Denison University - Adytum Yearbook (Granville, OH)

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And only the Master shall praise us, and only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, and each in his separate star. Shall draw the thing as he sees it for the God of Things as They Are. 6

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TO HIM WHOSE ENERGIES HAVE BEEN POTENT IN ACHIEVING THE LARGER DEVELOPMENT OF DENISON UNIVERSITY; WHOSE PURPOSEFULNESS AND INTEGRITY OF LIFE HAVE BEEN AT ONCE AN IDEAL AND AN INSPIRATION: TO DR. C. JUDSON HERRICK, NOW PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, WE DEDICATE THIS BOOK. 5

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Apologia THE earth has once more swung around its orbit. Another Adytum is here. In some respects this year has been unique in the history of Denison. Every man here, as he contemplates the Denison of Preparatory and Fresh- men years, feels that, somehow, a change has come. He misses the grip of older influences; but he feels the throb of new impulses. If there is less of that surface enthusiasm so peculiar to college life, yet we believe that the deeper currents of loyalty to our institution are strong and steady. If there is less of shouting, there is more of thought. College spirit may express itself in places other than the athletic field. These things will probably be reflected in the Adytum of ' 08. They ought to be. Our aim is to give a faithful presentation of our college life. As the following pages come beneath the scrutiny of student, professor, alumnus, each will be variously impressed. In life, we look at the same thing, and we see different things. For instance, herein the student ' s mirth may be the professor ' s chagrin, and the alumnus ' disgust. Again, different phases of our college life appeal to different minds; so that the best we can hope, is that each will find some little corner of interest in this book. College life is a mosaic for variety. Its presentation, therefore, must be various. From grave to gay, from lively to severe. We would your kind indulgence then bespeak. The pearl that glitters on the golden bracelet is the product of pain; and into the silken fabric is woven a myriad lives. Yet the jewelled bracelet glitters on the lady ' s arm, and her flowing silks shimmer with rainbow colors without any suggestion to her of the agony represented. We would not designate our book a pearl ; nor hyperbolically afKrm that into its texture the lives of this staff are woven. Yet we do remind our readers that it represents additional toil amid the unrelenting strain and stress of college life. As a class, this Adytum is our memorial in Denison University. Next year you find our pictures on the Senior pages; then — separation, and the world. The Class of ' 09 is one which has done things in this college; and among its various members is the strongest of fraternal feeling. When the other visible symbols of our activity have crumbled, may this volume continue to remind each member of his fellow classmates of the long ago; and to recall to strangers that the Class of 1909 was no mean factor in the progressive life of Denison University. THE EDITOR. 7