Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

Page 10 text:

(Atlanta, Cleorgia OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT The theme of this year ' s Yamacraw recalls the lines of Walt Whitman: ' We have watch ' d the seasons dispensing themselves, and passing on, We have said. Why should not a man or woman do as much as the seasons, and effuse as much? We dwell a while in every city and town; We pass through Canada, the north ' cast, the vast valley of the Mississippi, and the Southern States; We confer on equal terms with each of the States, We make trial of ourselves, and invite men and women to hear; We say to ourselves. Remember, fear not, be candid, promulge the body and the Soul; DweU a while and pass on, be copious, temperate, chaste, magnetic. And what you effuse may then return as the seasons return, And may be just £is much as the seasons. The seasons are symbols not only of our growth in time, but our gifts to the enrichment of time. In this setting, the college experience may be a movement from naivete to sophistication, from prejudice to tolerance, from dogma to a search for truth, and from childish fears to mature confidence. These are the seasdns of change and beauty from the winter of our discontent to the time of rich harvests of maturity. The passing of a year, or of a four ' year college experience, is more than the passing of time. It is marked by change. And it is this change that gives significance to time. If this change is to have the fullest value, it must be more than mere observation. It must be an interaction with events. Then, what you effuse may then return as the seasons return, and may be just as much as the seasons.

Page 9 text:

' i r r

Page 11 text:

3 1 11 ■ ii ii ' DSffiif» - ■ ' «» DONALD C. AGNEW, A. B. Par CoUege. 1929. M. A. Du e University, 1932, PhD. Du e Uni- versity, 1936, is the President of Oglethorpe Uni ' versity. He has served in this capacity since 1957. Dr. Agnew, in addition to his many duties with the University, is a member of the Southern Society of Philosophy and Psychology, Kappa Delta Pi, and Theta Alpha Phi. He belongs to a large number of committees and spends a great deal of time traveling and lecturing.