Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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 FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES DR. JAMES H. DENHAM M FIJ Page Twenty-one

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To the Class of 1927, Greeting: The college student has the rare opportunity of cultivating the perceptions of beauty. Beauty is primarily an attitude of mind, it is not merely a sensible contact with things regarded as beautiful. It is in part unconscious, the expression of feelings provided by race and environment. But the native impulse requires careful development. Genius, to be sure, may flourish anywhere. A Dante or a Velasquez or a Chopin springs, it seems to us, straight from the soil. The average man, however, who would appreciate or create a beautiful object must be taught by preceptors who themselves understand the elements of worth. To learn the harmonies of an alien language, to trace the sources and relations of mathematical symbols, to peer beneath the crude units or mighty masses of nature’s substance and seize upon her primordial laws, to roam amidst the labyrinth of social cultures, seeking a true and satisfactory answer to their vexing queries, to find the secret of truth in the noble endeavors of philosophy, to immerse one’s spirit in the divine creations of human art, in literature, painting, and music—this is the task of a college student, and this is the pathway to beauty. Sincerely yours, (Signed) James H. Dunham, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Page Twenty

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 To the Class of 1927: Dear co-workers in the noble profession and the lofty service of teaching. Greeting! ith what measure of devotion must you not be grateful for the extraordinary happenings of this last period of your work, the year of grace 1926-27! How fortunate all of you to have participated in the events and activities of this time of abounding life. You have witnessed the remarkable progress that has marked the first year of service of our new and most worthy President. You have heard Temple’s name and fame heralded far and near, and you have seen Temple’s influence and power radiating in ever enlarging circles of usefulness. You have represented Teachers College most creditably in the splendid campaign for funds conducted under the auspices of the Foundation that bears the honored name of Conwell. You have given freely and enthusiastically in means, time, effort and service. It has been a rich harvest that Temple has gleaned, and 1926-27 has also seen the largest numbers and the greatest efficiency in the history of Teachers College. God give you a good morrow, one and all. Long live Temple, and you her children. Sincerely Yours, (Signed) George E. W alk. Dean of the Teachers College. Page Twenty-two