Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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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 . -

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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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ABM'se r'i.0f u5iiyi,iftihe,fiymboii ' th-.ee jmibund wiiilf nioft- ange -with ' the feifocaitioni 7-fhle isite. . Each 'age' miuist arrriaimsge1 its ,values and bji,ii,Ids7 ifs principles, That iehieriduresffrom theoldf i 'ae sei iid? ifolujn detiolni 'On' 'ich to build -even as the ckis Jarid sltones of the ass -df 1927 and 11937 resi arenas a firm feuiidationi. ie iofrice again .eieement ga -, ,, J hewbongd with OUij heritage. the homior iwenpayieeur Alma And fromi lthisi -un-ion VQ'iil l' iMfat,e5r train siceirieds the riseia new and--more discip- i --sto riie-es. we Iaiy -o n, this lined symbol of fheQBuiIider m1ound.1I'np rededieaeting this spirit-.We , 'ivif .A ' L- f emouhid' we -also rededicate A . , ourll-ivies hro5iio'yaityLro our ,Joyaity i'tOViSduth'weste,rnv c:,o,l,iege:i 'thee ,improved wel- need nfoitfbe ailte-ned' by ' fare ef--7oiu'if'f'eiI.o wmem: and erecfing' new sy-mbois. The U, , the greater-glory of Godig e .u.n.iiqueness Of eu? conf-' ' A f - 1 , , .,.'e ,Q St'Ifl,l,CtiVE sp,i,rit-5,-the ClediCb8j- - 1 ' i -V'-! C. Rabwert-'ljleywopd Y itigon of ourfliiviesfto e'e'5kn'owI-Y i-,' sepiembeq'12,19e21. V - edgej hope and scourageng flil, 4