Moravian College - Benigna Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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lUi ' ssmji ' jrom llic VvcsulciU W.ir l lirmi;!!!; ni.nunu to Ncnilli. ' 1 ' Ik- ikiii.iiuls and rcspoiiMliililics art heavier than thcv um.i1 m he. WnaU in ihalkii.uctl at c ir turn. Lite is necessarily less tree than in iK-aceUmtN. but then is always room tor iintiative. Elemental needs and qualities come to the fore. 1 kalth, couraj;e, endurance are needed more than ever. How will it iarc with those who Liraihiatc this year? Ko one can foresee, none dare lorelcll. Hut wc are lull of hope tor each of theni. Needless to say, wc wish them success — which, in any true .uialvsis. nicans ultimately that they may receive their CJod- rationed life enthusiastically! Their education shf)uld m.ikc them lit compans for themselves, lor the real sell is revealed in solitude. Surely they will continue to ln c Icarninj; anil to add to their varied accomplishments. . ny regrets or Ir.irs which they may ha e should he swallowed up in wholesome memories of past mercies, in (lee|Hiiini; convictions, in enduruiu Iriendships and loyalties, in aspirations lor the lulure. liut their education will also have worthwhile s: cial results, for we arc all wrapjwd in an inescapable nexus which is as wide as hum.mitv. Liberal education means limitless human interests. Therefore, it is our comiction and our prayei that each memlx-r of 11)44 ■ ' • ' ' ' ' ' ■ ' Personal womanly contribution to human welfare in her own sphere anil ill her own ch.iracteristic fashion. Edwin J. Hccith raur Six

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F. oruirovc ... It is customary to include a history in the Benicna. It is also customary for the yearbook to have a theme. This year we have chosen a key which will open both the history and the theme to everyone; a tradition loved by every Moravian student. Music is our theme; a musical history is our history. To us, the children of Moravian, her musical background is one of her richest heritages. What better theme could we choose.? Page Five

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lili ' ssiujL ' [roui [lie uean Four years of close association endears to me each member of the Class of 1944. I have telt very keenly the shailows which the war that engulfs us has cast over your plans and your lives. I have atlmired the cheerful, hopeful way in which you have accepted the inevitable without complaint. II what you have received here continues to aid you in facilitating further adjustments, which the future is sure to bring, and if it encourages you to contribute unstintingly of your thoughts, skill and spirit in reconstructing a better life for all peoples everywhere, these years at Moravian College for Women will not have been spent in vain. Carry on! Build thee more stately mansions, O My Soul, As the swijt seasons roll! Leave thy low vaulted past! Let each neiv temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou nt length art free Leaving thine outgroivn shell By life ' s unresting sea! Edith Jane Stauffer Pfigc Scvoi