Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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R.A.L. WALKER Any dedication that we might make could never match your own. You have devoted four years to an office that was not here before you came. You have given your very self to that job; and for that reason, it is an extension of you. You have been genuinely interested in each of us; and from you we have learned to accept ourselves and each other. Where we have been apathetic, you have — with determi- nation, yet not without a gentle concern — sought to make us care. From you we learned that no human belief is too sacred to question, but more importantly, that no person, regard- less of belief, should be ignored or despised. You have led us into new and meaningful worship experi- ences. Indeed, the totality of your religion has said to us, all life is God ' s good gift. Let us affirm its joys, its pains, its routing, its ecstasy. You have said to us that if our school, a small Christian college, is to have meaning, it can be only in our personal, dynamic exchange between faculty and students in the true learning experience. You have taken the vital initiative in creating learning experiences in which there was such an exchange. The title director of religious activities carries little meaning in itself. You, Bud, have given it the signifi- cance it now holds for us; Meredith will not soon forget that you were here. And all who know you will under- stand why we dedicate the 1967 Oak Leaves to you, Mr. R.A.L. Walker.

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Drgardzations I 95 honors 131 activities ' ' ■ - 145 literary

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Being the only coed here is an awesome thing. Everybody knows I ' m sort of an earthy person. Speaking the truth in love You are struggling with a real question. Hey, maybe this year we can simply dare to fail. This is my senior year, too, don ' t forget.