University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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IN MEMORIAM William T. Root, Ph. D., Dean of the Grad- uate School, Professor and Head of the Department of Psycholoqy. Kendall S. Tesh, Ph. D., Professor of Chemistry. Henry Sayre Scribner, Litt. D., Professor Emeritus of Greek. Reid T. Stewart, Sc. D., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering. 5

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LOOKING UPWARD ln these days ot turmoil and dark victories it is good to be able to see beyond the black clouds, to be able to look up-and ahead. As the child looks to his parent and as man looks to his God, we search tor that above us. 'Point me to the skies,' the Bible reads and a church steeple directs us heaven-ward. lnspir- ation comes in a shimmer ot sunlight on a gold cross against blue sky. The same inspiration, same loiti- ness, grew with the Cathedral oi Learning. Walk down your ODK walk. Unconsciously your face turns upward and sunshine warms your face. This upward impulse is more than a physical reaction. Chancellor Bowman wanted the University to be an inspiration- a call to new heights. And that is what he wants Pitt to do for each senior before he is graduated, for each professor before he teaches, and for each soldier who returns here at dusk. The l945 OWL, then, should be a book to show how our University, in its fourth year oi war, looks ahead. lt should tell that we can see beyond Salerno and victory shitts and casualty lists, without forgetting them. The OWL is a written promise that we are building-with eyes sky high- building upward and ever looking beyond.