Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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e South Sea lsland, ofthe- net Mars, 'sitting on the ins of Richardson' Hall d wondering what ran-ge goings-one were inducted by the long since tr-gotten -inihafbltants of is carnpu's,Qwill1 dig down the moiund- and after ofeffort-men may able to-decipher-some of documentsberein con- C. ROBERT HAYWOOD i and exclaim: What those mortals were!-'r' 'Thisyea-r the mound will e low, and the sum .total of rr efforts- discouraging, as Jet beginnings ,always are. each year, as hundreds dx thousands of' teachers 1d students add-their Conw- ib u-tio ns -to the monu menf ll bile, -itwill 'grow with the fowth andgreatness of the ollege, and forever be a lken of floyalty anddevo-i tion, so that visitors to the College will: be shown the I mound asoneof the unique- sights of the w-hole territory .- around. And when 'thiey-ask: 'What mean- yebe these stones? they shall each alumnus reply: Loyalty to Southwestern- so 'long as thismound -sh-all-stand! l am- in that monumen't,and so -is every son and tdaughf ter of. the College and our- hearts and hands are with her to the end.'x' Sorshall 'a- new spirit be born- and' lead S-o'utfhwest,ern -on from strength, to strength and from grace to grace. ' c bout this mound, so uniiqueand appropriate as monument to the loyalty of all who have been connect-i ed with the institution -over a long, period of years,,shall cluster many sacred memos -ries. Here in days,-sto .come student-s shall assemble to. urge on their representa- .. . at thezgloomy hour of. o nine, everyjstudent and faculty member 'come to the foot ofthe sacred 77. ' tives to grapple with :the-' A foe. Here they will --gather when the victory-,sQha,lfl -have been won to celebrate the outcome. Here they 'shall come to plight their .troth 'til death do them part. l 75- ceeds anothoer, with, only a few short months between, this pile will be first afoun- datio-n, 'then a mound, -then a, im,Aonument,- then- a hill., Q.. let all ioih hanas.'- Permitted by special. action of c-the ,deans for this one occasion-onIy'....f' - , and finally a mountain: - i if The ,advantage tothe ag- riculture A of -Cowley ,County and finally of' Kansas, Okla- homa and Colorado will be obvious., The-se- States will gradluoally be cleared' -of stones. jars the- ,st-u.d,e'nts scour, ,first the vicinity of the College for stones, to do their part ini the cerremony and-' then- are tC0mPel1l.ed to bring ,stones from thei r' homes, or required to send them .inc with'qth,eira,pplica- tions for admission. Anothf er advantage to -agriculture. will be the condensation of moisture -by this mountain, resulting ina more-plentiful rain-fall for this 'section as well as rushing mfountain torrents:-which will fu rni-sh at purer and cheaper ',l. vliater supply and abundant power for the -factories which will be, erected to give. work -to needy- students. Other 'adv va ntages- now. lodmover the far horizon. Far'-' is ,surely 4 ,thefright word here. Aslone'iSe,pltember suc-

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b nwa rd lealdifng, st-ill proceeding, Qlet' .their-band guidethe procession to the hallowed spot where the mound is to be built. Let all gather close in breathless silence. Let an address be given, by some 'silver tongued orator on loyalty to Southwestern or some simi- lar theme, let the mound be dedicated, 'let prayer be of- fered, let theibugles sound from over the hills, ,let each student come forward, and instructortoo, and,-inftoken -of hisjbdesire to' build his heart and life and spirit into- .his A,lmaiiMater, press the ,stone ontwhich .he has writ- ten his name into'the.sof1t cement that' shall bind thef whfileitogether - not that his rock and name beseen 4- but that it shall' be there, concealed and wrappedl up as a token between 'him 'and his Alma Mater that they understand one another and are united forever. Then let thetomtomsboom .oiverlhill and dale, flet the 'band breakforth, ,let all join hands f- permitted by spe- cialaction of the deans .for this one occasion only,- fand let a'll unite hearts and voices inthe isinigingi of Alma Mater. .Then let all gohome with peace and j-oy intheir hearts that they are a .partiofour great college. i Let none despise the -sweet simplicity of the-se ceremonies. Who knows what 1 solemn thoughts, what high resolves, may perchance be born that night in the heart of some impressionable.'-freshman or sad-eyed senior facing his last year at Southwest-' ern. Even a cocky sopho- more, a world-weary junior or a hard-boiled 'Prof. be carried on and th .mound shall grow. . ' Only this year let ther be, as a special feature ne er to be duplicated,- the de ication' of this mound. L there be placed at its-bas deeply imbedded in .ce ment, an iron box contai' ing the original of the en acting document, a copy o I'l'llgFlI, Uy H FYIITECEIG Ol grace, be regenerated in ithathour. . 4 Let this ceremony be repeated every 'September as thetstudents assemble at Southwestern, each student putting in-one stone each year of his -attendance and each instructor- one for each year of his teaching here, year after year, 'til the ,memory shall cease of who suggested 'the custom or howl or when Lit originated, but still the ceremony shall , 6 Cllllege CCll.dIUg, IIIUSUCLB bulletin, student handbook Collegian, 'Moundbuilder Winfield Courier, of the ne absence regulations, a loc of Prexyfs' hair and what er else be thought helpful future generations in ,u .derstanding the time-si which we live, including penny, a nickel, a ca celled two-cent stamp andf check for one million dollars. 'ayhap 'in eons yet to come some visitant from-

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' g rnoluntainfon our own ca'mpus'wiIl' afford unlimit- ed opportunities for picnics and hikes and for fishing in -its 'streams and lakes as well as forhiuntinig in its These states will gradually be cleared' of stones as the students scour for stones to 'do their part invthe ceremony. V ,unexplored forestsg The vi,- sion of its -snow-caqpped peaks will be an inspiration to 'students and faculty alike to set-their affections onpthings above. Cool summer resorts' near lat home will be ia boon to fru- gal professors and their unfortunate families. The moiuntafin' .will afford a splendid' location for the Southwestern .Sum-mer School with escape from ' the heatof our Southern climate.iThus again will be symbolized the invincible spirit of Southwestern. lf the mountain will not come, to us - thenwewill buildae mountain of our own. ' Some disadvantages are however, foreseen and per- hapsit may be just as well toispecify now that cabins be erected at intervals of every few miles to shelter students who get lostin the ,A V mountains andito protect them from the storms 'till I' 5,4 X 2 P' -'Ax 'wi --L.gI5 Bunker H-ill Monumen' .s Man is not made of reaso 77,4 'W Xxx , Y . fx- - V I t 5 X' l , Us 'I' ' Jn A b I i Ilsl- , - I . Ng A mf- U U T, ' VV mf?..3ff5-? 4 I in l 'V V V :fees A f 1' ix - . g L ' 'ik A . rescuing parties Can reach them. Who can tell what may be the end of the pro- ject we start tonight? Let us enter into this matter with spirit and with wi.ll. Let us remember what Daniel Webster said inhis -address, at the dedication of 8 and judgment only,,but imagination and sentimen also. Surely that man wht has not sentiment in hi soul has somethinglacking Let tonight betdevoted ti sentiment, and let that sen timent be loyalty ti So uthwestern !-