Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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When our boys left for parts unknown they took the heart of The Hill with them. Without their gay hearts and careless laughter, without their in- fectious good spirits and love of life, it is a dull place. It seems to be waiting, holding its breath until its boys come back. Until they do it will never be the same again. Our task is to make sure they do come home. To make sure that they will again fill the classrooms and the halls. To devote ourselves to the job of bringing them back so that they may again ring the Victory Bell, or stroll leisurely down Senior Walk, or dance with their girls in the Social Room. This was the kind of life they knew and loved and, without complaint, they left it to help rebuild a crumbling world. Fairmont College is both proud and humble to dedicate her annual to her men in the service, those men who have dedicated their lives to their country. FAIRMONT COLLEGE LIBRARY 5105V

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o= DEDICATION A dedication is a proud thing. It is an expression of gratitude and devotion, of friendship and admiration, and, above all, of inspiration. It was they, our men in the service, who inspired this book. They were our schoolmates, our brothers, our friends, and they left us the work of carrying on. We feel that in a small way this book has justified their trust in us. Fairmont College is proud of her sons. In the Phillipines, at Guadalcanal, in Africa, in England and Australia, and in our own America they have proved themselves valiant Americans. Their college feels gratefully humble that she has had a share in shaping the characters and spirits of the defenders of our nation.

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