University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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Ill' Hlma UR ALMA MATER, or in words of English tongue, . CF? ' ji 6 ell' Q' . 'X f 5' ' if ffl? 1, iff ' s v ISD 0 Our dear mother, O most dear! XVou1d that words were given to praise thee, XVould that pure love might furnish Words suiiicient. Oh, what a song divine Should we then sing! If only our Full hearts could utter what they feel! If lips could phrase our deep devotion! By sweetest memories art thou hallowedg By cherished blessings made most dear. Thy sons in one glad chorus join To give thee thanks, and still we feel That ever shall we debtors be to thy Sublime muniiicence. The classic lore Of ages past, the secrets of mysterious science, The golden wealth of wisdom hoarded In volumes vast of erudition,- All these hast thou with unwearied love Striven to bestow on us, sometimes too dull To garner thy most precious sheaves, Too dull to see where greatest blessings lie, And so have robbed thee of thy purest joy, The joy that givers get from gifts Received with joy. T9 QNX f New 4- S if 0 V I F, 30 31' EX 'S 'Q , ia ,ix Q X! 'A' X Cfzff ' . K , ii i! u X fl .V N! Z 5 ,BJ I ',' 4 I p g S. Z ' I WJ' 1 , ,T 1 5 1 I ' qi 'gr Y' H 1 h 15.0. 'B sf 5 ' I l 11

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connected with the institution such meh as were justice Lamar. Professors Bledsoe, XVhe:1t, Quinche, Sears, Garland, Hillgard. Hogue. and others also deserving of mention. Fortunately. those who have been at the head of the insti- tution are not so many that they may not be named. In the order of their terms of ofhce they are as follows: Dr. George Frederick Holmes. Judge A. B. Longstreet, Dr. Frederick A. P. Barnard, Dr. john Newton VVadde1, Gen. Alexander P. Stewart, Hon. Edward Mayes, and Dr. Robert Burwell Fulton. all of whom are well and favorably known beyond the limits of any one State. The influence of these men and their colleagues has resulted in the substantial progress of the University from its very beginning. and has been potent in moulding the destiny of our State through those of its sons who were educated under their instruction. It is a noteworthy fact that a very large proportion of tl1e men of the State who have power and influence in their several communities have been educated, in part at least. at the State Universityg While many of its alumni have achieved prominence in other States. The enduring history of institutions, as well as of nations, is largely in the life and character of the individuals they have given to the world 3 and measured by such a principle, in view of the magnificent work of its noble-hearted instruct- ors and presiding officers in furnishing to Mississippi and the nation such distinguished alumni as have graduated from its halls. the University of Mississippi has set in motion immortal iniiuences and wrought for eternity in the souls of me11. ' In the lives of the men who have been intimately connected with the institution for the last half-century, whether as instructors or students, there is the highest inspiration for every young man who may in the future seek here prepa- ration for his life-work: and we that are to follow can pay no greater tribute to the worth of our predecessors than by emulating their lives and striving to attain the same exalted patriotism that shall result in the development of broad- minded and cosmopolitan characters. ,V , if 1 as , - ffflgc 5. x8

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