Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Editor in Chief Business Manager Managing Editor Photograptiic Editor CONTENTS Classes: Corps: Activities: Social: Sports: Institute: Outrage: Advertisements: Meade A. Spotts Stephen C. Lyon Robert F. Wheeler Douglas T. Monjeau v.- y .vi : V i. - •• ' w VIRGINh MIUTARi ' immruTE n n II It

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The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman. The power which the strong have over the weak, the employer over the employed, the educated over the unlettered, the experienced over the confiding, even the clever over the silly — the forbearing or inoffensive use of all this power or authority, or a total abstinence from it when the case admits it, will show the gentleman in a plain light. The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He can not only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true gentleman feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. Robert Edward Lee Let us follow his example . . . PROLOGUE 17

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