PA)

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HIRAM H. SHENK, A.M., LL.D.

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LIBERTY THROUGH TRUTH is the motto of Lebanon Valley College. To practice this motto ' s spirit would probably be more in conformity with the ideals of this institution ' s founders than to devote pharisaically many bombastic paragraphs of this preface to a half-hearted thesis elaborating upon its meaning. Believing in Liberty through Truth, the staff of the Quittapahilla here- with disavows all other themes. When it became known on the campus that the staff had renounced nebulous themes, some individuals feared that the 1939 Quittapahilla might lack originality. The staff, however, determined to make this publication truly unconventional by presenting it frankly as an attempt to meet the genuine purposes and requirements of an annual. A year-book is intended to give immediate pleas- ure, to provide a pictorial record for posterity, and to advertise the College ' s merits as an institution of intellectual, spiritual, and physical development. Readers do not expect a dissertation dealing with some glorious abstract idea; neither do they want a historical treatise, a literary masterpiece, or an astronomical disquisition. What is required of an annual is a maximum of photographic record and a minimum of unnecessary discourse. To the excellent quality of this volume ' s photog- raphy, mute testimony is appealingly provided by the pictures themselves. Humor being restricted to pic- tures intentionally funny, it will not offensively in- trude upon serious subjects to mar the immediate enjoyment of the publication. When, also, the dust is blown off this book in the future, life-like images will correct the distortion of memories. Examining vivid reflections in the Quittapahilla, even those who have not shared the mirrored toil and pleasures of our campus will come to know life at Lebanon Valley College. The staff of the Quittapahilla believes that all who have entered into the multifarious experiences of this memorable period in our Alma Mater ' s history will find in this publication the spirit of Lebanon Valley College — Liberty through Truth. 47

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TO one whose extensive knowledge of his subject commands the respect of his students, whose interest in each of them inspires their confi- dence, whose kindly counsel they frequently seek; to one who is a capable teacher, a diligent scholar, an entertaining lecturer, an interesting conver- sationalist, a valued adviser; to a true American, loyal to the principles upon which this Govern- ment was founded, whose very presence on our campus is a vital force in preserving the ideals and traditions of Lebanon Valley College; to J£t i|tram . fjenfe Esteemed Gentleman, Historian, and Friend, this annual is gratefully inscribed. A 9