Columbia University - Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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DEAN's LETTER Her beauty, her fertility. She dreads An instant's pause, and lives but While she moves.', ml Columbia 'glives but While she moves. Since you Were ad- mitted to the company of the elect in 1904, the College has umovedf, Its relations to other parts of the University are different, courses of study have been readjusted and rearticu- lated, the internal economy has been modifiedg and the external appearance has been vastly changed for the better. At the time of your entrance, the College had no home of its own. It was camping out on its own domain, it was a visitor, and not always a Welcome one, among the children of its own begetting. Hamilton Hall, which was begun, finished and occupied within your time, is a beautiful home of the College-and it is more. It stands as the declaration of a policy, on the part of the Trustees, to foster the College and advance its interests. That is surely movement worth while and in the right direction, such as will strengthen Columbia in maintaining her health, her beauty, her fertility. Her health would be impaired, her beauty marred and her fertility sadly restricted, if, by any catastrophe, the College should lose its distinct and rightful place in the general scheme. Any professional or specialized training should be preceded by a liberal, i. e. a liberalizing education, such as a good college is intended to give and does give. The importance of this antecedent and preparatory education, such as you have had, I commend to your favor and advocacy. Let no opportunity of upholding and urging' it escape-and so do good to your Alma lVIater and to the com- munity at large. Witli my best Wishes to you all for useful, prosperous and happy lives, I am, with affectionate regard, Sincerely yours, J. H. VAN AMRINGE. Hamilton Hall, April 141, 1908.

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