University of Central Missouri - Rhetor Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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GEORGE W. DIEMER President, Central Missouri State College

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lHl Pill llllNl, Ml H l This year's RHETOR portrays the drama' of life in Central Missouri State College as it has been played during the college year of 1949-50. The production staff of this drama includes the Board of Regents, the administrative staff, faculty, and the entire student body. The nature of the drama is outlined by the curriculum and by the out-of-class activities. The stage setting includes the complete college plant with its campuses, buildings, and equipment all of which are determined largely by the sup- port of the General Assembly and of the Governor of the State of Missouri. The refinement and continuing attractiveness of the stage setting depend upon the production staff and the cast. The students, faculty, and adminis- trative staff compose the cast of players. The success of the play is deter- mined by the way in which each member of the cast does his part in coop- eration with the production staff and the entire dramatic personnel. Some 1600 persons, then, have contributed to the drama, the student portion of the cast being the largest in numbers. Education is more than the acquisition of knowledge and skills as important as they are. The effectiveness of education is determined by the way in which each one accepts and achieves worthy objectives which are not only for the good of the individual, but of the group as a whole and that group may be an organization, the entire college family, or the world at large. Shakespeare, more than 300 years ago said: All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts. During the year which is past, each reader of this year's RHETOR had his part on the stage. All will not have played their parts equally well, nor will their exits and their entrances have been equally commendable. However, may each one have gained in intellectual power and in the ability to work and play with others. May this volume of the RHETOR be more than just a record of the play in which we have participated during this year. May it be a constant reminder to each. of us of our responsibility to play well the part in life which we have chosen. GEORGE W. DIEMER, President

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HUBERT VVHEELER Commissioner of Education Ex-Officio Member ,. he' 1.. Pres. Dicmer; Hubert Wheeler, Comm. of Educ.; Mrs. J. H. Hart, Judge Dewey Thatch, Vice- Prcs.; Dr. R. Lee Cooper, Mr. James C. Kirkpatrick, Pres. of the Board, Mr. Earl Crawford. LEONARD HUSCHER Not present for picturd