Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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THE THEME H HI Art Theme of the 1930 Ruby is one of the most elaborate ever designed to feature an Ursinus yearbook. An attempt was made to present in a striking manner a picturization of that active reformer. Ulrich Zwingli. founder of the Reformed Church, and of the student and thinker who followed him a generation later. Zacharias Ursinus. after whom the college was named. It was not the intention of the editors to deal entirely with the historic past, however, but to combine the vestiges of tradition with the reality of the present so that they might blend into one harmonious picture, realistically depicting the complete “Spirit of Ursinus” within the covers of a single volume. The lly-leaf shows Zwingli leading his men into a religious war against his Catholic foes from the mountain cantons in the famous battle of Capclle in which this ardent reformer laid down his life. Underneath. I he Rights of Reason Must be Respected.” the words uttered by Zwingli at the start of his fatal mission. The major division pages are taken from important incidents in the life of the Reformer. The Campus divisional page depicts Zwinglis childhood days in the fastness of the Alps; Classes, portrays his studious preparation for the ministry at the University of Basle; Administration, shows Zwingli preaching before his beloved congregation at Zurich; Organizations, reveals Zwingli in the heart of his disputation with Luther at the famous Marburg meeting; Activities, gives a glimpse of his energetic work on the battlefield, while Athletics, vividly portrays the forceful side of Zwingli s nature in battle. The Feature divisional page reveals Ursinus busy composing his great Heidelberg Catechism, with the spirit and ideals of his predecessor guiding his work. I he theme is not exclusively devoted to these early men of the church and in the dedication, foreword, and contents pages portraits of four presidents of Ursinus. representing four epochs in the development of the college are given. I hese are. respectively. Presidents Bombcrgcr. Spangler. Keigwin. and Omwake. I hus modernized, the thematic scheme continues with a frontispiece depicting the vocational preparations provided here in college, while in the background looms a phantom bear as the urge to greater heights. I he Senior section shows the present academic and athletic activities of the students, while bordering the Pages is a head and tail-piece giving the college motto at the top of the page and a portrait of Ursinus at the bottom.