University of Wisconsin Stevens Point - Horizon / Iris Yearbook (Stevens Point, WI)

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President The school year represented by this Iris will long be remembered for the great finuncial debacle which it has witnessed Four years ago when the seniors of this year were freshmen, the ominous clouds of depression were making their appearance over the commercial horizon. During these four years, these students have seen the great industrial America, stricken from its lofty pedestal, come down in social chaos. As these lines are being written, all of the bonks of the nation arc closed by order of the new President of the United States, and millions of our citizens are walking the streets in search of work. There arc bread lines in every city, ond men. women, and children are starving in a land abounding in plenty The people are stunned For the moment, the way looks dark and discouragement threatens us But we arc Americans, we know no defeat. We know that the storm will break, that the skies will clear and that we shall go on to greater things, profiting by the lessons that we have learned in the great school of experience. To the millions of youth now in school and college will come the duty and task of building a better and a greater America The future of America lies in the hope that their education and their training have developed ideals and the power to enable them to build a new nation greater, in justice, in peace, in Godliness, and in righteousness, dedicated to the principle that all men shall have on equal right to share in the results of their labor and that the weak shall not suffer because of the greed of the strong in F

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Regent I wish to take this opportunity to extend my appreciation to you. the students of the Central State Teachers College, for the spirit of co-operation you have manifested, and the excellent work you have performed during the last year. I know of no school where there is a better feeling between the faculty and the students and no school where the accomplishments, as a whole, have equaled those made by you during the past year. No success is possible for any institution except through the personnel of its members. You. the students of this college, hold the destiny of the school in your hands; through your actions and activities you will grow and increase in number and accomplishments, or fail to attain the desired end. Later, in the practice of your chosen profession, you face a serious responsibility and a wonderful opportunity. There is nothing of greater value than the youth of America. You, as teachers, have the opportunity to build and mold the character of the coming generation. I know of no more important task; I wish you every possible success in this undertaking. 20

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Dean of Women Since all the world's a stage and since we are preparing here in college to be better actors.'' may we with high purpose and earnest endeavor prepare for our life-performance. In no other kind of an institution—as in a teachers college—does the work of the alumni as actors on the world stage, so carry on. May we. therefore, prepare a noble, constructive. Christian act as our part in Life's Drama. I 2 y