University of Toledo - Blockhouse Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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ln Memoriam There is an angel qfelC1'Hill rest With brooding wings, and palienee-sliiltloweil eyes And softlyfsandletlfeet, upon whose breast A sheaf of crimson jnoppyflrlossonis lies. With gentle hands she stops the arlist's brush: She takes the youthful studentfroin his boolcsg Anil at l1C'I'l7Z.Lltlll'lg, pocfs .songs must lnlsh: She calls---they go without a liaclcwarcl look. The teacher leaves her elassg the busy clerk Alust drop his pen. None ever may iltfy The angel's sinnntonsfrom his earthly worlc .... Though we are left to grieve, ana' question why, Forgetful ofthe solace that death brings, Of rest and peace, beneath her brooding wings. LEONA TIIOMA I l l l 2 : r 4 We, the students and Faculty oi the University ol: the City ol: Toledo, dedicate this onnual to the memory of our late beloved president, Dr. I-lenry J. Doermonn.

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General View Toledo, Spain Toledo, Spain N old tradition says, When God created the earth He placed it under Toledo, of which Adam was the first king. Indeed, Toledo is quite ancient, History and legend ascribe its foundation to various sources. Some authors give Hercules as the founder, while others mention Tubal, the grandson of Noah. Others cite the jews, who exiled by Nebuchadnezzar, settled here and named the city Toledoth, meaning the City ofCeneration. These legends are all confusing. However. we have reason to believe that Toledo was founded before the birth of Christ, as according to some historians it was a stronghold of the Carpetani and possibly a commercial center of the Carthaginians. Livy mentions that Toledo was conquered by the Romans in 193 B. C. As the writer Caldos says: The history of Toledo is in itself the history of Spain. lt involves the history of Spain under the Visigothsg four centuries of Moorish domination in the center of the Peninsula: the old kingdom of Castile and Leon, the vast mon- archy founded by the Catholic kings- Ferdinand and lsabellagf- and finally, that great XVI Century, which is truly the Spanish Century. Toledo absorbed much of the culture of the Arabs and the jews. lt witnessed the best period of the Moorish domination and the great undertakings of the reconquest, first seeing the development and corrup- tion of the empire of the Visigoths. In addition, almost all of the Castilian kings resided in Toledo. Later the masses and nobility jointly controlled, as formerly had the clergy and kings, the politics and religion of Spain. The marvelous events which have been the basis of traditions and many fabulous tales, passed on from mouth to mouth for a hundred generations, aroused the imagination, giving rise to a special literature of the original and popular type, a forerunner of the Romantic period in which Spanish poets and writers of universal fame excelled. Toledo was the battle ground of the many political and religious struggles ending in the victory of Spanish Catholicism over Arianism. At first its rulers pro- tected the large jewish colony, founded extensive silk and woolen industries, and made the city an important center of Arab and Hebrew culture. For a time the Castilians emulated the tolerance of the Moors. but the llews were expelled in 1402, and later the Arabic language also was forbidden in Toledo, except in church services. ln fact. in the Mozarabic Chapel, mass and other olifices are still performed daily according to the Arabic liturgy. Toledo, formerly the capital of Spain and the seat of a university, still is an important educational center, having numerous elementary schools, a military academy and a provincial institute. Here also is located the provincial court ofjustice, as well as several modern hospitals. Its characteristic industry is the manufacture of swords. Toledo Blades have been famous for 2,000 years, having been mentioned in records of the first century before Christ. The dam' ascene work is also very famous and typical of Toledo. Toledo has a very unusual but picturesque location. The City is built on an elevation of granite, bathed on all sides except the north by the famous river Tagus, the northern part of the city being protected by a double wall. From a distance it has the appearance of a great fortress defended by the river Tagus and walls, dominated by the towers of its cathedral and Alcazar. A traveller arriving at the impressive railroad station of Toledo only sees a steep cliff at the left and in the foreground some rather poor looking houses, and the cupola of the Hospital of Tavera. However, following the road, the awefinspiring perspective of the Bridge of Alcantara presents itself. The Alcazar stands out like an eagle's nest at the top of a cliff. Off to the right, the towers of the Bisagra Cate form, with the turrets of an old parochial church, the most picturesque group. Opposite one sees the ruins of the Castle of San Servando, and in the foregroug-l a confused conglomeration of buildings, ancient and modern, built one on top of the other on the slope of the cliff. . . . And thus ends this brief story of ancient Toledo, which today has approximately 26,500 inf habitants. The account of this wondrous city, filled with relics of the past. arouses a curious desire to pene- trate its secrets, both pleasant and sorrowful, and those fabulous legends of which it was the scene.