University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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i t l PRESIDENT LEON WILSON HARTMAN jj'ze4r'fenzi'5 Malaya In May another class will pass from these halls and go forth to swell the ranks of the Alumni of the University of Nevada. Our hopes, our prayers, our faith will follow these young people as they take their places in the busy life of the world and leave behind them the pleasant lawns, the flowers reflected in the placid waters of the lake and the beautiful trees of the campus . . . The best and most important part of every man's education is that which he gives himself. The real object of education is to develop resources which will endure as long as life itself endures, habits which improve with age, and occupation which will make sickness tolerable, solitude pleasant and life dignified and useful . , . How often must each one who has spent four years of earnest effort in the environment of this lovely campus have thrilled to see the first rays of the rising sun tint with rose the snow-clad crests of the high Sierras and in the calm of the early evening to behold amethyst and purple creep slowly upward to join the alpen-glow at

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the eastern horizon, slowly deepening into the violet shades of night where, in the brilliant canopy of heaven, the planets and Orion and Sirius in all their transcended beauty and glory hang low in the clear atmosphere . . . Very soon the new graduate will be one with his fellows, absorbed in life's peaceful pursuits, with college days but a pleasant and sometimes poignant memory. ln the busy time ahead the noble traditions of the University must be maintained in the spirit of noblesse oblige. The hour of testing and of trial will come. For this a well-trained mind, guided by a fearless and upright conscience, will prove the chief shield and defense While one learns the sometimes bitter lesson that the race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Realization of the salutary lessons of hard work and clear thinking in the constructive building of a new social and political order will come with the years. The future will require men who are strong and courageous. Therefore, Class of l940, Be strong and quit yourselves like men. as A-.A .-'Q-'v'-rfjt. .,,-, ' 3 WQQUIQY rg ' r'.t t1s f'T' '?-tr-.In ,M 44,11 :ff ' ' T'?,1Lt.I'f.5- Successful, personable Comp- troller Charles H. Gorman- hiqhly expert in his field, accounting-willingly takes studs-nt's money. 3 Carolyn M. Beckwith, capable smitinqty efficient secretary to president and Board of Regents.