Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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1 x ' EXPLANATORY NOTE , -he abofve paper was ad at the first regularlas- 'mfbly of the year on ursday, September 8, 27. The 'ceremony pro- sed was actually carried t,jthiat night, attended by -actizcally all students and rofessors. Dean Allen pres- Aed and put in-the first 'o.n'e,- on .which Joe Neville, resijddent of the student dy, stood to- dedicate the ound., The dedicatory ra-yer was offered by Presi- ent -A.-E. Kirk. -An unfore- ,en difficulty arose in the tternrpt of, the vast crowd ,pu-t all' the stonles in at nce. Some-threw theirs verthe heads of others, nd Donald Teed, shoveling ,ortar on the pile,wasicut n-I-the head.. 'This first martyr of T,l'l'S'iI'l'lOUTld'7' owevler, .had his head ,a ndaged and went on. i T The--iron box was placed rt the' bottom .ofthe oiund. Professor Pound- tone at the last moment uggested that a list of all llumni--of the schoolbebin- liuded, and this was done, Aoi that .now all students of ,outhwesterndfrom 'the' Qegin-ning to the ,pres-ent lme have-their names in he mo.un'd..A mound three eet high and perhaps nine n diameter was the result uf thejfirstfyea r's1buildi ng... Poistascnipt b ' end time passed. The immutable, finefsands of seconds seeped throusghr the hour 'glass of time one by one and -time passed.. ' An 'unforeseen difficulty' arose in the attempt of the vast crowd,-to' put all the stoneslinat once. i Q Q ' . Each .year the stones were., A added and-the mound grew. The fictitious callfor tradi-. tion ripened into a.. cher-,Ig T ished ritual. 'Once each year the -mound became the .mecca of fledgling and vet- eran. Builders - emblaz- szoned in gloiryfand forthe moment' the holy of holies. night' was followed by the coldgfgrey dawnof neglect. The Mound seldom served asa trysting spot for plight- ed trothsg nor the back- ground for victorious 'cele- brations: ,nor the arena for inspirational assemblies. Brambles and briars -block the inquisitive visitor, and only the 'field l'Tl'OUS'6fSOL.lgi'lI the shelter of the mound,'a far cry -from the way-station . sanctuary envisioned by DeanAll'en.' e 'L Then too, the sound' of Cornet, flute, harp, sack- but, psaltery, dulcifmer and saxaphonge calledfor by 9 - I . , the ceremony of the Build- ing of the Nlound, requires the vigilant application of T the -coroneristyme, fiutist, the harpist, the sackbutist, thewpsalterist, the dulcimer- ist and the'saxaphonist.' The . ,same sands of -timethat fixed the ceremony into a meaningful tradition erod- ed the very walls, fstudding, beams and roof 'A.' of -the quaint and archaic-G.gl. co- lonial home ofthe-fine art-. ists, whorwould but improve their artistry. Neglect' to1o, had ,come to shroud the halls ofthe fine artists, as it had obscured. the symbolic mound. ' .A - --, , Changeseemedinevita- ble. Conferences were heldg Bold' action was -proposed. A new .Fi ne Arts,VC'ompliex' was to be raised, andon the To disturb the entombed Each , bright ceremonial be he .box containling the revered Qprexyfs locks :would be as to do 'violence to tnhelcasket of alovedone.. -' . very spot wherethe mound Amournfully reminisced over what it-might. of been. . BQut do we dare Slayjrude hands on such la sacred pile? To disturb the revered D,rexy's locks and the dean's check would be as to do violence tothe 'casket of a loved one. These -and other awe ' -filling thoughts flickered with their' awful portent through therninds of those - -whoiplanined. 7 . eb -.

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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 !-

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f But- the dead-Anand' ofthe pastlmust not thwart the 'marc-h of progressf The moundmust be moved. Sweet Musick fmust, be heard throughout .the landL We are buildersg We literally build mounds, and building 'requires destruction. The I envision' silo-tyfpe launching pads, extending jinto the core of the gmoun- tain for -the space ,craft of a later-year, ' ' ,i . rock. from 'which the Greek V3FiZiSiI'CEl rved 'Wifnged Victo- ry ,was torn from its 'first and .natural setting, Even the Taj Mahal was oncejpic- -turesquely scattered about the fouricorners of India. The mound could be -re- built: ,We will move ogur' mountain 'to the lower campus! Even' if it means that the lower campus may become, the upper campus, From the foundation of' the old will rise thenew. A Q V 'nd such a mountainlas Dean.Allen' never dreamed, will spring' from the new. Indeed, it will grow on the lower campus'-in a conspic- uous spot, bathed in 'the .softglow 'by night, 'rimmed by bronze plaque' and mar- ble bench by day -- clearly' evident -to' all who pass by, .that here - atthe heartof our College- we-reveal 2+ we glorify - we proclaim,+ we visually 'symbolize that we are- builders. Q- And the 'mountain 'twill grow - overlapping and finally encasing the Library, M-ossman Hall, the Presi- dentfs-' residence and the dormitories. S-ubterranian passages, equipped with escalators, will serve as connectional arteries, for the college facilities miles beneath its forested and snow-capped peaks. While in those jblissful carefree days of Dean A-llen S thoughts 'were of peacefui vactionland and bountiful crops: our concern inthe perilous 19627 is that this shield of rock will eventual- ly -protect the future -builder from Hydrogen bursts, and deadly fall out.-As Dean, I envision silo-type launching pads, extending into the core of--the mountain for it-he space craft gof a llater -year. Apademicaiiyi we will not boast ofa Washington' S.emeste'r'nor a Junior year abroad, but rather of a, Sat- urn seemesrer and'aJ'unior year aloft-. The physics dl partment will be in charg of the atomic reactors, ,pr ducing -power, biologist will continue their experi mentation withartifical- lif giving light and fertilizer and the maintenance cre will with vigilant care regu ia-re the air purification- sys tem in-the same thoroug manner as they now main tain uniform heat through out the buildings. 'The cam pus will become a self-con tained unit -and as 'spas modicwars rage' overhead the quiet struggle fo knowledge .wisdom 'an grace will pulsatel th Nlound s protective cover. ing ln the occasional lull between onslaughts th' Builderscholars, will ven ture forth fproperly- pro tected from the deadly air and .climbcthe 77-777 steps and look out over the de. vasted country-side and cal we who build hereltonigh - blessed-among men. 3, , 7 , Y it Y XX J- 'S I xi'-fl' Fi'-4 If , 3 . q v . ' J a n 5 I . V A W 5 ' e-32 7 . -