Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Q N , H' ft. f 29 C,.,.,5sXJle PURE T is ever the aim and joy of man to progress. To progress is to advance, to advance is to grow, and in growth is found the very essence of man and state. Among the powerful nations of the world, it is the quality thatimakes one country dominant and all others subservient thereto-other things being equal: it is that quality which guides the creative and progressive thinking of its peoples. The growth of these our United States has been constant, rapid, and certain. In a land richly endowed with natural resources our advancement has been so stupendous and outstanding as to cause less fortunate neighbors to open their eyes in wonder. This growth has largely been prompt- ed by the many institutions of higher iriri'

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WQRD learning that have been founded through- out the land. Their progress and growth are reflected in the achievements of their alumni, who in turn are largely respon- sible for our country's development, and to study the growth of these educational institutions is in many ways to study the growth of the country. Thus it is that the artist for this Lexerd has endeavored to indicate in the colorplates several outstanding events in the growth of the country together with that of Drexel Institute during the somewhat more than four decades that have passed since the founding of the school in 1892. It is the hope of the stall' that by so doing, we can in some small way suggest the parallelism which we believe exists between school and country. 5--' N QV 'kit li