Mount Union College - Unonian Yearbook (Alliance, OH)

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ql F PBEXY War has brought difficult days to all liberal arts colleges. ln cz time when young men and women are needed so urgently in industry, in the armed forces, or in some other kind of government service, the only excuse for the con- tinuation of colleges and college life is the contribution that can be made by them, both to the present need and the future requirements of- the nation. The cessation of hostilities will present the people of the United States with some of the gravest problems, political, social and economic, that any nation has ever faced.

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FUBEWUBD To the small liberal arts college and to its future success we dedicate the i942 Unonian. Mount Union and small colleges like it will need a strong backbone to weather the educational storm that lies ahead. To us who have known the intangible unworldliness of a small school, the future of this particular type of educational opportunity is very precious. lt is difficult for us to believe in a mechanized process of education that will make everyone a specialized automaton. During the days that will come, in the tragedies that are in store for many of us, and throughout the dismal routine of daily living we will need much of the spirit and strength that we have found during our undergraduate days in a liberal arts college. Probably the true realization of all that Mount Union has meant to us will not come until, in a moment of tragedy, we find that everything is not lost so long as we have a faith in our way of living, a sense of values, and a belief in the meaning of truth. These things have we learned in four years at Mount, and these things we shall cherish and fight to secure for the future generations of the world. ln a sense, Mount Union has given us wings that will enable us to soar over many barriers that were before insurmountable. And it is as if eternal strength were stored in those wings. May we always find it in ourselves to live up to the heritage ofa liberal arts education. ln an effort to honor some of the intangible phases of a small liberal arts college and to provide a store house for those memories that will ever keep us young and strong, we present to you the l942 Unonian,

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These will need for-efficient handling the wisest leadership and the best- informed public imaginable. For this reason the government is cooperating in the effort to keep, all colleges functioning satisfactorily throughout the emergency, and to this larger task of national defense the liberal arts colleges are dedicating them- selves whole-heartedly. The record of Mount Union College this year will show many changes in the familiar pattern, and some new departures, due to this cooperation with the government in national defense. But she is still a liberal arts college, with high standards of scholarship, and an individual concern for each student. lt is with real pride, therefore, in the past record of Mount Union College, and her present achievements, that we commend to you this story of the year's activities. Charles B. Ketcham, President CHARLES BURGESS KETCHAM, B.D., A.M., D.D. President, Mount Union College llprexyll and wise guidance are perpetual inspirations to a student body, faced with the problems of today. Ketchom's confident leadership