Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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PRESIDENT KYSER The Potpourri of nineteen hundred fifty eight makes its appearance at a time when our American life is caught up in the great surges of events that know no natural boun- daries. Never before has higher education been so much a part of the warp and woof of our society. Our very exis- tence hangs in the balance of what may be accomplished in the colleges and universities of our land. Never before have the thoughts of men been so important. We are concerned with so much more than HOW to do things. We must perpetually reflect on WHY we do them. The entire body of our tryly world society must be so im- pregnated with wisdom that no small contingent of ruth-less individuals will be able to push us into catastrophe. It is of the essence of our epoch that either too much action or none at all can impale us on our own fearful weapons of head and hand. There is a challenge to drink both deeply and widely at the well of education. This challenge is not to be limited to one stone in the well. The world of men and women is not to be rescued by mere appeal to science, regardless of its tremendous importance, nor to any other single channel of investigation of the mysteries of the universe. Our path is a difficult one. but what person of quality was ever subdued by adversity? Within each individual of the college and other realms, we must strive to produce something of the wisdom that results from meaningful study. Whenever we achieve this goal, we will have accomplished the greatest essential to measured living. May Northwestern State College through its fine com- munity of students and faculty make a singular contribution to better days ahead. fi%L O L 26