University of Virginia - Corks and Curls Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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Jefferson A debt of service is due from every man to his country proportioned to tho bountics which nature and for- tune med. edt h' . sur 0 im U790,- Mr Aictimsun's mist intvllm'tutil L'deyity and trmtivity allowed him to fulfill this pmphm'y; ho cnnttihutcd immeasuws dhiy to the formation of a new nation, the United States, the state of Virginii and most importantly, the Univmsity of Virginia. Thmughout MI, Icliivrson's years .is .1 puhiit servants ho consistently L'iusadmi in: the ticvolupmvnt 0i .i highm cdus mtinn pmgmm I'm the people, cspm'iaiiy within the state of Viiginid His tiiim di-vntiun tu this must: tuiminatcd in the establishment ut the Univmsitv of Virginia. This is the last object in! whith i shall uhtiudv myself on tho puhiii uhst'rva- tionfi USZSL Mi, It-tit'msnn tmtninly undt'H-stimatui tho impatt 0t- and the high regard lim his University, Thnugh ho nmc dosciihui iiH' huihiing Hi the Univvisity as his Hhohhy, his underlying simmity .md di-vntinn to this pmjt-Lt ICVCdi ldihtff the foresight whith tompvih-d Mi, Jvfimsun to pc-IsQVt-rc despite iilC nhstntlvs whiih ilt' vntountvlcd whilv huiiding. N11. Jvtitmsnn iivmi to sue thv tnmplvtiun and thv opening Hi the Univmsity .mtil unimtunati-ly, its tlitifituit stait. lrivgmds loss of iiH' uutnmu- 0t thi- Uniw-isity, it wits one oi three things which ML .ittiiiit'lsnn imludmi m1 his vpitnph: Authm of thv Dm'iamtmn 0i lmh-pvmh-tur, oi thv Statuti- of Virginia in! Religious iwuium, Jllki i'iithm mi thv Unin-isitv oi Vilginia hvmust- hv thvso, .is tt-stinmniais that i haw- iiVl'ki, i wish must to ht' wmt'mhvn-d ' t Thv Livsign oi thv Amdvmiml Viilagv Hvdits Ml, lvHAt-Isun with an insight to miumtinn pivvinusiy unthuught ut. Whv Amdvmimi Vilngv isltiiildit'S intvmttiun hvtwm'n studt-nts anti pmlvssms in .Mikiliiun tn .m miumtiun nutsidv thv tiassmnm by nhsmving; thi- viniuus .uihitmtulai nitii-is oi thl' Paviiiims. As Ml h-ttvlsnn iH'iiI'vmi, 'i am rinsing the lust su-ncs Hi my iit'e- hv lashinniny, .uui lnstvlim; .m 4-st.ihiishnwnt tint tilt' instiuvtiun nt thtisv whn .m- to uimr .Iiit'l us. i impv its iniiius vnn- nn thcii viituv, tH-i'timn, LHHP , anti happinvss will iV' salutaiv anti pmnmm-nt ' Mi lt'ilt'lHUHiH wishi-s tm tht- illitle t'i'itainiv vvnlvmi .Is lilt' vmis passvti, 'ihnugh hn- nvvvi livvd to sm- tho smmitv and tin- pivsliw' whu h thv Unin-isity .itttlinmi in lilt' mhuatiunai would, it is i-uiusivvlv iilt' piutiutt of his t-Ilnlts iliilt' matvnahmtmn ui Mi IvHo-isnn's thmms, a Univvisitv nt Vii,;ilti.i. uilnunatn-s .l hh-luny, th-vutinn tn .m lkiltdi Plans tax .1 Unin-isitv .ihmtiv lumiv vntn-nt hmi in his mind n-vvntuai lv .Issummi sunu- tmm on inqu-i .unl thc-n unnsumi-ti thv lntm vtuls ul N1: Ivth'lsnn s hil- llllili hls thuith. In dismissing his t'tiludtmnui mes int Viiwnm, MI Iu-Hv-Isnn lillliiiiitk his d1 Vntmn tn lhv t-st.ihhshnn-nl ul thv liliiva-isitv Mine, .Il'tcr .III, LIV lu' .lll lllupian ilnum, hut hcing innucrnt, I lmvc thuuglil I might indulge in it till I go to thc Lind 0i iIn'Jms, and shop there with tho dreamers M J past .iml tutun- limos. Ham ML Ii-Ih-isnn now hvu-s wtth thvsv nu-n ui ,guut iiistinltinn his lt'iiuw tinumu'ls, lull his tilPJIH uliii iivvs un