Principia College - Sheaf Yearbook (Elsah, IL)

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Contents .,,.. Administration ...... Students ............,.. .... 2 5 Student Government .... . . . .49 Organizations ....,,.. .... 7 3 Activities ...,.. ..... 9 3 Athletics. . . ,...105 Books contain many varying thoughtsg They may also present pictures- Actual or verbal. Watch for what has been close to youg This is your chronicle, A book-a light- LIGHT, then, our theme. xiii 7 I957

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iwii 1i0ITefw Lights, torches, llames, brilliance, lamps, Lamps to light one s way up to bed Lamps to illumine dimly worn pages Lamps to lend ships oil from rocky ruin And lamps as symbols, perhaps cliche like Yet, ellective, least wise near truth There are lightings other than those ol llame Sparks ol exhortation, hres ol accomplish ment, The ablutionary torch ol sulterina, And the blaze ol acrimony Earth bears mankind, Mankind bears individual man, lndividual man recognizes the tiahtinas, ls given them, attains them, lalls to them, Rises to them, and values them Men who use sparks and torches To aid or to better Or to make glow brighter their lellows Are all teachers, instructors, provers Men who aid men to aid are forges, grates, Upon which the coals separately rest, Frameworks, ribbings, organizers, necessities Everything that burned belore, Everything that was thought or done, Everything worthy Are the reddened coals Inspiration, yearning, courage Are the tanning breezes, Rising warmly upward, The unity ol teachers and teaching, The stalwart Smithy And Man, intelligent, independent, Man upright -forged and tormed ls the strong, well wroutght cod, Beautiful, complete, open The Smithy never is Lacking ol lorge Nor ot coal Nor ot breeze, Nor ot metal The Man Metal, Man Product Coq, Never is lacking of Smithy