Wilmington College - Wilmingtonian Yearbook (Wilmington, OH)

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TRAVERSING BETWEEN TWO MILESTONES ON A LONGER JOURNEY WHICH BEGAN PRIMEVALLY AND WILL END HOPEFULLY IN REPOSE AT LAST AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF TASKS WELL DONE OF A JOURNEY HONOURABLY COMPLETED AND A MEMORY OF PERSONS AND PLACES OF BUILDINGS AND STONES OF SKY AND GROUND WHICH LINED THE ROAD THAT WAS THE JOURNEY WHICH REALLY WERE THE ROAD THAT WAS THE JOURNEY

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WILMINGTON COLLEGE. (Any statement of principles and goals will of necessity. embody a number of unrealized objectives. This state- ment does, however, reflect the principles to which we strive to adhere, and the goals to which we aspire.) Education at Wilmington College is planned to reflect Judeo-Christian values, particularly as inter- preted through Quaker experience. It is shaped with consideration for the needs and interests of the local community as part of a world community. Responding to a time of great changes and a world of large demands, Wilmington College chooses to emphasize a liberal arts approach. In keeping with a belief in the importance of the individual, its goal is to cultivate rounded persons and responsible citizens. The mark of its success will be students with an alert intellect dedicated to truth, a mature spirit de- voted to goodness, and a sensitive outlook attuned to ‘beauty. From experience in self-help, many of these st udents will come to know first-hand the meaning of initiative and independence. It is hoped that they will possess a personal faith deep enough to respect the contrary views of others and will live and act in the light of their best in- sights but be ever willing to search and question, test and prove. Such students will have more than personal goals. They will be prepared to express through church and community, locally or in a broader sphere, their be- lief in the divine-human nature of society. They will show commitment to purposes larger and more en- during than personal objectives by their service to JAMES M. READ President, Wilmington College The following statement of Principles and Goals has now been formally adopted by the Faculty, Board of Trustees and Student Senate of others and their active concern for a world of peace and freedom. For such commitment they will learn an inner discipline for the conduct of life. Within the framework of liberal education, Wilmington College expects to give students some chance to focus on at least one selected field. This concentration provides a place for students to plant their feet and encourages the discipline of sustained search. They should achieve some vocational compe- tence or the foundation for further specialized train- ing. They should learn to respect manual as well as intellectual skills. They should recognize that true equality of oppor- tunity opens the way for development of differing talents in themselves and others, and that true sim- plicity leads to respect for all branches of construc- tive endeavor. Students will not go unaided in their quest. They will have the counsel and guidance of dedicated teachers who see the value of scholarship in human as well as academic terms. Wilmington College hopes that the quality of its teaching and the example of its teachers will inspire its students with a goal of excel- lence. They may then develop patterns of work, play, study and worship that will enable them to fulfill their potential for themselves and society.