Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

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President HORACE MANN BOND Message by President Horace Mann Bond to the Class of 1955 As the Class of 1954 was the Centennial Class of Lincoln University, and had the distinction of ushering out a glorious Century while preparing the way for a New, the Class of 1955 enjoys the honour of being the first graduating class in the history of the institution, and of its New Century, to participate actively in the process of beginning and building a truly new institution along the lines of a New Program. My gratitude goes to the Class of 1955, as worthy recipients of this grave obligation and its responsibilities. They have helped Lincoln Univer- sity lay the foundations of an enduring structure better than they may now realize. As students have begun to assemble here from all parts of the world, the Class of 1955 has been foremost in adapting the climate of the institution to the great new demands made upon it. and its members. Imperceptibly, but surely, our horizons have widened, our aims broad- ened, our conception of Man’s obligations to the human race given new and heightened aspiration. This is the enduring contribution of the Class of 1955 to a great new idea in human history.

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ADMINISTRATION Justice is the Virtue that innocence rejoiceth in. Ben Johnson

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Deans HAROLD F. GRIM Dean of the University George Eliot once said, “Growing thought makes growing revelation.” As the class of 1955 leaves the walls of Lincoln University, may each member be ful- ly aware that the world needs more revelation of truth, but that this can only be effected by continued study which is the basis of growing thought. May your class lead in the leavening that makes for human understand- ing. J. NEWTON HILL Dean of the College Once again a graduating class steps onto the hori- zon and once again we are called upon to focus attention on departure from Alma Mater as well as upon en- trance onto a new world of human endeavor. Nothing counts so much, perhaps, as the vision which you may hold. For the horizon is not always clear—not even always discernable. The vision, how- ever, is yours and if it remains clear then the vicissi- tudes of life cannot prevail, cannot deter you from making some worthwhile contributions to human so- ciety. ANDREW E. MURRAY Dean of the Seminary Here at Lincoln we have the privilege of living in the world of tomorrow, now. Tomorrow’s world will be one in which artificial barriers of race have been elim- inated, a world in which men may live and work in free and open fellowship. Through our experience at Lincoln, where the barriers have been broken down, we are preparing to live in this new and exciting world where brotherhood is no longer a dream, but a reality.