Summer 2003 - University of the Cumberlands

Cumberland’s Clocks
During the past year, several clocks have been added to
enhance the overall appearance of campus. The
recently completed carillon clock tower serves as a
focal point for guests and members of the campus
community traveling along the campus’ entrance boulevard.
Clocks have also been placed on the O. Wayne Rollins Center,
reflecting five different time zones and providing students with
an international perspective. The newest addition to the collection
of campus clocks is a cast metal clock that sits atop a 7’ black
corner post, adding character to the campus quad. These newer
timepieces complement the clock and carillon of the Gatliff
Building that have long provided familiar sights and sounds.
Telling time is one of the most basic things that an individual will
learn . . . 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours
in a day . . . Time is infinite, it has always been and it will always
be, but each one of us only has a limited allocation.
Time is something you can’t increase or decrease. No matter
how clever you are, how wealthy, how industrious, you are still
only presented with 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, 86,400 seconds in
each and every day, no more, no less.
As a means of helping students develop an awareness that the
world is larger than one’s self, these clocks also serve as a reminder
of the biblical truth that there is “a time and a purpose for everything
under heaven:”
A time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
Alumni are proving that Cumberland’s emphasis on quality,
value centered academics and service to one’s community are priorities
that will stand the test of time. Only time will tell about
the total impact that Cumberland College is having on its students
and the way they are affecting their world.
Every day provides new challenges to overcome as well as new
opportunities for accomplishment and service. The clocks on
Cumberland’s campus not only “tell time,” they also help to
remind students and the other members of the college community
to make the most of every precious moment. There is nothing
more telling than how one uses one’s time.
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