Lycoming College - Arrow Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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J PRESIBEWT ' S MESSAGE MtMBKRS Ol THE CLASSES OF NINETEEN HuNDRED AND ThIRT V - IVk t): You have spent one, two, three, or four years at Dickinson; vc.irs th.it .uc tjcncr.illy supposed to be the most plastic in the hfe of the individual. What lasting impressions have these vears made upon your life? What tools have they given vou with which to undertake vour tasks, what inspirations to meet life ' s discouragements, what inner re- sources upon which to draw in time of need? Have you been taught how to think? The more recent theor ' of education insists that one ought to be taught how to think rather than what to think. The former process produces creative thinkers, originators in the fields of human endeavor; the latter pro- duces those who will follow the crowd. Has it taught you discrimination? Everywhere you will find the true and the false, the genuine and the spurious, the good and the bad. The line of cleavage between the two, however, is not always apparent. You will need the power of accurate discrimina- tion in order to be able to make wise decisions. Have you learned an appreciation of the finer things? Can you enjoy and interpret a great painting, a symphony, a great book? Art, music, and literature enrich the lives of those who become acquainted with them and who are able to understand them. Can vou discern the genuine in men, and can you profit by association with such? Have you a philosophy of life? Your attitude toward the problems and meaning of life will determine your conduct. There are two major attitudes toward life. One is summed up briefly in the statement: The world ' s mine oyster. The other, The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto but to minister. Have vou grown while at Dickinson? You can measure in inches or perhaps in feet the improvement you have made while here in throwing the javelin, in putting the shot; and vou can measure in seconds the time by which you have lowered your record in the sprints and the distance runs. Can you with equal assurance say that you have increased your measure of self-control, developed your latent powers, increased your spiritual depth, and become a bigger and better individual? These are some of the ways in which you can measure the mfluence which Dickinson has had upon vou. Other ways will suggest themselves to you. It is to be hoped that after this brief moment of self-examination you will see that the total effect of Dickinson upon you has helped to make you a creator instead of an imitator, a helper instead of a parasite, a leader instead of a follower. In the Voyage of Life you will not always find smooth sailing. There will be cross currents, head winds, and hidden dangers. There will be times when you will be called upon as captain of your barque — yourself — , without human aid, to make the final de- cision. In that hour vou must depend upon inner resources. Have you developed these resources on which ou can rely in fair weather and in foul? This thought is contained in the beautiful words of Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Uiu- j; J ,1- ,w. . . ,wll ,r ,.,, , V7., , ' .,■ u-lfunnr 1 ,,r:. hl,„l ; ■r,i Ihr , nl Ihc u,l 1 ,111,1 mil Ih Thit , , rr n,„n Ihr i,n l uy x I.iif the ttinjs of the sfa an- the , A lie loyagr along thrimgh hie ■Tis Ih,- id of the will th„l ,lele An.l ,i„t the lonin uhnh ,ire rife [22]

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THE TACJJJJlT John W. I.onc, I ' irsiJcii ll iidiils lire htiinh, Im imlhs arc oriulct; Ills Idle s iict ' ic, bii hf)ir ' s iiininiciiLitc. A.B., D.I)., Dickinson College; Drew Theolog- ic.d Scmln.ir ' . Dickinson Scmin.u ' 1921- |. Mil lt)N Sm Mil ),■,( ()i i ii ii i iii. Mill In ' null Id Wnrlh, riiiinr c. hmiiiy, ihcsc iiidcid Yniir Mislciiiiinr tiiul hirlhrr hl inc. A.B., Dickinson College; M.A. University of PennsN Iv.ini.i. Dickinson Semin.irv I921-; De.in, 1925- MlN Nil V. Tai 1 o Dam iif Wdiiicii Sociolii:o If she till fiiiii II, ' In mil in Inilc iif yiiii. Hill liilhcr III l ' i-; cl inure loir in you. I ' ll. B., .Syracuse Univcrsit) ' ; Gradu.ite ' ' ork, Columbia and Syracuse Universities. Santiago College for Girls, Santiago, Chile, S. A., 1906-1912; Social Worker, ' 1915-19. ); Dickinson Seminary, 1930-