Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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President of the University HORACE MANN BOND The times incline one's heart to prayer, and for the young men of the 1951 class of Lincoln University their friends will pray— —That the gift of good humour will always help them laugh, at least a little, at their elders; at the world in which they live; hut also, at themselves. —That the gift of good taste will accompany them always, in their daily choice of words, amusements, and surroundings. —That the gift of good sense will guide their choice of associates and their planning for the future. —That the gift of good health will strengthen their wills and fire their energies. —That the gift of God will incline their hearts to humility and their lives to useful services. Six —Horace Mann Bond

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Dedicating Our Yearbook At first appearance, an obvious cliche, but the phrase gentleman and scholar” has seldom been employed within a frame of reference based on such high standards as that within which it is now so aptly applied in regard to Dr. David E. Swift, to whom this Lion is dedicated. Few can truthfully say that they have not benefitted from their association with Dr. Swift, who, along with his charming family, had his full stay here with the Class of ’51. By no means a strictly classroom prof,” Dr. Swift devoted his time and energy unselfishly to the campus community, to mention one instance, as Adviser to the Y.M.C.A. Cabinet. Our effort to have him appointed Dean of Men, though abortive, was neither a reflection upon Dr. Swift nor a reflection upon the sincerity and unanimity of the endeavor. Dr. Swift has since left the faculty to become Director of Personnel for the Friends Service Committee, in which capacity he will doubtlessly engender a spirit comparable to that whose impression has been left indelibly in our memories. Five

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Dean of the University HAROLD F. GRIM It is my belief that to be successful in life in the fuller sense one must do three things—work hard, keep sweet, and be honest. Recently I heard Jesse Owens say over the radio “This is the greatest country in the world. I am convinced that this truly is a wonderful country. We are living in a marvelous time in which to really strive boldly and effectively to develop hard working, kindly considerate, helpful lives, being somebody, somebody who honestly faces the problems confronting our age with feet on the ground. You have some training but that is merely begun. Keep growing. One, as the activity of the time is reviewed, is moved to believe that there is tremen dous need for careful thinking. You are trained to think. With faith in your training you can think through the basic challenges, coming to recognize true values and acting upon your conclusions. There is great opportunity now to be Somebody—Try to be Somebody. I close with Mary Beard’s trite statement “Action without study is fatal. Study without action is futile. Seven