Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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.-M...--.1 I..-it-1....-..-1..-.V..-4.,.-Us-it-.a...-au..-N.-W... 1... --.-ti-4 The Inauguration 1 i N the lnauguration of our new President, this year witnessed an event the results of which are so far-reaching that it is difhcult to estimate its true import. The atmos- phere is hlled with a new spirit. It seems as though the very air we breathe, per- meated with this spirit, in- stills in us new vigor and new determination, as a College, to hasten our stride towards the high position which we hope to attain. Let no one think that this new hope arises from the ashes of a fallen idol. It does not spring from any disappointment as to our accomplishments during the past few years. At the hands of devoted, diligent. and faithful servants our lnstitution has in no wise suffered. 2,1 If MEP' i- . s.1Qf,,:eg.' .49 fu . . ,-.ra-1.5 ii: '?L,2'r1.'1.1f,',:- , - F,:ZIZfy- 5-' .1 I ' lfmelfwfQ1e5MffErwEzA5?.f1fffl:.ffm ff 1w:..t- ',n- rf Ji lr ,P But we have not attained to the heights of which we are capable. Therefore, urged on by a new impetus, Filled with renewed energy, and guided by one in whom we have unlimited confidence, we are pleased to look upon the events of this year as the begin- ning of a new and glorious epoch in the history of our College. The induction of our new President was one of the most far-reaching occurrences in the life of the Institution. New WCW more Alumni 'fi my T and visitors present. There m ' Et? ,it we re representatives of 'ggi ti more than fifty Universities and Colleges. Hundreds Nl? ol our graduates, pleased by our bright prospects, re- turned to brighten the splendor and success of the occasion. The majority of the friends of the College ar- rived on Wednesday, Oct. 19th, although many came earlier, delighted with an- other opportunity of visiting their Alma Mater as well as acquaintances here. The College grounds were decorated in keeping with the occasion. Hundreds of japanese lanterns were tastefully arranged over the campus. Arc lights were scattered Page Ten N

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,,. al rf W' NM M S?ECTRttM mg rt with telling effect Countless electric lights artistically placed rendered the stately Old Dorm more mayestic in its whiteness On Wednesday evening as a preliminary a concert was given by the musical clubs of College assisted by the Harrisburg Orchestra Thursday morning witnessed the real ceremonies of the occasion At ten o clock the Proces sion which had formed back of Recitation l-lall began to move Chief Mai shall ohn F Dapp lead mg Behind him came the Board of Trustees the Professors of College Pre paratory department and Seminary These were fol towed by the Delegates and friends the Officers of College and the President elect lqhus far all in the procession were attired cademic garb with the insignia showing their xarious de iees and the hoods indicating by which Institutions the degrees had been conferred lmmedately after the President-elect came the Alumni the students of Seminary and finally the students of College. Slowly solemnly quietly the procession advanced along the campus walks to the huge tent which had been erected south of Brua Chapel. When the procession had entered and the great number of waiting guests had been admitted Dr. . A. Sing- master 73 of Seminary pronotmced the Invocation. After a hymn giving x- pression to the thanks-giv- ' ing and trust of so many -N confident and enthusiastic hearts, the address of salu- tation was delivered by 1.1 I , Justice Hay Brown, 54. '67, of the Supreme Court .. a' -if of Pennsylvania. The es- f' .- sence of this speech was a plea for our name, Penn- sylvania Collegenz On 'Tie e1aa:p,4'. ..,. . A 4-Lf. . , ,,,. hm. ft .,.n,,.f, ., ,ie-1.1,35-gm.,-,if-5..i,:4sc,: -gags--3., 4 J.. 2' 21--2.-iesuniaata.:.r.fusaa' .- the day of its birth the State named her latest child 'Pennsylvania Colloge', and since then she has not changed its name. It is still Pennsylvania College: its home only is Gettysburg. The State knows no one of its children as 'Gettysburg College', and those of us who, nearly fifty Page Eleven