Marion University - Marionette Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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DEAR SENIOR CLASSMATES . . . We cannot just start out by saying, Well, here another year has come and gone,” because this has been more tha n just another year in our lives; it marks the attainment of a goal we had set as freshmen. As we think back over the years we as a class have come through together, it has not been all hard study and work. There have been many grand times of relaxation and fun. Why, it seems only yesterday we had that circus for the entertainment of the Sophomore class! What a commotion we created when we were Freshmen! As Sophomores ourselves, we enjoyed the initiation cere¬ monies which we inflicted upon the Freshmen considerably more than the ones that had been forced on us the previous year. That same year we installed chapel platform lighting. Then came our Junior year. We really tried to out-do ourselves by being radically unconventional and purchasing class jackets instead of sweaters. An elaborate Junior-Senior Banquet we also sponsored and paid for. Last fall, when we returned to the campus, we could hardly conceive of the idea that we were actually Seniors. We stepped into our new role gingerly at first as if we weren’t sure that was our proper place. But by the time we had started on our Senior trip ( sneak” if no Juniors read this) we were veterans at acting as dignified Seniors. That trip! ! Destination, Gatlinburg and trouble! First the bus broke down, and then it broke down again, and then again. But the fun and beautiful scenery soon surpassed those unpleasant inconveniences. The Juniors did a wonderful job sponsoring the Junior-Senior Banquet. We Seniors relaxed, and tried to get the most enjoyment possible out of our last really important school social. It will be impossible for us to forget these many experiences we have had together in our four years of college. But we can’t stop here—this is our commencement! Now we are going out into life to be something on our own. What we amount to in the future is our individual responsibility. As a class from Freshman to Senior year, we have endeavored to be unusual and different. Let’s keep this same motto whether we go out to further our education in other institutions or to fill our chosen occupation. Let’s not be contented with the hum-drum, everyday and ordinary in life. Let’s challenge ourselves to change things about us, not for the sake of being different, but for the sake of making things better for mankind in the world in which we live—the world whose future we are vitally helping to shape. Sincerely yours, David Blanchard Senior Class President Page twenty-five

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I PAUL T. TITUS Clarksville, Iowa ' ' The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord.” A. B. Religion, Eurekan, Quartet. MARY EVELYN WHITE Plymouth, Indiana There is nothing at all in life except what we put there.” B. S. in Ed. (Elem.), Eurekan. PHYLLIS ROSE WOLFE Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Her ways are pleasantness; her paths are peace.” A. B., Eurekan, Parnassus Club, German Club. DONALD H. 2EEK Jonesboro, Indiana A wise man ever culls good words, good deeds, and kindly thoughts.” B. S. in Ed. (Elem.). LOUISE ZINN Stanford, Kentucky Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving.” B. S. in Ed. (H. S.), Parnassus Club, Spanish Club. Tip the Porter! UNPHOTOGRAPHED SENIORS Mary Armfield Velma Brannon Richard Darst Ruth Darst Floyd Fisk Ruth Hupp Thomas Murray Clara Rains Norman Street IM T I

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I JUNIORS GRACE JOAN ALLISON Lt. Wayne, Indiana EVELYN BACKA Muskegon, Michigan BEATRICE BECKMAN Strool, S. Dakota JANET BENNETT Belsano, Pennsylvania LOIS BLANCHARD Louisville, Kentucky WANDA BRACKETT Gastonia, N. Carolina KENNETH BROWN Lynn, Indiana ROSS BROWN Belleville, Ontario, Canada WALLACE BROWN Hart, Michigan WALTER BRYANT Brazil, Indiana JANET BUTCHER Hillsboro, Wisconsin ESTHER CALHOON Central, S. Carolina ETHEL CALHOON Central, S. Carolina ROBERT CAREY Marion, Indiana GORDON CARRIER Spring Lake, Michigan JOHN COLE Louisville, Kentucky WINIFRED CRIM Silver Lake, Indiana WALTER CROSBY Anderson, Indiana William French, President