College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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BOARD OF EDITORS.

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S NEITHER tlie Critic nor the Literary World has given notice of the appearance of Thk Coi.oniai. Echo, we wish to annonnce to all who appreciate good literature that it is now making its debut in the society of college annuals. The object of tlie publication is to recount some of the achievements of William and Mary ' s past, to chronicle the deeds of the present, and to record some quasi-prophetic dreams as to the future. Should any one feel disposed to gently remind us that we should let the dead pa.st bury its dead, we beg to answer that we are aware of the fact that glory can not be inherited, but we think that the eciw of such music as that made by the deeds of our father alumni will not be dispiriting to any, even should they be marching to future renown. For the addition to modern thought which this volume makes, we merely ask that you accord us that appreciation which we may reasonably expect ; but if you refuse to honor us with your good opinion, we shall by no means feel piqued, but shall be forced to draw our consolation from that consciousne.ss of merit which our utter aversion to boasting lorbids us to betray. If our publication does not create a stir in the literary world as did the appearance of Shakspeare ' s plays, we wish to plead extenuating circumstances as a partial excuse for our failure. For you must remember that Shakspeare, Plato, and many of our other com- petitors for literary fame, got to the vine of truth several centuries before we did, and plucked off all the best bunches, leaving us only the gleanings. However, if we were less modest and more reckless with our assertions, we would venture to say that what we have prepared for you — and that out of fruit that has not been tasted by Bacon or Shaks- peare — is no mean repast for any intellect. THE BOARD OF EDITORS.

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CALENDAR, 1898-99. Thursday, October 6, 1898. — Session begins. Friday, October 8, 1898.— Y. M. C A Reception Sunday, June 18, 1899, 11 a. m. — Final Sermon. Sunday, June 18, 1899, 8 p. m. — Sermon before the Young Men ' s Christian Association, Monday, June 19, 1899, 8 p. m.— Meeting of the Finance Committee of the Board of Visitors Monday, June 19, 1899, 8 p. m.— Celebration of the Philomathean Society. Tuesday, June 20, 1899, 11 a. m. — Annual Meeting of the Board of Visitors. Tuesday, June 20, 1899, 8 p. m.— Celebration of the Phoenix Society. Wednesday, June 21, 1899, 12 m. — Senior Club Celebration. Wednesday, June 21, 1899.— Meeting of ' he Society of the Alumni. 8 p. m., Oration ; 9.30 p, m , Alumni Banquet. Thursday, June 22, 1899. — 11 a. m., Oration before the Literary Societies ; 12 m., Awarding Diplomas, Medals and Scholarships. The thirteenth of May of each year, being the day the first English settlers landed at Jamestown, is a general holiday. The beginning of the half-session occurs on the fourteenth of February of each year. The session of each year ends on the Thursday before the twenty-ninth of June, the date of the adoption of the first written constitution of Virginia. The next session begins on the first Thursday in October, which this year comes on Thursday. October 5th, 1899.