Piedmont College - Yonahian Yearbook (Demorest, GA)

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DEDICATION We the staff of the 1965 Yonahian have chosen to dedicate this, the 1965 Yonahian to a most deserving person. It is a proud position in which any man stands when he can look in retrospective upon a long succession of years given to the service of others. Unrealized by him, however, that influence expands in ever-widening circles as he sets himself to every task comprehended within his sphere of duty. The sound purposes of those who have gone before him he sees, in his growing wisdom, as worthy of continuence. He does not tear down, he builds. A self-made person— one who is loved by the students, one who stands as a guiding light in the lives of many. A person who is admired by faculty as well as students. His work is carried far beyond the call of duty as well as the limits of Piedmont College campus. He works as assistant to the president in trying to make Piedmont a better seat of education. His travels take him far and wide spreading the news of Piedmont and its progress. He has an unending interest in young people. This interest as well as help and guidance will keep him in the hearts of many through the years to come. It is with extreme pleasure that the staff proudly dedicates the 1965 Yonahian to DR. MAX STRANG.

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One of my neighbors looked up from his morning paper a few weeks ago, and exclaimed, What ' s wrong with our college oung people! He had just read the story of the so-called end of summer bust up at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. My neighbor also remembered newspaper reports of similar destruction and wastefulness on the part of students at a wealthy college ast spring. I share my neighbor ' s sense of bewilderment and shame in reflecting briefly on the non-social behavior of a small minority of misguided and overly endowed young people. Such selfish indulgences of springtime fever and undisciplined summertime emotions jre deeply regretted. However, my basic reply was in terms of what we all rejoice in noting: namely, What is RIGHT with our Col- ege Young People. I reminded my neighbor that over 99% of our young people at Piedmont College and elsewhere desire to dp as much as they .an for themselves. With the same determination of a three-year-old who pulls his hand away from his mother and says, Me Do, jur young people want to earn their own way through college by working hard at some job, rather than accepting all funds from heir family. The spirit of achieving self-support is an urge in the RIGHT direction, even if it wanders occasionally into extreme ex- jressions. Fourteen years ago, a student from Japan concluded his dinner visit with us by asking Mrs. Walter if he could have the honor )f planting a rose garden for her at the edge of our front porch, as a token of gratitude for the privilege of coming to Piedmont rollege. The roses have brought their fragrance and beauty annually. They remind me of the heartfelt appreciation of all the young people who have written or spoken their gratitude to faculty members for guidance and inspiration. The Lord Himself marveled hat only one of the ten healed lepers returned to express thanks. Many more than ten per cent of our young people say thank ' ou for their college diploma. Scores of them each year in some practical form reflect appreciation through cooperation and gen- irosity which goes the second mile or further. Such gratitude impresses me as being something that is right with our college young people. Likewise, the college young people I know are unashamed of God. I recall an evening when I chanced to be with our basket- all team when they gathered for a post-game meal in a neighboring city. After the waitress had taken our orders, Coach Cave tood, conversation stopped, and then— Bill, how about you saying our blessing tonight. Twice a week we worship God together in required chapel services. Every professor is a church member. We are unashamed of 3od. That too appeals to me as something that is RIGHT with our young people. Dr. James E. Walter, President PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE