Texas A and M University - El Rancho Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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ROBERT BARTOW COUSINS, President

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DEDICATION Because • of • his ■ courage FORTITUDE • • AND • • DYNAMIC FORCE AS•AN•EDUCATOR WHOSE • FERTILE • MIND • CON- CEIVED • THE IDEA • OF THE TEXAS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND • INDUSTRIES BECAUSE THIS • DREAM HAS ’ BECOME • A REALITY--WE ' DEDICATE THE • 1930 EL • RANCHO THE FIRST • VOLU ME OF OUR NEW • INSTITUTION TO Dr. Robert Bartow Cousins

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“Go the Students in College Let me commend your judgment and your courage, in spending so much money and four long years from the heart of your young life in preparing yourself to get into life’s big game in the best way. Your choice vindicates your faith in what wise men have told you of the advantages that come with college training. It. is a ringing challenge to other young people of your age. May not our institution present definite, assignable results from this heavy Investment of time and money? Among these let us point out a minimum num- ber of failures and a maximum number of successes. Let us not. furnish the shysters among lawyers, quacks among doctors, Iehabods among teachers, Elmer Gantrys among preachers, clock-watchers in the shops, or shirkers among the workers anywhere. By the sweat of the brow shall thou eat bread” expands our doctrine of work, My blessing, not my doom.” We take no short cuts; we pay the full price of learning, of virtue, and of character. We shall acquire the gifts and graces, the good morals and gentle manners that characterize the Chris- tian gentlewoman and gentleman. Epictetus, 341 B. C., Homan slave and Stoic philosopher, is quoted as saying, Thou shalt expect nothing outside thyself.” The same in Christian philosophy is, The Kingdom is within you.” Limitless supplies of choicest viands are useless if a man cannot digest his food. Downy pillows and.softest cushions are valueless to a man who cannot sleep. Ravishing rainbows in .austral splendor, flower gar- dens as beautiful as an angel's gossamer garments, paintings, the gifts of inspired genius, are but blurs on landscape or canvas to him that has eyes that see but dimly. College life prepares the mind and heart to receive, to interpret, and to enjoy the material world, both nature and human nature. It prepares a measure by which a man may estimate values correctly. It develops a discriminating judgment which may be applied with safety to all conditions in life. In college the student should find himself and the way home. He should find a faith in men and in God, and a love for both. This is college. Is it practical? Does if pay? You may answer. Earth's crossed,.with heaven, and every common busli afire with God, But only he who sees puts off his shoes.” Sincerely your friend. R. B. Cousins. President.