Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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This thought from The Prophet of Kahlil Gibran seems an apt one with which to preface this, our last effort, before we sever the lines which hold us to Lincoln. This book is to remind us—and you— of the moment in time which we have spent here. And now that that moment is come to an end, we shall ”. . . drift away at dawn, . . . rise and gather into a cloud and then fall down in rain.” Here is our story . . .

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 The mist that drifts away at dawn, leaving hut dew in the fields, shall rise and gather into a cloud and then fall down in rain. And not unlike the mist have I been. In the stillness of the night I have walked in your streets, and my spirit has entered your houses. And your heart-beats were in my heart, and your breath was upon my face, and I knew you all'

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“. . . Memories linger with us through the passing years. This is why we have chosen to dedicate our yearbook to Dean Frank T. Wilson. We feel that we are greatly indebted to him, for in his complex role of father confessorbig brotherpoliceman social coordinator and what'have'you, we are sure that quite often to him we were plainly a pain in the neck. He was the man we first met in Freshman Orientation Week in September 1946, and he was the first man who made the lasting impression on all of us. To us he became Lincoln. Last year he left us to assume the Deanship of the Howard University School of Religion, taking with him a good part of all of us. In his new job we wish him Godspeed. We wish we could do more. Let this book, then, stand as emblematic of our devotion to you, Dean Wilson, and to the great heritage of which you have helped us become an integral part. In the words of the “rabble, “You're a great guy!