McMurry University - Totem Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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As we come to the parting of the ways, it is not difficult to predict that considerable time will elapse and a lot of things will happen before we meet again. With the call of our boys in the Army and Navy Reserve to active duty, McMurry College’s male enrollment next year and for the duration will consist largely of freshmen below the draft age who are endeavoring furiously to prepare themselves to qualify for the Army or Navy College training program. In the light of all this, I want to make a plea for the liberal arts college. True, such a college must readjust itself to new developments in American life, but its basis is sound. The aim of liberal arts education is to give the individual some under- standing of the major ideas and conceptions which have influ- enced our thinking and action together with a consciousness of the values and insights needed for human relationships as they may be expressed in the arts. The need for such educa- tion will be greater than ever after the war. and you can be assured that McMurry College will provide an adequate pro- gram of liberal arts education for living in the post-war world. Wherever you are, don't forget your Alma Mater, and after the conflict, come back to take up where you left off. Sincerely your friend. w. b. McDaniel.

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