Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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A STORY OF A HALF CENTURY OF PUBLICATION

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gifty years ago, in the spring of 1891, a small group of ten enthusiastic students began work together with the in- tention of compiling and publishing a rec- ord that would reflect, in tangible form, their college life. From the years during which they lived a happy existence on the campus, they gleaned the richest, merriest experiences that were theirs and bound them together to preserve forever unfor- gettable college days. With little hack- ground compared to what we today have, but with their own initiative, ambition, and perseverance as aids, they labored diligently with the advancement of the interests of their Alma Mater as their constant thought and endeavor. After many days of both heartening and trying experiences, their task was hnishea', and their goal reached. They had successfully begun what was destined to become the treasured tradition that our SPECTRUM is today. It was the wish of the stajf of the 1892 SPECTRUM that their successors take up the standard where they left off and hear it ever onward and upward. There is ready evidence that the faith has been kept, and that the following generations have never L71