Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Page six With pride in our college’s history of one hundred and twenty years, we look to President Meneely as yet another founder who is fulfilling our tradition of progress. Dr. Meneely is looking ahead to the needs and welfare of the whole college community, and he is helping us to prepare our- selves as well as our school for what lies ahead by rejecting narrowing scopes of thought, and thereby keeping all roads open. We are proud of our campus face-lifting: the new tennis courts, the infirmary, the Shepard Court apartments, and the faculty-staff dining room and lounge, all of which have occurred during his term of office. These are evidences that the foundation has been built upon and will be built upon again. An early founder represents more than the mere means of attaining these ends; he is strength of spirit with an open mind. This is what has made us flourish in the past and what will give us confidence for the years to come. Since Dr. Meneely’s inauguration in 1944, Wheaton has continued to grow in spirit as well as in body. Because we have an intangible assurance that our president is ever looking ahead to the expanding future, we hail President Meneely as an early founder.

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Page eight ) iy 4 6 f @ . ‘at “e. i ; HMAVLCALLCH “We praise Thee, Lord, whose life we are”... With these memorable words unfolds that hymn which has become so sacred a part of our Wheaton tradition, and which expresses the very essence of our college experience. The words of A Wheaton Hymn, written by our distinguished presi- dent emeritus, J. Edgar Park, were set to music by Herbert J. Jenny, a former head of the Music Department. The first occasion at which the hymn was sung was the centennial of the college in 1934. Since then, hundreds of girls, standing amid the beauty of Cole Memorial Chapel, have sung to their college. Our founders’ inspiration, their laying of the first plans for the fulfill- ment of the spiritual, mental and physical needs of generations of young women, their desire that through this institution these lives would be- come enriched by the hundreds of opportunities offered, their hope for an adaptable college life maintaining the high standards to preserve their initial creation unfold before each student, reminding her of her duty. Each of us is a founder too, paving the way for future generations. When we leave after four years, we are enriched by what Wheaton has given us, but each of us has given of herself to the community; many have played outstanding roles. We hope that the phrases of this hymn found throughout Nike 1955 will symbolize many rich experiences for everyone who has shared in Wheaton’s heritage.