Colby College - Oracle Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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-as fniroiiaian ,. . ....t. sl H 'T is not what man docs which exalts him, but what man would do. 5l 'v7 Wir' ...... ' 2J CCEP'l'lNG this proposition as true, the '94'Oracle Editors feel that off there is no place on earth sufhciently elevated to afford them a suita- ble resting-place. If our readers will but promise at the outset to give us full credit for our good intentions, we are perfectly agreeable that, i11 their judgment of this volume, they should eliminate all consideration of what we have actually accomplished. A Perhaps some cynical person will observe that a quotation better suited to our case is Browning's famous couplet, - . WVhat I aspired to be, And was not, comforts me. But right here we shall raise an objection, for while we are willing to enjoy all the comfort arising upon the consciousness of .high aspiration, we are in no- wise ready to admit to the public that we have failed. If such is the case, it will be speedily discovered without our emblazoning the fact in this preface. But allow us just a word of exhortation. If you want to enjoy thisbook, keep an eye out for the good there is in it. We are sure there is some here, and you can find it if you try., Moreover, when you End a good thing, don't hesitate to remind us of it. We need all the praise you can give us, to compensate for the onerous labor we have performed. r But don't get out your pocket-lenses, microscopes, field-glasses, and other critical paraphernalia, and go to seeking flaws. However, if your case is one of chronic querulousness, and your mind persists in its acerbity, even while you are reading this book, will you please bestow the curdled product of your pungency upon a bit of paper, carefully lay it away in your waste-basket, and generously dedicate it to next' year's Oracle Board. We are willing that they should profit by our example 5 but our work is done'once for all, and you will find it impossi- ble to help us, no matter how valuable may be the deliverances of your judgment. ' THE BOARD OF EDITORS. 5 - .

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Cffioers of the Corporation. D---L. R x .L-S 7 i-Pvsxxx-I-f Rev. BENAIAH L. VVHITMAN, A. M., President. Hon. JOSIAH H. DRUMMOND, LL. D., Vice-President, and fx ajirfo Chairman of Board of Trustees. Hon. PERCLVAL BONNEY, A. M., Treasurer, Portland. AR DLR?-VR,- BOERD OP TRUSTEES Hon. JOSIAH I-I. DRUMMOND, LL. D., Chairman. LESLIE C. CORNISH, A. M., Secretary Class I. -Term Expires in 1894. JAMES H. HANSON, LL. D. . Rev. BENJAMIN F. SHAW, D. D. Hon. ROBERT O. FULLER . Rev. W. HARRISON ALDEN, D. D Hon. RUSSELL B. SHEPHERD Rev. NEWELL T. DUITON . LARKIN DUNTON, LL. D. . Hon. EDWIN F. LYFORD, A. M. ALBION W. SMALL, PH.D. . Rev. GEORGE BULLEN, D. D. . Waterville. Waterville, Cambridge, Mass. Portsmouth, N. H. Skowhegari. - Fairheld. Boston, Mass. Spriuglield, Mass. Chioagoylll. Newton Centre, Mass. 6 .