Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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PERLR DEVEREUX DAVID Acting Dean of Women DUDLEY G. FULTON Dean of Men the deans JOHN B. ROBSON School of Education CLARENCE E. DUGDALE School of Arts and S deuces GEORGE T. WALKER School of Applied Arts and Sciences 19

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a message from Some forty years ago next September, I became a member of the faculty at Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute. Soon after my arrival at Lafayette, I was shown a copy of the Potpourri for 1912. I was intrigued by the title, and as my knowledge of the French language was extremely limited, I at once inquired as to the meaning of this new word. And when I learned that it meant a mixture or a medley, my reaction was that it was a most appropriate name for a college annual. And I am of the same opinion still. It records our victories and our defeats, our joys and our sorrows, our pain and our pleasure, our loves and at times perhaps also, our hates. And at its best it furnishes an accurate picture of the cultural, intellectual, religious, social, recreational, athletic, and other activi- ties of the student body with the proper emphasis on each phase of college life at Northwestern State College. Even a superficial comparison of the Potpourri of 1912 with that of 1952 will reveal the almost unbelievable progress along many lines which has been made during these years. For example, the expansion into a four year college with greatly broadened curricula, the enrichment of the social and recreational life of the students, increased participation bv students in the administration of the col- lege, and a vastly and improved physical plant. It is the fate of most products of science and the arts to become less valuable with the passing of the years. But not so with your Potpourri. You will treasure it more and more as time moves on. You will very likely attend the special assembly at which the book is presented and the dedication publicly announced, then rush madly to the designated spot to receive your copy. For several days much of your time will be spent in a close perusal of its pages. Soon thereafter it will become very largely a forgotten volume. But in time, when memories begin somewhat to fade, you will more and more frequently yet slowly turn its pages and as you do so, live again those days long passed which we live here together. And it is our sincere hope and earnest prayer that there may be no pangs of sorrow, shame, or regret as you lose yourself in these fond memories of the past. On behalf of the college, I wish to thank the editor, staff, and faculty adviser for untiring and successful efforts to produce an annual worthy in every respect of the fine traditions of the past, and es pecially for the efficient manner in which the business dealings involved in the publication of this year ' s book have been conducted.

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OTIS K. CREW Registrar GRIFFIN TAYLOR Business Manager JOHN E. JACKSON uditor administration MARRY ITRPIN Director t High School Rallies