Columbia University - Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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J... ,Eg Q U U U all EI U U tv wiv IPR 6 7 1 7 '-'-- 'A'- y '4'- N N -' W li!! ll ll 2 ijt E Q ,l g 1 llllilllllll 'lllllllllllll FOREWORD HE lirst portion of this volume was prepared in the dingy old oflice in East Hall, and the second in the swell-lighted, splendidly equipped new quarters in John Jay. It is, therefore, something of a bond between the old and the new. lt carries over the old and ever-endur- ing spirit of Columbia which we of the class of 1927 will probably always associate with old East rather than with John Jay. It is the spirit that is mellow with tradition and the stories of the great horde of alumni who have gone before us, and who established the fame of Columbia which we have had the honor to carry on. '27 has witnessed profound changes in this great University It has watched the College beginning to emerge once more to its own after being unavoidably overshadowed by the rapid growth of the university as a whole. lt has seen many traditions relegated to the shelves of Columbiana when the change in the temper of the times declared them obsolete. And physically it has witnessed an amazing era of building construction. An era which has brought with it a new and interesting change in architecture, both in the University itself and in the city that surrounds it. We have tried, in these pages, to reflect these changes while mak- ing a faithful record of h Columbia College, anot er year of progress in the story of The 1927 Columbian Board.

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O Nicholas Murray Butler, who, entering Columbia College in l878, has for half a century given his life with continuous and increasing devotion to his Alma Mater, distinguished educator, who has conceived and practiced learning in terms of man's necessities and man's dignity: loyal citizen, who has served his city, State and nation by never neglecting the ordi- nary duties of citizenship, and by always exalting its claim to the highest intelligent serviceg President of Columbia University since 19023 this book is dedi- cated in commemoration of the twenty-five years of his presidency, during which he has made Columbia known throughout the world, both as a seat of learn- ing and an instrument of international good-Will.