Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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yy BIS. 8 RATE 1947 C. . Jo Om President DR. JOHN WILLIAM JONES Dedication We find in our education of today the basis for our thoughts and actions in the world of tomorrow. We deem ourselves fortunate in having had as president of our college the past year a man with the clear vision to foresee the future, a deep understanding to interpret the present, and an extensive knowledge with which to utilize the wealth of the past. Advocating an educational environment that would make of us educated citizens and capable leaders, our president has helped us recognize the need of an educational system which progresses as rapidly as the material culture around it. He has made us realize that as educated people we shall become vital mem- bers of our respective communities. Because of his many contributions to the growth of the institution and of the individual during his first year as president, and before that as dean, we, the TOWER staff, dedicate the 1947 TOWER to Dr. John William Jones, president of the Northwest Missouri State Teachers College. In years to come we shall re- member him as a leader, a scholar, a gentleman, and a friend.

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The Long Walk A walk of seemingly infinite length Stretching across the campus to the center of college life— Early each morning I hurry up the walk, Racing with the clock before it strikes eight. In the fall, the trees along the walk are bleak and dram atic, While smoke floats lazily, circling the tree-tops, In winter snow falls like a blessing, Whirling down, wrapping the trees in blankets of white, Bending boughs to make new tree shapes—all its own. The scene changes with the next snow, Giving me a vision of veiled figures, As if a great lace-maker had been at work, Fringing the boughs in delicate, fragile white. Then at dusk, the wind blows, more snow falls; Gray clouds hang heavy, snow falls softly, Whitening the gray skies; silenily and gracefully, Its feathery cool touch lingers on my face, caressing it. Truly this exquisite beauty will linger long In the recesses of my mind, And in years to come, I shall remember the Long Walk, Its grandeur a large part of winter's panorama. —Lavon Hepburn.

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