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TRADITIONS 1 law tlmrnc declares that XiiIkhIv can make a trailitimi; it takes a ceiiturx tt.i make it. ' I ' railitimis are like trees: tlie .urow . I, ike character they iiiilicate qual- ities ill the ohject with which they are ideiitilied. ' Pliev contribute much to the reputation which that uliject hears — for ond or i!k llistiiric facts al ' tdrd hut the skeletnn of ,i liie ' s st(ir ; tra hti()n i)r(j ides the flesli and hliMid. the life-,ui iiii; elements. Recorded hist(jry ma remain tor a thousand ears neglected. unlo eik hut sale in the archi es. Tradition is a more delicate thiii i; which rei|iiires the constant care and active ministry of Vwiui human beint;s. Without such faithful attention trachtioii dies. ' I ' lie power of law ma eiis eiider respect Iml the power of trailition is t reater than that of knv because it rests on sentiment, and sentiment is made up largely of affection. Hence the tenacity of traditions in the face of any concerte l etlort to destrov them. The older the tradition, the ileei)er its roots sink into the soil of human consciousness. To eradicate it is hke plucl inj.; out the heart. McKendree College is ricli in traditions. Man of tliese ha e, no doubt, passed into oblivion, others are cherisheil by Ihe ever (hminishint;- circle of old- timers, while still otliers are liviiii . potent factors in the present busy life upon the hill. How could it be otherwise w itli such men in the background as Alir.a- liam Lincoln, I ' eter Cartwri,i;ht, and William .McKendree, not to mention a score of others of local fame. These men were in earnest about proNidini ' oppor- tunities tor higher learninj; for the ycjuth (jf their own and succeedini - genera- tions. Space forbids meiitionin.L; in detail the traditions lianded down from these earlv davs. but an analysis of college life in the .McKendree of today readily re- veals the wealth of influences which are ilaily contribiitini; to tlie enrichment of experiences and tf) the encouragement of spiritu.d forces which are essential to all true education. These influences are .hie in lari e part to the sacrc l tradi- tions of Religion. 1 )enicjcracv. Honor, Courles , Inlegril), Kesponsibilitx ami Truth. — E. P. r,. Ki.;K. ■■ si •Kffftigmmmfsmss::
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