Lees McRae College - Ontaroga Yearbook (Banner Elk, NC)

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Textbooks I The inauguration of President Crain is a notable and historic time in the life of Lees-McRae and in Sanford said he was asked during activities that preceded the address what advice he would give the new president. I had been walking around the campus with Dr. Crain and I could see him stopping and talking to the students. He doesnit need any advice from me. He knows what this is all about, he said. education and religious influence. s Fl f-I s LMC Board Chairman Jick Garland, Dr. Sanford, Dr. Crain, and Hugh Morton. Morton introduced Dr. Sanford and also played an integral part in the inauguration festivities with the premier showing of his film, Richard Evans Younger, Wildlife Artist - The Black Bear. The first showing of the motion picture was during A Celebration of Appalachia. Sanford: Inauguration 6'Historic Mrs. Roma Melton delivered greetings from the alumni and Advisorsg Dr. John D. MacLeod, Jr. represented the Synod of North Carolinag James Stonesifer and Lewis Hall, marshals. Lees-McRae College is on a firm course. the life of this entire region and its whole sphere of -Terry Sanford X 45 .X s i t if I 1 v ' fi I f-Zgi X 5 - . 'sf fab- , Inauguration - 7

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anford: More to Education Than Can Be Learned From Terry Sanford, former Governor of North Carolina and President of Duke University, told the crowd gathered at Lees-McRae College that there is more to education than what students may learn from textbooks. Sanford delivered the pre-inaugural address at Hayes Audi- torium at the college as part of celebrations for the installation of Dr. Bradford Crain as the new President of Lees-McRae. A former presidential candidate, Sanford stated when asked about the up- coming Senate race, I prefer not to say anything about my future political aspirations as I don't want to confuse something like that with this sort of great event. In Sanfordis opening remarks he stated, I am especially pleased to have an opportunity to be here with Bradford Crain whom I,ve observed and learned about and I believe that his intellect and integ- rity, his energy certainly have im- proved society wherever he was. I am sure that he will carry on here at Lees-McRae in the same way, contributing so much by his pre- ence and his drive and by his energy in carrying on the enduring pur- poses ofthe college. Looking back on the origin of Lees-McRae it certainly is a story of vision, a story of faith, deter- mination, a remarkable achieve- ment, and certainly it is an inspira- tion to any church-related private institution to see what Lees-McRae has done from the audacious be- ginning that Edgar Tufts brought to this institution. . . . and certainly for eighty- five years this rich heritage has been rewarded in so many ways by the faith and effort that gave it birth in the first instance. Iam sure now that with the guidance of President Crain we can be assured that Lees-McRae will continue to be a treasured part of the factor of private higher education in North Carolina. And that its influence, I know, will be felt far beyond the borders of North Carolina. In a day when there are those who question the value of higher education, often measuring it as they measure too many elements of our society, chiefly in economic terms by income earned on time and tuition invested, colleges such as Lees-McRae have continued to reach out to young people, to spark their ambitions and to en- courage their students to raise their sights, to strive for excellence, and to dedicate themselves to the highest personal and professional goals. Isuspect it is a good financial investment but I know it is an in- valuable human investment. Lees- McRae is dedicated to the concept 6 - Inauguration of a liberal education. That means an enhancement of the mind and spirit, not just the stuffing in of information. Sanford said that a college should prepare its students to make changes in the world and students should be asked what they plan to do to solve some current problems, such as malnutrition and poverty, and what the U. S. could do to eliminate the world's feeling of despair. Answers to these and other similar questions are part of education, the former governor said. It is the student's vision that your college has been and is concerned with. It is the life of students, properly guided by vision, bringing fulfillment to living that is Lees-McRae's purpose. Lives make a difference when when they are lived to a standard and the standard is also the measure of a liberal education. The en- hancement of the mind and spirit I am suggesting, without attempting fully to define liberal educa- tion, is not much if it does not include the history and the philosophy and the ambition to make its graduates, lives useful to others, not just to themselves. X i

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resident Crain, we who have assembled here as guests and delegates of this institution of higher learning and learned societies, greet you at this high moment of your re-dedication of your abilities and energies to the cause that we also repre- sent. Having worked closely at your side as a fellow teacher and co-laborer in the area of duties' of the academic com- munity that we took upon ourselves, and having observed with interest and affection as you climbed to this moment, I can speak with some authority about your concern for the pur- poses of these assembled delegates and guests. Having wit- nessed your concern for academic integrity, for Christian higher education, for families and for the community, both within and beyond the walls of the university, I can greet you with appreciation for your stand. We come today repre- senting our colleagues from many parts of this nation to greet you, not at the beginning of a great career but at this solemn moment in the continuation of your pursuit of those ideals for which we also stand. Our greeting holds within it the hope that Lees-McRae College, under your leadership, will prove the faith of Cardinal Newman that good is not only good but reproductive of good, that Lees-McRae,reacting to your inspira- tion, will be for all those touched by it not only excellent, beautiful, and desirable, for its own sake, but that we may watch in years to come as it overflows and spreads the likeness of itself all around. We pledge you our good will and wish you Godspeed. - Dr. Bryan Gillespie, representing the Delegates and Guests MacLeod Borders Williams Crain Stephenson i.. MAMVN W zlw,iE..i i, .ggi K 5 ,ti .. w,,W.,..z.-,Wir-it-t,WW,f---f, l i i Y., N ,V sy -any - i l a 35' A 1-.M ,, 'Q i It U F rp ' 'iwri i' E ,J 5 S J 'lui 'Y ' . .WMI 1, h t X K 5 A 7, I 8 - Inauguration