Union University - Lest We Forget Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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oDedi th icauon —8(6 - The theme of the 1956 edition of Lest We Forget is building. It is, therefore, essential that this edition be dedicated to builders. No one on the staff of Union University has done more toward building confidence in Union ' s financial program than Mr. Frank Blythe. For seventeen years he has been our business manager. During the trying times of World War II, his strength and devotions were dedicated to keeping the college on a firm financial basis. Having weathered some of Union ' s most trying years, he remains a great asset in the post-war program. For many years Mrs. Frank Blythe has served as a teacher in the English Department. The personal interest she takes in each student, the understanding she has of student problems, and her never-ending p atience have helped hundreds of young people to survive the first trying year of college. For many she has been a steady source of guidance and inspiration in the years that follow graduation. In their dedicated home life and their devotion to church and community, the Blythes have contributed not only to the University but also the city of Jackson. Therefore, we devotedly dedicate this 1956 edition of Lest We Forget to consistent builders — W, and IfU 3rad Bl lk

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Dear Students: The Annual staff has chosen the theme Construction for your 1955-56 yearbook. Construction is an intriguing word. It implies progress, foresight, vision, objectivity, and purpose. Your yearbook will suggest directly and indirectly the many connotations of this interesting theme. Usually when we think of construction, there comes to our minds a building, a highway, a bridge, or some other physical improvement. Your yearbook will suggest some items in that regard, because during your stay at Union University you have seen new buildings going up and being put into use almost constantly. You have seen an improved campus. You have seen improved physical facilities in department after department. Seldom have you left the campus for a period of time and returned without finding some noteworthy physical improvement. The theme of your Annual will also suggest to you the most important aspect of progress, improvement, vision, and understanding as acquired through your social and classroom contacts with fellow students and faculty members. If your years in college have fulfilled the objectives of the institution to any significant degree, you will leave the campus with an awareness of the social amenities and their value, and with an apprecia- tion of intellectual development through a store of knowledge, and a sharpened intellect to the extent that every time you observe your Annual, you will experience a sense of appreciation and gratitude for those who have made possible your Alma Mater. But no process of construction is satisfactory unless there has been a carefully devised plan for harmonious development and a rhythmic treatment of the entire process that gives refinement, culture, richness, and beauty to the whole project. Your Union University seeks above all things to make her sons and daughters keenly aware of the profound desirability of such development which comes only through proper atti- tudes, proper spirit, and proper regard for God and His way for their lives. If you have felt the impact of that factor at Union, then as you read the pages of this book, you will utter a silent prayer of thankfulness for that influence in your life; and it will grow richer as the years pass. This theme, too, does not only imply construction and progress in making of your own lives as it is done here at Union University, but it can serve as an incentive for you to think constructively and act constructively in all areas of your existence as you go out to serve society through the years. Lest we forget, we should read often Lest We Forget. Warmest good wishes always. Sincerely, Warren F. Jones, President -4 8 fc—