University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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BISHOP CHARLES T. QUINTARD First rice-Chancellor BISHOP FRANK A. JUHAN Present Chancellor iaer-i94r To The University of the South the years between 1867 and 1947 have been years of growth and progress. They have also been years of adversity and uncertain survival. But however dark the hour may have been, Sewanee has never lacked the two elements most essential to her genius — men and ideals. Her high ideals have inspired some of the ablest men of our times; and in turn, these men have seen to it that the source of those ideals was sustained. 1867 and 1947 are mile posts in the life of The Uni- versity of the South. At both times her magnificent spirit and idealism have been reflected and symbolized in the lives of two great bishops of the Episcopal Church in this country. Then it was Bishop Charles T. Quintard — now it is Bishop Frank A. Juhan. Together with Bishop Cling- man of Kentucky, Bishop Mitchell of Arkansas, Bishop Carruthers of South Carolina, and Bishop KirchofFer of Indianapolis, our Chancellor is now undertaking the most extensive solicitation by bishops in behalf of Christian education since Bishop Quintard ' s historic tour of Eng- land in 1867. From the time of the official opening of the Five Million Dollar Campaign for Buildings and Endowment in February, 1947, they have visited groups and individuals in towns and cities throughout the eastern United States, unselfishly giving of themselves in the service of Sewanee. Through personal devotion and sacri- fice, these men are bringing to fulfillment those plans whose very endurance through the years has been possible only because of an equal devotion in those who have gone before. A comparison between the services to The University of the South of Bishop Quintard and Bishop Juhan serves not only as a tribute to the work of these two men, but also as unmistakable e vidence of the remarkable single- ness of purpose in the unswerving pursuit of a great ideal which has characterized Sewanee from the first to the last. When Bishop Quintard became the Vice-Chancellor in 1867, The University of the South had as its assets the land on this mountain and the dynamic ideals of Bishops Otey, Polk, and Elliott. Nothing more remained of the work of these illustrious founders. All had been lost in the maelstrom of Civil War. The impoverished South was incapable of providing the financial resources neces- sary to put the University into operation. It was logical then that Bishop Quintard should take advantage of the opportunity to solicit funds offered him by his attendance at the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops in London the same year. Following the conference, with the as- sistance of a committee of prominent English clergymen and laymen and encouragement from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Quintard made an extensive tour of English parishes and cathedrals. He was well received everywhere, obtaining generous donations and creating an interest in The University of the South which remained a source of great value to Sewanee long after his return. But the immediate result of his efforts, a sum of $10,000, indispensable though it was to the University in its straitened condition, is pitiable when compared to the $5,000,000 confidently being sought today. The beginnings of the University were insignificant indeed in the light of its founders ' magnificent dreams — dreams which all Sewanee men hope will find their consummation in the not too distant future. Today, as in the past, success i? dependent upon those men who have had the vision to see Sewanee ' s great fundamental ideals and the courage to fight for them, even at great personal sacrifice. It is most fitting that the Campaign should be in prog- ress at this time. It will not only enable Sewanee to become physically the great institution it has always been spiritually, but it will also meet a very real and pressing need of today. The University of the South now finds itself with the largest enrollment in its history heavily taxing its existing facilities, both academic and physical. It is able to meet year to year expenses only with the support of alumni and friends through the Living Endow- ment. Its faculty and staff are underpaid, and its class- rooms and dormitories are overcrowded. The future ability of The University of the South to continue effectively its program of a liberal, Christian education, so vital to the disillusioned world of today, may well depend upon the success of this campaign.