Columbia University - Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Glu the Qllaaa nf 1915 , f' A HERE is always a melancholy interest that attaches to a new issue of the COLUMBLAN. It is that another class is preparing to take its departure. To the instructor it Wxfag' means often that man friendshi s beffinninff to form 5 fab ., , 65 in Y P zz- Q are interrupted. ' Aq ' Cn the other hand it means that the class is leaving its mark on the growing tradition of the University. The high standard of the COLUMBIAN is maintained. The persistent ex- cellence of the publication is .a constant surprise. lt means the maintain- ing of the Columbia spirit and one may hope its elevation. It is to the Iunior and Senior classes that the University looks for the perpetuation and enrichment of that spirit. The fair name of the institution before the pub- lic is in their keeping pre-eminently. Wfhen a class becomes junior it passes out of the irresponsible into the-may l call it-sacred groupe. The Student Board is soon to be yours and with that the order and temper of the student body will be yours to determine. The graduate and professional schools, the alumni, the larger public is looking to you. There is no fear but that you will do well, when the sceptre of authority becomes yours. 7

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Glu Thr Ehitura uf this Qlnlumhizm F-f i-K Q those who enter the University as strangers the COLUM- BIAN is a mine of information regarding the varied ac- e tivities of this great institution and the splendid oppor- tunities that it offers for the social and physical growth of its students. Every student activity that tends to de- : M' ' velop the power of leadership, that stimulates initiative, awakens the sense of responsibility and requires the ex- ercise of common sense becomes a valuable adjunct to the curriculum. The members of the CoLUM1nixN Board are, therefore, to be congratulated on their opportunity to gain valuable experience at the same time that they render the University a real service. Une of the most important announcements of the present year, particu- larly to one who, like myself, has been especially associated with technologi- cal education, is the decision of the Board of Trustees to place the Schools of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry on a graduate basis beginning with the Eall of 1914. Ever since the establishment of the School of Mines near- ly fifty years ago, Columbia has been a potent factor in the development of technological education in this country, and in placing engineering on a graduate basis she is taking a forward step that will be watched with inter- est by the engineering and the educational world. Wfith very cordial greetings to the Class of IQI5, I am Sincerely yours,