J. EDWARD HAKES, A.B., B.D. P r e s i d e n t
eview and retrospection are always engaged in with profit b y G o d ' s people. They enable us to determine t o what extent G o d ' s will has been fulfilled in our lives during the t i m e being appraised. They also bring t o mind the impressive number o f the Lord's blessings which have highlighted our experiences during the past. W i t h these values in view w e look back over the 1954-55 academic year. Each member o f the student b o d y and o f the faculty must discover for himself, of course, the degree t o which he permitt e d the desires of the heavenly Father t o t o b e realized in his life. I sincerely trust that the atmosphere and the activities o f the school have contributed substantially t o each one's growth in grace. I believe that, f r o m m y point o f vantage, I was able to see encouraging evidences o f such progress in the lives of many.
Surely we would b e guilty o f gross ingratitude did we not take note o f the roany manifestations of our Lord's love and faithfulness with which our way has been brightened since the last Kumi O r i was published. The splendid group o f high calibre young people who have made up our student body. . The high morale that has characterized dormitory life. . . .The almost total absence o f disciplinary problems The never-to-beforgotten experiences in chapel The fine faculty-student relationship The remembrance o f these, and many others, kindle a fire in our heart under t h e sacrifice of praise! Yet, while the past has its fascinations, of our students interests me the I trust that the days before us as will b e as rich and glorious as G o d wants t o make them. M a y H e prosper you!
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