Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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MR. KNAPTON MISS CLEWES MISS GULLEY Page twenty-two MISS JAMES MISS NORTON History and Government From the time of the winged horses carved in granite on the Assyrian tombs, to the time of the flying red horses on the signs of today, Pe- gasus has lived on earth as a winged being with the power of knowledge and wisdom. If Pegasus is sought out, he can teach many things to man. Man says, “Time flies! Where does it go?” It rides with Pegasu s through the ages. We stopped for a while to glance back at the past part of the journey to see how governments rose, functioned, and fell, as they still do today. We saw war and peace and then, perhaps, for a moment, we visualized our own century as a piece in the pattern of a world. Now that we have a better insight into the history of the world, we might see Pegasus as he flies above us into future time, and perhaps we will be able to help direct him in his flight. “Governments rose, functioned and fell.” MISS SMITH

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Anguages As the tape revolved, we tried to repeat the Russian sounds that were so strange to us at first. We listened to the music of the Russian people, and were moved by the gay and mournful tones. We tried to imagine the Russian peasants with their polished boots and bright colors. Perhaps we became a little more romantic when speaking Spanish. Tertulia was the time for fun, for eating spicy Spanish foods, and for learning vivacious Spanish dances. When some of us went with the Experiment to Spain or Mexico, we returned with a bien venido. We learned the languages of the world through careful study mixed with fun, and now we can speak with people of other countries and ap- preciate their literature and life We have discovered that our way of life is not the only way. MRS. KORSCH MRS. PIN ACOLI MISS SWEENEY MISS PICAVET ‘As the tape revolved ... ” Page twenty-one

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MR. CRESSEY MISS JENNINGS MR. REED “Life with order is beautiful” Soctology and Economics Life without form is chaotic, but life with order is beautiful. So Pe- gasus tried hard to help man to develop a pattern out of his life. He knew well man’s peculiarities. From his ethereal position in the skies, he could see that the Chinese looked as though they were crying when they were happy, and that the Navaho Indians were afraid to look at their mothers-in-law. He knew, too, that we never walk under ladders if we can go another way. Even though all men had different customs, Pegasus helped men to learn tolerance so that they could live with each other. He helped man to understand laws of diminishing returns, and busi- ness cycles so that he could better plan his economic life. Pegasus has helped teach us this knowledge of society in our turn from our classes, from our trips to cotton mills, and from our discussions on Samoa and other cultures different from our own. Now we have a better understanding of the order and pattern of the many ways of life, and the customs of other people. MR. GELINEAU Page twenty-three