Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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is for Admirable In every school year certain person¬ alities, activities, and events are sure to stand out vividly in the memory of all as “tops.” Some of these may have been big and showy; others were less conspicuous yet entitled to a front seat in our memories—as admirable per- sons and things. Those pictured here were chosen for their universal appeal and for their contributions toward making this year at Park happier for all. The Copley formal under HosletVs supervi¬ sion was one of the year’s outstanding social events. PERSONS and We admire our faculty and trustees: Dr. Mum is the word around the greenhouses in Hawley, Dr. Young, Homer Mann, Dr. Adams, the fall. Bouquets to Mr. Sainer and the green- and all. house gang. [ 4 ]

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A YEARBOOK AT ITS BEST Can bc little more than an accurate record of a year in the life of a school—a precis, as it were, or a mir¬ ror held up before the life and activities of that school that all may see the reflection. Mirrors, however, show only the image of the subject and not the deeper things that lie beneath the visible surface. Mirrors do not reveal personality. It is in that respect that we hope that the 1940 Narva goes beyond a mirror in its service. We hope that this Narva can be a pictorial index into the personality of Park College. This year at Park has meant more to all of us than any series of pictures or write-ups can show. It is now part of our lives. At best, then, the 1940 Narva shows the personality and the character of Park College in the lives of its students; at the worst, it is a mirror that reflects only the physical setting in which the spirit of Faith and Labor moves. We have striven for the former—you are the judge. This book has no conspicuous theme or outline which it rigidly follows. Neither has life at Park. The treatment is informal through¬ out. We hope you like it.

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To A. P. O. goes the credit for putting in the I F. B. . Civilian Files the fingerprints of ® Park’s entire personnel. The Y-sponsored Chinese dinner to aid Chinese Students was a worthy project. Yang Lang gives technical advice. THIIliS that will linger in our memories as highlights of 1939 and 1940 Lovely ladies from Cleopatra to .Janie Turner Consistently thrilling is Pant I dnk’s mellow have pursued this blase cad. Tops in origin- tenor, whether it be with the choirs or in his ality—the Herr House Formal. own recitals.