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

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ESTERDAY PRIORITIES • or THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY. (iKiircirdFchin.iivS.iGn.lIn Kins; Willwm jiui Qnwn Mary Mam Imildiiio liosiom-rl by -ir (Ui-islopUei Wien. rin ' -T(oll ' ;p iu iLip 1 uiiotl Mill.-. Ill iiH auieio- dents, nhu li ao bnrk to the Co11p? |)ro|)0-oil at Hpiit iro (U;iO).Sei (ind to Hiii-varti Umveism vu arni.il oppiniion. First Amphciin rollpop to rptoivp u (buitpi ft ' ora thp ( lovn nndpi- ihp Si-iil of tlip Pi iv ' Couik il 1603. Hon(p it vns known ai their MajeMies ' RoyHl folleae of William ;m(l Mary. FlHST ;in(i ONI.YAmpricaii College to rec eive ; Coat-of Anns fi om the ( ollege of HcraUls.lG. ' ll. First folleiip in the I ' nited Sinies to have u ihll Fiii nlly.i onsistine of a I ' lpsident.six Profes ' -di-s, it,lK ' i; and writini; mastpr. 1V2D. First follpfip to i oidi-i ' mcd;illi pii es the ijold medals donated by I.oi ' d llotetoiirt in f.Vl. First rolleuie to estahli- h an inier i ollj ' sjiatc tl atpnut - , die Phi Beta Kappa. Ilei ember 5. IaVi;. First ( ollesfe loliave the EJective System of stiidv. IVV.I. Fui T ( olleae 10 Iia%e the Houui Sv- leui.lx . ' l. I ' iRST rolle fe to l)e( nnie a Inivei sin, i;«f). First ( olleue to ha e a si hool of Moderu Liiniu.i FiB T ( oUpsip to lidVp a ' -(linol of Mmiiiipal and ( on iimiioual Law,iv;, ' ). First rollei p to Tea li Politic al Ii (iiKimy. tis-l, F::t-r folleuc in »sf a sdmol nV l(ldel .i H;st in. iSDl. ■ f ■nihil » itf i iil ' tmnl I itjMt ' lt Hi ■!(»■ h »f lltr .h nii»1ifn fi ' r tlir •(■■•-iTi tifion (( ' ii ifiiiiii httuftitUV

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-.■%m£ CONTENTS CLASSES 22 ORGANIZATIONS ... 92 FRATERNITIES 142 SPORTS 186 FEATURES 226 t.

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•-- . -a It took much to build the College . . . more than the passage of years. It took the founding ... of proud and royal origin . . . but more important, one which was motivated by a purpose of the highest essence . . . for she was established to the end that . . . the Youth may be piously educated in good Letters and Manners . . . Concrete realization of this highest essence was necessary too . . . realization embodied in great men and great deeds. These were the proof of that essence . . . yesterday ' s symbols . . . today ' s tradition. These were men such as Washington, Jefferson, Marshall, and Wythe, whose later deeds were testimony of their magnitude of spirit and ambition . . . spirit and ambi- tion which were nourished, perhaps acquired, through the College . . . under her influence. These, too, were the deeds of such men who changed history . . . deeds of the College and of her children which revolu- tionized collegiate life. It took faith and courage to make the College . . . to motivate her great deeds . . . not faith and courage because of the past, but in spite of the future. Without this, the royal origin and highest ideals would have been in vain . . . with this, they became living symbols of tradition and faith. It was such as this that made men struggle in spite of indifference and inade- quate finances ... it was such as this that made a man ring the College bell once every year in spite of empty classrooms ... so that there would still be a College of William and Mary in Virginia ... a college with a vibrant traditional past ... a college which would be ready to meet the demands of the future.