Thomas More College - Triskele Yearbook (Crestview Hills, KY)

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To the Rebels of Villa Madonna we proudly de- dicate this 1956 TRISKELE. Their 1n- cessant devotion, 1oyality, and plain hard work has commanded the attention and reco nition for the college that has ong been denied it in the past because of its failure to measure up to the criteria of a modern college-namelz-enroll- ment and architecture. The Rebels. ave in a sense. put Villa Madonna College in the acade- mic map of our area. They are symbolic of the college as a whole;-- oung, zealous, and ever striving to improve an advance. But then this rebel concept is not to be te- stricted 50131 to the team as such, for as a col- lective singu I group. thetg are buta medium for conveying to others what e college as a whole stands for. That on: team members individually can afford to abandon that role as athletes and still be numbered among those who constitute the solid, intrinsic worth of Villa is, huwevet. a definite advantage to the school and to themselves. Yet the term 'tebel has a much broader and deeper conno- tation. It implies a mild insurrection. an impatience with. and a casting aside of all mediocrity and speciousness that so often characterizes out contemlporary society. The spiritual, intellectual. and cultural ideals of the col age are never compromised or lowered to a pease any inferior de- mands. no matter how popuiar they may be. On e contrary these values remain ever constant and snive always to elevate these lesser standards which challen e them. In this sense the term rebel is applicable to every member 0 the faculty and student body of Villa Madonna College, in so fat as each promotes, encourages. and lives these ideals. It is then with hope and a sense of daring that we ask our patrons to eve: inspire her students with a true spirit of rebellion. Rebellion not of the type that questions t righteous authority, but rather cooperates with it, h by directing its energy into the advised channels, Thus With this idea in mind, it seems only fitting that the staff of the 1956 edition of the TRISKELE. select as its theme - THE REBELS.