Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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The Senior Class of Temple University presents to the students, faculty and all the members of the university family the 1957 edition of the TEMPLAR. The purposos of this yearbook are to portray the day-to-day life of the college and to present the symbols and traditions which are the university. These were selected as its aims so that it might serve as a pleasant reminder of the days spent here at Temple, to all who might browse through its pages. In previous years, the TEMPLAR was planned according to a specific theme: but this year it was thought that the University with its traditons is sufficient in presenting the book in its entirety. Therefore, the book has been divided into four sections: we are . . . which is symbolized by the diamond, we are honored . . . symbolized by the owl. we serve . . . symbolized by the sword, and we participate . . . symbolized by the old shoe. Each of these symbols has its own story which has become an integral part of Temple University's tradition through its years of existence. The colors of the book are those of the University and are used throughout as a binding visual interest. The art work is nothing more but interpretations of scenes and objects which have become familiar to us all in our years at the University. It is the hope of the entire staff of the 1957 TEMPLAR that your book will forever keep before you the greatness that is your university, Temple. 24

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administration..................l f in memorial......................20 in tribute.......................22 college erf liberal arts and ■Science.............2S Ached otf business administration............... 11 teachers college.................65 community college................87 school off theology..........I OS School ojf fine arts............IIS outstanding seniors.............127 THE DIAMOND Al Hafed, a rich farmer of ancient Persia, set out in search of that which would make him even wealthier — diamonds. Ho sold his land travelled far. spent all his money only to meet with failure and finally throw himself into the sea. His search for the world’s most precious possession had come to nothing. One morning the new owner of Al Hafed's farm led his camels to the brook to drink. There he sighted the first diamond of the famous Golconda Diamond Mine, one of the largest in all the world. As Dr. Conwell said. Al Hafed had spent his life and his fortune in search of that which lay all about him. This was one of our founder’s key stories in his lecture Acres of Diamonds. the point of the lecture being that we should ot overlook the possibilities of life which lie all around us. 23

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liberal arts . . . [Mu T- Dean College of Liberal Arts To My 1957 Graduates: When, in future days, you look through these pages of your Templar, they will, I am sure, help you to recall vividly many associations and interesting experiences. Like many thousands of men and women, you have spent formative years of your liv»' In college because you have believed that opportunities here will afford a sound basis on which to build your careers. It is fatuous to think that one's education is ever completed. However well designed your college program may have been, it is obvious that there is much more about our wonderful, although troubled, world still to learn. Indeed, it seems to me that one of the benefits to be derived from your studies is an increasing awe for the marvels of our existence and a realization of the need to seek continuously greater knowledge and wisdom through the years to come. May your Commencement be tho beginning of a beneficient life in which you meet sorrow with courage and happiness with thanksgiving. 25 WILLIAM T. CALDWELL. A.B.. A.M., Ph-D., DEAN