Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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The Hill —1950 Park College is a friendly school. We hope that the 1950 Narva is a friend¬ ly book, with a friendly attitude toward the people, the places and the institu¬ tions that fill its pages. In this book are glimpses of what Park was, and a picture of what it is. It is for present students to decide what it shall be. 5

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PARK COLLfGf SiVEIHS • fIVf yEflRS Of 6R0UTtt This year marks the seventy-fifth aniversary of Park College. During those seventy-five years it has gained a position as one of the top Presbyterian colleges in the country, and has been true to its stated purpose by becoming a significant source of Christian leadership. When the old grads come back, they call our attention to the changes time has made. We hear stories concerning divided sidewalk to prevent too ardent courting; of expulsions for misdemeanors insignificant to us; of floggings in kangaroo courts. But the change hasn’t really been so great. Ten or twenty years ago a slogan was current, Park College is a unique institution.” Park was, and still is, a unique institution; there has not been, nor can there be, any change in this central fact. The Hill —1906 4

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Faculty Bicycle Club—1910 When the original 17 came to the heart of America to found a college, they had no idea of what was to be found on these hills above the Missouri River 75 years later. Starting with only a few professors teaching a severely classical and religious curriculum, Park’s faculty has grown to 40, qualified in all the areas of the liberal arts and sciences. The percentage of these people who have their doctorates is higher than in most other educational institutions in the country. The Park faculty has always been in the top rank, and constant attempts are made to improve it in every way. Park has had an interesting, active, and enthusiastic chain of adminis¬ trators since its founding. Dr. John A. McAfee, the first president, was a man of indomitable courage, strong faith, and an unbreakable will. With little effective deviation, the plans which Dr. McAfee worked and prayed for have been carried out. Under Dr. Frederick Hawley, president for nearly 30 years, Park became one of the strong Christian schools in the country. And now under the leader¬ ship of Dr. Zwingle, Park looks forward to an even more effective program, training young people to live creatively in whatever place in life they choose. Park College has been fortunate in the personnel which have been here, people who believed in the school and its policies and were willing to sacrifice much to see that Park was the kind of college its students would be proud to have as their Alma Mater. 6