McMurry University - Totem Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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President J. W. Hunt To the Students and Patrons of McMurry College, Greetings: Ij« I war’ Totem 11 drrlirrd by expert to In- .• credit lo any in lilulion. ami tlii year’ annual will reveal a continued growth in llir «ollrge work. both in numlwt and efficiency. The only feature of la»l year’ Toirm tli.u wa not up to the Mundnrd o| rhevdeal I waul y wa the picture of thr President. which wa« taken umlrr a vrn difficult crciimMance ami in no rn e indicated thr natural lieauty that ha alwav character i rd ami tran«figured thr |'re ident amt aihlrii to hi fame througlioiit thr country. a a fit subject for meml er hip in llir mwiciitinn of ROod ItH.k . In all eriou»ne . McMuny t ollrgr come liefore it widening ami glowing constituency with a record of continued growth ami development that i an inspiration lo those who are re- •ponsihle for it management and «hould lie to it friend and patrons everywhere. Two year

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ago we ln-nan our work, asking for recognition as a junior college. and in this. the third year of our work. we have attained to the sublime degree of a senior institution of learning, and a class of young men and women are receiving their academic degrees from the institution. This achievement is the result of close and efficient work 1» a faculty that is second to none among the institutions of Western Texas, and is without precedent. Another pleasant feature of the school's progress is the fact that with a 669J net gain in enrollment it has surpassed all former records, and in thi particular matter, leads the institutions of the state. Hut as gratifying as are these achievements, the school rejoices in a fact of even greater importance; the moral and religious influences of the institution have now in the ranks of the ministry, in the faculties of the high schools, in business, and in the various activities of life, a number of representatives win are making their mark and wielding an influence for the Iwsl in their particular spheres of work. The management of McMurry College conceives that the highest work of any school today is in the training of character anti in the development of manhood and womanhood. It is the endeavor of the institution lit send out into the world people who | ersonally know God and are. therefore, best equipped to lead in the work of church or slate. In a recent address before the National Kducation Association. Bishop Freeman said. I nless you can see the importance of the souls of your pupils. I care not for your science anti your minds. We need in our schools something more than education; the primary purpose of life is the saving of souls.” All this, the President anti faculty of McMurry College steadfastly believe. and to this task we address ourselves. We deny that it is just a necessary for a boy to know the fundamentals of an auto- mobile as it is that he shall know the fundamentals of an Knglish education, and we further as- sert that it is even more important that he shall know the fundamentals of Christian living and service than it is that he shall become expert in either of the other two. Though we are firmly convinced as to the necessity of training and educating the mind of the student, we. nevertheless, realize that the way of salvation is not by the universities but over an old hill called Calvary. And because we believe this, we invite West Texas to send its young people to this institution that they may l»e properly trained and e«|uipped for a definite service to their fellow-man. and may some day become polished shafts to be shot from the bow nf Cod into the quivering heart of the world. To the students going out of the institution. I tearing its first degrees, the President wishes to extend hi special wishes and prayer» for a laudable and successful career. To patrons and students: We greet you in the name of our one Lord and Master, who i the great Teacher, even Jesus, the Christ, the son of the Holy Chosl and of the Virgin Mary, the supreme offering for the sins of man on Calvary. “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy; to the onlv wise God. our Savior, be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, l»oth now and ever. Amen. Sincerely your brother. J. W. HUNT.