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

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The book, fhe college, (he school of art, the Intlltullon sfop with some past utterance of gorrlus. They look back- ward, rtot forward. The eyes of man arc set In his fore- head, not In his hlndhead; man hopes, but the genius looks forward. EMCRSON We, the staff of 1960, dedicate this edition of LEST WE FORGET to Dr. H. H. Boston, who has demonstrated ele- ments of Emerson ' s genius through his persistent forward look and his faith in the future. As a minister, he has been an able fisher of men leading men to the new life. As an educator, he has continued a personal pursuit of knowl- edge, and has expressed his faith in young people every- where encouraging them to make greater pursuits. As an executive, he has proven himself a leader. Men and women respect his wisdom, and follow his guidance. To students, his quick humor, his love of life, his optimism, and, most of all, his understanding heart are unforgettable. ■7 —

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DR. H. H. BOSTON, Vice -President Union University 6 —

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The college campus should be a seed-bed of ideas. The exciting intellectual experiences that every student should enjoy ought to be shared with other stu- dents, thus creating a community of intellectuality that gives birth to new and better ideas profitable to all who have a part in them. Victor Hugo said, No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come. Obviously this implies that conditions must be at the explosive stage and that there must be a people who are ready in their preparation to implement the idea into action, for ideas must work through the brains and arms of men or they are no better than dreams, as Emerson has so well said. World affairs are not met and solved with immature or premature ideas, but rather with formulas that are tested and full-grown and that have evolved out of mature principles eternal in their nature. Your college seeks to provide for you the groundwork for the formulation of mature conclusions. Her objectives are fundamental and her aims conducive to sound judgment. Her hope rests in the harmonious union of people and ideas. Her destiny is lodged in the hearts of her sons and daughters who are able to interpret all new ideas as God-given revelations and who will implement them into action for the welfare of mankind. These are some of the elements of college life that you will remember most vividly and which will become freshened through the years of your experiences. Your college annual, covering a cross-section of college life, will be a con- stant reminder of your union with ideas, and will ingrain them more deeply into your hearts as you read and re-read — LEST WE FORGET.