Saint Ambrose College - Oaks Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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CE TENNIAL Mary C. Simonaitis Copy Editor J STAFF Kevin C. DeWitt Photo Editor ACK N O WLEDGEMEN TS' Mary Schulte, Business Managerg Fred Thompson, Josten'sg Ron Chapel, Mr. 62 Mrs. John Adolphig All those who donated their creative services. You know who you are. Thank You! 2 X . PN

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ED ORS' ME O Time goes by like a dream no matter how hard you run. Eudora Welty Where did this year go and how did it slip by so quickly? I hope this book will serve as a wonderful reminder of some of the things you did during that time as well as some of the people you did them with. While it may be quite easy to recall special moments now, this book will become especially helpful a few years down the road. Somehow the mind forgets before the scrapbook loses pages! With the college celebrating its centennial birthday, I felt compelled to research its past. As a result, I spent plenty of hours in the archives , an overcrowded library cubi- cle heaving with the history of St. Ambrose College. I poured through old newspapers, photographs, yearbooks, and catalogues. In discover- ing its colourful past, I became acutely aware ofa tradition. The Ambrose tradition of persistence and achievement on an individual level. It was not so important for the school to make national headlines. When they did, that was Hne. Rather, it was far more significant for the college to make personal headlines. Yesterday's Ambrosians are very similar to today's Ambrosians. They struggled with some classes while enjoying others. They socialized, competed athletically, dealt with apathy and a commuter or dorm life. They expanded their horizons academically, emotionally, and spiritually. They persisted and achieved. These years are unique years and they go by like a dream. In attempting to chronicle a year's worth of activities it became apparent that the St. Ambrose College tradition lives I though sometimes incognitoD. Sure, indifference exists but there are still those students who persist and achieve. Yesterdays Ambrosians fostered the tradition,now it is up to us to sustain it. Afterall, without us, the school is merely bricks and mortar and hollowed halls. Commencefully, Teresa M. Brinati Editor, Centennial OAKS