The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 Page: 400
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
of Trustees, will meet in centennial session, the original Board having been
organized at Brenham on May 15, 1845.
Commencement, 1945, will be marked by the centennial class "ring-out"
ceremony, by class, organization, and department reunions, the president's
reception, the alumni banquet, addresses, and the awarding of degrees.
During the commencement period a monument, constructed of stones from
the early buildings at Independence and at Waco University and sur-
rounded by soil brought from the old campuses and other historic sites,
will be dedicated to the founders of the university. Underneath the monu-
ment will be a crypt to hold names, publications, and records of the first
century and of the Centennial, and a letter from President Neff to the
President of Baylor in the year two thousand and forty-five!
The whole centennial program will be enlivened by appropriate social
activities, by concerts, etc.
Ex-students and friends of Baylor University are invited to be present
on all these occasions. Those unable to be present can keep up with the
progress of events through press and radio. Programs are being prepared
by the Radio Workshop for broadcasting over Baylor's radio station
KWBU (1010).
A pictured history of the university, centennial editions of the annual,
The Round-Up; of the ex-students magazine, The Century; and of the
Baylor campus newspaper, The Lariat; are being prepared for release
during the centennial period.
It has long been planned to have a great homecoming in the fall of 1945,
and to invite the Baptist General Convention of Texas to meet in Waco.
Whether or not these two features can be carried out will depend upon
war conditions.
The September, 1944, State and Local History News, pub-
lished by the American Association for State and Local History,
recommends for reading and reference Dr. Barker's article,
"A Plea for More History in Business," in the July Quarterly.
In the same number of the News there is presented a forward-
looking conclusion on historical societies done by Earl William
Newton, Director of the Vermont Historical Society:
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
It has seemed to me worthwhile to try to emphasize for a while, at
least, to our members and readers just what the value and uses of history
are-in other words, to take our direction. We may not need to "justify"
our activity, but I think we do need to explain it... The historical society,
to me, is potentially an important institution of adult education for all
the community, not just the few who wish to trace a family line or indulge
a special interest. Without for a moment deviating from the careful
gathering of the materials of research and their organization, I feel we
must place a much greater emphasis on educational work-particularly
if a knowledge of history can make loyal citizens, intelligent voters, good
neighbors, and stable well rounded individuals-as the AHA Committee400
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945, periodical, 1945; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146055/m1/444/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.