Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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STUDENT LIFE AURORA 1984 EK ' arkkb arxujsc |}j OL ' v ET NAZARENE COLLECT m KANKAKEE, Itt MUM AURORA 1973 VttRORA A»,€ ' 9riQi AURORA ' 67 AURORA ENLIGHTENING AND ENLIVENING uring Investiture Day last year, Zoe Burdine, Aurora editor 1986, challenged me to find out how the Aurora got its name. Attempting to be a good editor and being unable to resist a challenge, I delegated the responsibility of researching the Aurora ' s name to Dave Doolittle. Here is what he found. In our quest to perfect this year ' s issue of the Aurora, we reached back in time to uncover the genesis of the name Aurora. After wading through countless yearbooks, files of past editors, as well as mailing numerous questionnaires to former editors and business managers, we have met the challenge. On page four of the 1916 Aurora the following prologue appeared: In mythology Aurora is the daybreak or morning deified. She is the goddess of light. As she approaches, the at- mosphere is cool and refreshing; the song birds are singing their sweetest selections; the whispering breeze bathes the verdant foliage; and the flowers send forth their sweet aroma. She heralds life and joy, and inspires a sleeping world to renew its task with gladness. It seems fitting that this book should bear such a name as it goes on its mission to enlighten, enliven, cheer, and elevate the hearts of all who see its pages. It does seem fitting and proper that in a year where several cool and refreshing breezes have blown our way, and taken on unique exciting forms that the yearbook does bear such a name as Aurora. We have watched our college transform itself into a university seemingly overnight, and fulfill a dream that has lingered in the minds and very core of our founders ' souls for years. You too are transforming and embarking on journeys to fulfill dreams, so let the goddess of light consume your every thought; and allow the Aurora to enlighten, enliven and elevate your heart both now and in days to come. By Dave Doolittle [ ] Origin of Aurora 17

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GRADUATION HF TRFNfTTH AND FXPFI I FNPF OF OLIVET LIE IN ITS PURPOSE hree hundred twenty-eight students were l honored as candidates for graduation on May 12, 1986. The day marked Olivet ' s seventy- m third Commencement Convocation. Special honors went to Lenora Roat who received the Outstanding Senior Citizenship Award for women from Dr. Leslie Parrott. She also became the first woman graduate to receive the Maggie Sloan Honors Graduate Award for exemplifying the ideals and purposes of Olivet. Rod Thill was the recipient of the Outstanding Senior Citizenship Award for men. In addition he received the Lincoln Laureate Award from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Highlights of the day included the Commencement address delivered by Dr. Willis E. Snowbarger, then vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. He spoke on, A Col- lege of Quality and Character. In the course of the address Snowbarger queried, Is Olivet better than Harvard? He asserted the strength and excellence which lie in its purpose and goals. Underlying the success story of Olivet as an institution of higher learning is a whole volume of stories of sacrifice and lived out commitment, emphasized Snowbarger. By Heidi Vastbinder Graduation 19