Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Southwestern College - The Mound builders. We literally build mounds, and building requires de- struction. The rock from which the Greek artist carved Winged Victory was torn from its first and natural setting. Even the Taj Mahal was once picturesquely scattered about the four corners of India. The mound could be re- built: We will move our 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 riseithe new. And such a mountain as Dean Al- len never dreamed, will spring from the new. Indeed, it will grow on the lower campus in a con- spicuous spot, bathed in the soft glow by night, rimmed by bronze plaque and marble bench by day - clearly evident to all who pass by, that here - at the heart of our College - we reveal - we glorify - we proclaim - we visu- ally symbolize that we are build- ers. And the mountain will grow - overlapping and finally encasing the Library, Mossman Hall, the President's residence and the dormitories. Subterranean pas- sages, equipped with escalators, will serve as connectional arteries for the college facilities miles be- neath its forested and snow- capped peaks. While in those blissful carefree days of Dean Al- len, thoughts were of peaceful va- cationland and bountiful crops: our concern in the perilous 1962 is that this shield of rock will even- tually protect the future builder from Hydrogen bursts, and dead- ly fall out. As Dean, I envision silo- type launching pads, extending into the core of the mountain for the space craft of a later year. Academically we will not boast of a Washington Semester nor a Ju- nior year abroad, but rather of a Saturn Semester, and a Junior year aloft. The physics depart- ment will be in charge of the atomic reactors, producing pow- er, biologists will continue their experimentation with artificial life-giving light and fertilizers, and the maintenance crew will with vigilant care regulate the air puri- fication system in the same thor- ough manner as they now main- tain uniform heat throughout the buildings. The campus will be- come a self-contained unit, and as spasmodic wars range overhead, the quiet struggle for knowledge, X ri! N , ' ' lx -:S-ii N ' V l . .i . 'W l - 4 liyfi 4.,-, ll, Li,-24, 'ul-'irq 4, I Q ii ' I r I ii?-iff is QW - N , 7.-1.-515: , I ,gjggwi 1 . ,' - - , Miiii-,,lii,l' - ' 2fI..f'zi,,w.J - -1 s - , . if-75 Es . it g J, Q f ' I5 , RX Nu En QT IN,FglA, :Qi':,9iga-'L ...iff wisdom and grace will pulsate the Mound's protective covering. ln the occasional lulls between ons- laughts, the Builder scholars will venture forth Cproperly protected from the deadly airj and climb the 77,777 steps, and look out over the devastated countryside and call we who build here tonight - blessed among men. But seriously, the symbol of the mound will not change with the relocation of the site, Each age must rearrange its values and re- build its principles. That which en- dures from the old is a solid foun- dation on which to build even as the rocks and stones of the class of 1927 and 1937 rest here as a firm foundation. We once again cement a new bond with our heri- tage. And from the union will rise a new and more disciplined sym- bol of the Builder spirit. Loyalty to Southwestern need not be altered by erecting new sym- bols. The uniqueness of our con- structive spiritg the dedication of our lives to knowledge, hope and courage , the honor we pay our Alma Mater transcends the stones we lay on this mound. In rededicating this mound we also rededicate our lives to loyalty to our college: the improved welfare of our fellow meng and the greater glory of God. From a speech by Dean C. Robert Haywood. September 12, 1962. ii .

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