Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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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

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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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To balance our thoughts, our faith and our religion Philosophy and Religion Pegasus was lively and wild, but Bellerephon thrust a golden bit be- tween his teeth to teach him control. Thus Pegasus became wise and taught some of his wisdom to man. To be wise is to balance passion with the golden bit of philosophy. We gained understanding from seeing symbols of ancient Gods chalked on the boards in zig-zag strokes by Mr. Deitreichson. We had Aristotle’s ideas explained to us by anecdotes from Mr. Austin’s tennis experiences. We learned to apply this knowledge to our lives by picking and choosing the ideas that appealed to us personally, and by adding our own ideas. Yet, we did not really become wise until we learned to balance our thoughts with faith and religion. From our study of philosophy and religion we became familiar with the pantheist’s god of life, Plato’s god who moulded cosmos from chaos with his hands like a sculptor, Aristotle’s unmoved mover, and the Christian God of Love. Our candlelight and chapel services served to balance our concept of life with the know- ledge of God. MR. AUSTIN DR. MARTIN MR. DIETRICHSON Page twenty-four Too deep for thought