Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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“THE NARVA BOARD.” 1901. Editor-in-Chief. Poets. Humorist. Historian. Artists. Business Manager. Assistant Business Manager .HERBERT E. BLAIR. ( PAUL P. FARIS. . ( CHARLES H. DERR. HAROLD M. ROBINSON. .LULU A. CANFIELD. | ROBT. A. BUCHANAN, .( EMMA B. M’BRIDE. .W. FRANK BIBLE. .CHAS. H. CROOKS. The Vision of Narva.

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FRED Y. M’CLUSKY, ’89. Author of the College Yell. THE COLLEGE YELL. P—A—R—K! Rah! Rah! Rah! Siss-Boom, Ah ! Boom-a-lacka, Boom-a-lacka, Boom ! Park ! Boom ! College Colors: Canary and Wine. —(5—

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EDITORIAL. “But ancient traditions and chronicles hoary, Embellish this hill by their lore : And mine be the duty to gather the legends, And faith in these records restore.” We have been glad ever since we first heard “The Narva suggested for our annual. The words fall like music on the ear, a welcome sound of melody. The more familiar it becomes to us the more grateful we feel to Chas. H. Crooks for proposing so happy a name. Those familiar with William Paxton’s “Vision of Narva” recognize the appropriateness of the title. This tradition concerning the early history of our college hills, the home of Narva, tinges not only of the mystic and beautiful, but also pictures the historical setting of our Alma Mater. Col. Paxton was an early friend of Col. Park and Dr. McAfee, and his enthusiasm for the college is still such that his aged hand was eager to add a blessing to our new labor which gladly pays tribute to the legend he has loved. We believe succeeding volumes will prove “The Narva a happy name. We have been pioneers but ask no pity. We have done our best. AVe shall mourn if you censure; rejoice if you pra ; se. We most regret because we did not warm up to the ever widening field of work sooner, so that we might have produced a better book. Succeeding years may profit by our experience. The purpose of the Narva has grown as our work has progressed. Instead of a picture book merely, “The Narva” has worthy purpose. If perfect it might be a picture of college life as the students on the campus see it. Of course many things must be taken for granted. A description of the routine life or class-room work would be sublimely dry. We have tried to present some of the facts of college life not found in the catalogue. The aim has been to show what individuals are doing, to praise wherever possible. Especially would “The Narva” pay tribute to those labors and victories which come through sources not under direct rule of the faculty, such as are usually termed “outside work.” To be sure we would not slight the valedictorian nor his merits, but the “all round best man is more truly the hero of the college annual than is the close student. We have no “grinds” at Park, and “The Narva” would hardly mention them with praise did they exist. Here is praise to the captain of the football team (?), the orators, the debaters, the musicians, and to the college in general. The attempt has been to picture Alma Mater thus for two purposes, first to give to the Alumni and friends of Park a new idea of our college enterprises, arousing in each a deeper loyalty and pride for the college; second, to put in tangible form those tlr ' ngs which we see here on the campus and which we will cherish through life. Thus “The Narva” will carry us back to college days when silvered locks give warning, to a lingering few, of life’s close end. Then by means of these two purposes it is hoped that a deeper college patrio¬ tism will develop, which will link man to man all of us who own Park’s name.