Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Parr1a.rJuJ bar in flowen of iramienl fragrance I I ax well ax iz: Udkl of lowering beigbt, uf ei' Q ' e and in laurel! of eternal verduref' SAMUEL JOHNSON THIS IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF YOUR UNIVERSITY HISTORY BOOK-PARNASSUS. . . HIT WAS IN 1902 THAT THE JUNIOR CLASS OF FAIRMOUNT COLLEGE FELT THE NEED OF A PUBLICATION THAT WOULD PERMA- NENTLY RECAPTURE THE JOYS AND SORROWS OF COLLEGE DAYS. AND NOW, A HALF CEN- TURY LATER, THAT REMAINS THE PURPOSE OF PARNASSUS .... HBUT WHY WAS THE BOOK ENTITLED '6PARNASSUS ? THIS INSTITUTION OF LEARNING RESTED UPON A HILL, AND SO IT WAS LIKENED TO THE LEGENDARY PAR- NASSUS MOUNTAIN RANGE OF GREECE, WHICH WAS THE ABODE OF APOLLO AND THE NINE MUSES. AND SINCE THAT GREEK GOD AND THE GODDESSES PERSONIFIED THE HIGHEST IN INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC ASPIRATIONS WHILE RETAINING A VIBRANT LOVE OF LIFE, WHAT BETTER COMPARISON COULD BE DRAWN FOR A UNIVERSITY? HTHROUGHOUT YOUR 1952 PARNASSUS, YOU WILL FIND THE ORIG- INAL GREEK THEME APPARENT. ON THE COVER, THE FAMILIAR FIGURE OF WINGED VIC- TORY SYMBOLIZES OUR GRECIAN HERITAGE OF LEARNING HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WICHITA. THE INSIDE COVER SHEETS SUGGEST A DEVELOPMENT OF THAT HERITAGE, CHAR- ACTERIZED BY THE FAMOUS PARTHENON RUINS, INTO OUR PRES- ENT MODERN INSTITUTION BEFORE THE EVER-PRESENT BACK- GROUND OF MOUNT PARNASSUS .... UTHE STAFF EXTENDS A CORDIAL INVITATION TO YOU TO RE-LIVE YOUR COLLEGE LIFE OFTEN THROUGH THE PAGES OF THE 1952 PARNASSUS. ' 4 JOAN KALLAIL, Editor HAROLD ENNS, Business Manager .-Z- . -N-X , 9 fy -T' EK, ,, il l F ll ' 15 ' f A A'-I I It 'A ' 3 Q ' ' 4, Tiki A I 4 If 'A X11 A lm HlIl lllllllluilmlullIhnul..1.1HHIlllllmllllmllnmlwlllmllllllllIllillll1IlllIIkXXXIlll1ILlEIllIl

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