Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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,V -, t g lalil-5114 'iiglgig' ' LQ 71'QQjl'llis., ll ll.' V, l I, .il ll ll .W J' ll ll le ll tm l l lr vl :iq lv I lll ,, ll ill ll l l l xl lt lil ,ll-I rl ll sl .9 1 l r l 1 1 lil 1m- -Q A--i Glhv 2-Xnrnra-Eta tlbrigin f . - W. .-In XX, ' .1 il 31 X WF 'l img .M N?-.Ei M57 tixbis ifggwg 4 'Q a pi r . T WAS in the summer of 1892 that the idea of a college annual for the Michi- gan State Normal College was first conceived of by Professor Lathers, our present oratory teacher. During that summer Professor Lath- ers and his college roommate Went to the Chatauqua at Genesse Lake, a lake noted for its beautiful sunrises. From their chamber windows the young men used to watch the dawn as it slowly unveiled the heavens and revealed the sun, beautiful in all its radiance. During the summer Professor Lathe-rs became acquainted with sev- eral young men from the various colleges. As acquaintance ripened into friendship, and they became better acquainted all of the boys talked about their past lives and especially that epoch in their lives called the college course. From one thing to another the boys finally talked about their college annuals.. What could Mr. Lathers say about his college annual? His college had no annual class book. It was then the idea was first brought to this mind. After that he used often to think about it and as thought brings meditation, in this case meditation brought action. When he returned to college in the fall he suggested the idea to some of his class- mates. They thought about it for a while and spread the suggestion among the members of the Senior Class. Finally a meeting was called and the matter laid before the class who decided to publish an annual called AURORA. And where could' they have found a better name for our annual? Does not Aurora mean dawn? You have all heard the pretty myth of Aurora, the fair goddess of dawn whose rosy-tipped fingers flung wide the gates of morn, and who then flashed across the sky to announce her master's coming? So it seems to us that our graduating from college is not the end as so many think, but is the dawn. We are just on lk - -----1--2---E---1-f -w - - ...i .sas--. --W---H -- -- ---f - -- 3 Ji 'sq 1 -- ,. .1-gg: r V , -,T- , ala: 'T -'- -

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