Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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The Container Corporation of America has, over the past few years, presented to the American public a series of illustrated quotations en- tiHed G reat Ideas of Western Man. Each of these have been chosen because of a particular pertinence to education, government, morals, and other allied subjects. In addition, the art work has been done by the most prominent commercial artists. Special permission was granted by the Con- tainer Corporation for the use of those reproductions appearing in the 1958 CALYX. For this favor we acknowledge our thanks.

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CONTENTS • ADMINISTRATION • CLASSES • FEATURES ■h ■R 1 qp li .- ....,■ .•all.? , ... 555 ORGANIZATIONS e FRATERNITIES Ik • ATHLETICS FARRIS HOTCHKISS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BILL ROBERTS BUSINESS MANAGER THE NINETEEN FIFTY-EIGHT CALYX

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purpose The statement man as a rational being has often prefaced sundry remarks and descriptions of the human race. Logically speaking, this well-worn phrase is very signifi- cant as it illuminates the salient difference between the homo sapiens and all other forms of animal life. Moreover, as man is a thinking being, it suggests a very profound and possibly dangerous adjunct of his existence. That is, he has the power to direct his course as regards himself and his relations with others. To the extent that these relations are car- ried forth in a harmonious manner, his power has, and will, reach its highest fruition. But to the extent that mental energy is spent in solveniy, selfish, and unproductive activit- ies, the great benefit of the mind is circumvented and its presence is to no good avail. For better or for worse, then, man has recorded a history of thought. He has built civilizations and he has destroyed them, hie has made peace and declared war. He has risen to the heights of moral attainment and has fallen to the depths of decadence. Whether these actions have been lauded or condemned, they are all products of the mind. As is true with all else, some men have been blessed with better or more active mental powers than others. To these has fallen the heavy responsibility of recording history, analyzing its results and proposing theories as to its eventual outcome. Others have theorized on utopias of both political and economic nature. But above the various ap-