Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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1 h IL r the 9TOvth and history of z uxjlconKd the Jl r»t uMte mon to theie ehorn; r sheltered that noUe group o(! nwn luho loii the n ation: Jor the first Hco4cmi| that grcu an6 b(ossomc6 into: iarshoUjgolTMe r j a ccnlury m have stoo6 u ' otch at her portals luheiv jhouson s oj; her sons onA daughters how entered in JpA borne au aijiricb gifts JnJer my bronchcs ' H loi ? gatbcfvA great pcreooooaj 3Aucat irB. philosophers, Aoetors.launicrs.muficians.ani orlWi am the symbol oC QnAustni anA|gonMtij - - — -- -- Jitb (gncot eJ!(!ort houc thrust mi) roots deep into the soliAz [arth. and my branches ever touxirA the sunshincTT banc gathered into my beinq the precious elements! rom the soil, the air. the roin. and the sunsbiner auc obeyed eivry lau ' .lii ' cd temperately. and hai ' c: ci)cr token |lrom ooothcr that aibich be had need o I. am the symbol op JSeuragc and glrcnijth - . . - have uHtbstood aHtherinq droughts on the blasts c storms; baiJC borne great burdens o snoiu ond Icc on mxfz JraiKhcs uncomplaininglu. : : T z: ZZZ am the symbol 0 Qnouitedqcandg th ncss ' absorb 5ometbinQnca each dayT fenoiu the cxactz |auo(! the 5eason:|9 hai e bnotpledge o|! the basic Poets JnS bnoii ' bou ' to use thciT) J!or my nec s bear good ruit and gti« unstlntingly to all ii4io tnll JBceiue my aijlts am the symbol of! moodncn, Qnapirotion.and gisdom- «h Hcr all lifing tmng and aivc gimerously o mu store, [be grace and beautij o my jorm.my stiffdy bo u and jcble bcoring.and rierKSlincss 0 all IbisE odd the yellou ' golA of! muoutumn PoUogc om the symbol o0 Qod y . Qfotx .iiA Hbyaltu -- i have euiimcd no more or myself than Q am- tiOK ewr betrayed a trust • .- Hhc «ilccr rctj o OTyTork: nd the red df, mu terminals or my ti ne and teal tzz. ;m the symbol op all noble Ottributei and ideab of maiv niuslru and Qonetty, g|oura9( m Btrcnath , BrnvUtfl nd Hruittuuiees , Qooin « an4ni»(ratwn SS Bi4 X y am the am the jxxs . odedi) ond rit ond syn of rshotl B|i ch Ifvez ™a8.lMw- The bicentennial should in itself show the tradition and prestige that Marshall College has to uphold, but ... in order that they may be fully appreciated . . . these qualities must be represented by more constant symbols than periodic celebrations. . . . We have these sym- bols. . . . One is even commemorated to Justice Marshall — his bust ... a solemn judge in drab white, presiding at a sitting of the triumvirate of tradition , . . himsel f, the eternal beech tree, and be-towered Old Main. . . . These three share a vantage point of the panorama of Mar- shall College — a scope that includes the aura of friendliness so relative to the school . . . developed through decades of sincere, prac- ticed cordiality. . . . They view the beauty of the campus ... its traditional verdancy form- ing in the early spring a crazy quilt pattern with the red brick buildings ... its refreshed decor when the snows and stillness of winter provide it a temporary sanctuary ... an escapic, dream-filled rest from its wearying travel and the realism of autumn. . . . 1837 • • • Even progress itself has not erased completely the meaning of these symbols to Marshall. . . . For . . . while the Union has stolen the lure of romantic rendezvous from the old beech. . . while the bust has been subjected to so many toothbrush rubdowns from gullible freshmen as to have developed a bristly pallor . . . while only Old Main ... its position as the essential soul of the campus invincibly protected by ihe endorsement of time . . . remains unchal lenged in its capacity as a center of sentiment . . . those who feel themselves a part of Marshall College will always recognize the intangible value of these symbols to the school. . . . ■V . -

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PERMANENCE . . BEAUTY. Not traditional according to common connotation, but a permanent institution through a quarter century of continued, creative use. . . . This is the James E. Morrow Library ... to those passing Marshall College, an example of transition . . . too old to be pristine but retaining the beauty and dignity that demands more than casual admiration. ... Its conservative rust brick facade is broken by high-arched, multi-paned windows . . . and a centered limestone portico marked by four tall columns and wide, inviting steps. ... A slate gray gabled roof shelters the cache of composition stored within its walls of learning. ... in these quiet, echo- inspiring halls, one finds an atmosphere of mature knowledge . . . waiting to be claimed by the scholar who will sincerely expose himself to it There is also an overlaid air of concentrated activity . . . showing that some are attempting the exposition. . . .