Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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■■ I. HERMAN CAMPBELL Registrar REGISTRAR'S MESSAGE SENIORS OF 1940 GREETINGS: You have left an impressive and a memorable page of history in volume number three at George Pepperdine College. The crowding of the many events of this school year into a nine-months period has been joyous; however, the realization that we have trot accomplished all wo planned, teaches us that The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley.“ At the close of this school year my heart goes out to you In youi work and in your play wherever you may be. In the language of one of our American authors 1 find the message I wish to leave with you: 1 love you for what you are. but I love you more for what you are going to be. I pray for your desires that they may be great, rather than for your satisfaction, which may be so hazardously little. J. EDDIE WEEMS Donn oi Mon The most beautiful rose is one hardly more than a bud wherein the pangs and ecstasies of desire are working for larger and finer growth. Not always shall you be what you are now. You are going forward toward something great. I am on the way with you. therefore I love you. —J. Herman Campbell. MARTHA PITTS MIDDLEBROOKS Doan ot Women Page Two] vo

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 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE SENIORS OF 1940 GREETINGS: I should like for this briol message to serve a two fold purpose: first, to congratulate you for having satisfactorily completed the prescribed course of study which enables you to receive a degree from George Pepperdine College; and second, to urge that you continue with the same enthusiasm and energy in accomplishing your purposes in life. The future holds a great deal for each of you. The degree of success which you attain will depend to a great degree on the attitude with which you face the problems in life. You are entering upon the threshold of leadership at a most interesting and challenging time. The end of the frontier has not been reached. There are many excellent opportunities and possibilities for the right kind of leadership. I believe that you are prepared to assume this leadership in a most effective manner. Your education has been a four-fold one. George Pepperdine College has attempted to emphasize the PHYSICAL, the MENTAL, the SOCIAL, and the SPIRITUAL values in life. I trust that you will have faith to believe, vision to see, and courage to do, that which is good and right. Through this means you will represent George Pepperdine College acceptably, you will receive satisfaction and joy for yourself, and you will contribute in a meaningful way to the welfare of civilization. I shall expect much from each of you. Sincerely, Hugh M. Tiner, President. Pago Eleven

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FACULTY Contrary to the belief of many ihai college life is all play, the endeavor to secure an education by the college student is never an easy one. To receive adequate preparation the student spends much time in study and thought; many hours in preparation and presentation of facts and figures; and years in gaining an acquaintance with the knowledge that the books and professors present to him. This is not an easy task. The student has other problems. Upon entering college he has to make new social adjustments; during his stay he is continually reminded of the conditions he must encounter in the “outside world when his college days are over; and ho must adjust and prepare himself in many ways because of these conditions. Such preparation requires much study and work. The students of George Pepperdine College are fortunate to have as instructors a group ot men and women whose philosophy of education--in keeping with the Ideals of the school reflects an understanding and interest in the problems of the student; whose relationship to the student is such that instruction and counsel upon a more personal basis is possible. Through such a relationship the students' efforts to gain adequate preparation are encouraged and strengthened, his opportunities broadened, and his problems lessened. We are grateful for a group of Christian men and women whose leadership and instruction is ever an encouragement in our educational pursuit. 7hltlw.il