Trevecca Nazarene University - Darda Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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DR. A. B. MACKEY A.B., M.A., IX.D. 1936— PRESIDENT...

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ear old T. N. C.

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE Trevecca is loratetl on a hill faciiiii; a major thuioii hlaie that leads to the heart of Nashville. No college has a more beautiful view of the city of Nashville, especially at ni i;ht when the lighted streets and the neon signs make it possilde to recognize from a vantage point at Tre- vecca the Stale Capitol Building, each oi the downtown hotels, the new Federal Building, U. S. Post Office, and the glow of the lights coloring the sky above the Parthenon. Moie than from a physical point of view, Trevecca College should be ' ' as a light that is set on a hill that cannot be hid. Her teachings should em])hasize the niountaintop spiritual life and should clearly indicate the highwav of holiness. Various students are going out to carry high her banner of scholarship, business ethics, and Christian ideals. I have lived in the day when it was the common opinion that a Nazarene college was low in scholarship l)e- cause too much time was spent in praving and preaching, but I have also observed the i-hange that is taking place in the concensus of edu- cational leaders who are now seeing that prayer and faith are outstand- ing factors in the development of high scholarship. They have been a little slow to recognize the truth of wha t inspired writers of the Bible said thousands of years ago: The fear of the Loi d is the begimiing of wisdom. If Trevecca College contimies in the direction she has been going she will train and inspire thousands of young people to climb to the mountain peaks of fame, honor, and happiness.