Pepperdine University - Promenade Yearbook (Malibu, CA)

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Our college Hie consists of two major phases Study and Play. One we see upon our athletic fields, at social gatherings, and in such activities of less serious nature. The other we see in our classrooms, at study, and other formal activities of our educational pursuits. The plan of this book is in keeping with these two major phases of our campus life and is divided into five divisions that these two phases might be represented in a more specific way. The first two sections- The College and Activities suggest the more serious aspects of our college life-the classes, the professors, and the students at study. The following sections Sports. Features, and Organizations present cur less serious activities, those gay periods of play and laughter when classes and study are for the moment forgotten.

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The place of a yearbook in College life is both an important and difficult one. In theory the yearbook is a complete record of the school year; actually It is never that. The spirit ol the student body is too intangible, is too much with us , to allow for such completeness. But if this book can, through picture ana word, portray a true impression of the life we have seen and lived on our campus this year, its purpose will have beer, served. When we have gone our separate ways, when other footsteps tread the Promenade, may this book, with memory's aid, provide another stroll beneath the sunny palms.

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Many changes have taken place in the educational systems oi the schools of this country during recent years. Many theories of education have been discarded or changed; new philosophies have been introduced; new methods of teaching have been accepted; and new goals have been created as educational objectives. These changes and innovations have produced conditions of discord ana uncertainty as to the ultimate aims and methods of our educational systems. The founding of George Pepperdine College reflects a hope within the hear! o' its founder that the principles upon which it is established would be basic and fundamental .. . not subject to change by unproved theory. In keeping with this hope the College is fortunate to have as its leader one whose wisdom and insight into the problems oi modern education helped to mold the aims and plans of the school from Its very creation; one who, though comparatively youthful in years, has gleamed a philosophy ol education and a philosophy oi life that reflects a clear understanding and a sincere hope for both the problems of modern education and the needs of modern youth; a Christian gentleman whose untiring efforts and enthusiastic leadership of George Pepperdine College has won for him the respect and devotion of both the young and old.