Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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THE JUNIOR CLASS OF GETTYSBURG COLLEGE PRESENTS THE1943 SPECTRUM LOCATED AT GETTYSBURG IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES OF'AMERICA

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IN DEDICATION ESIDBS ammpting to present a photographic essay of student life at Gettyibnrg , College, dlisvolumeattemptstoadiieveanotherpurpose. .93; Ewa 2' This second purpose, btieay, is to create in the minds of students a better under- LAAJ standing of the epic history and backgromd of out alma mater, especially its signifi- cant connection with our national government in times of war and emergency. Thousands of Ameriun people cherish the Spirit of Gettyshutg-the turning point of a great civil war, the manifest symbolism of the continuation of democratic ideals. The Spirit of Getty:- burg College '3 truly an integral part of this nationalized and greater Gettysburg Spirit. The founders of our alum mater Were endowed with this Spirit when they umbliahed an institu- dontoenlightendiemindandendchthewulwithacademicculmuandmindocninateyoungpeople with righteous principles. Down through the ages, student: of this school have inherited and made manifest this feeling. ' . 5;. 42 :4 i a , above the Mason-Dixon line; they drew first blood in the ensuing battle; their campus y wasusedasaheldhospitnlbybothdieBlueandtheGrayafterskirmisheshadtaken - - place there; its students matched with Lincoln the day he delivered his immoral ad- dress; during the lintWorld Wuthecampusbeameanarmyn-ainingcenter;inthepreunt conHict its students are once agein coming to theeidoftheiteountryinnumerousways. ThisSpiritthi-oughtheyeanhubecomeanunhetalded tradition. It has, in fact, becomemote than that; it has become a udtum but guiding force. Today, among its undergraduate body, it is exemplified by the unique democratic and friendly atmowhete on the campus; it is evident in the loyalty of alumni; it is present in the typicdly American way of Gettysburg College. i; 1 College Company in the Civil War. Located of ampus at the western edge of town, the monument portrays a youthful soldier, alert, inspired, facing Westward, his musket ready for action. It is to this ever present, but latent, Spirit, crystallized and symbol- Today when once again war and chaos reign in so much of the world and our democratic ideals are being endangered and seriously threatened, this undying Spirit is evemore important and mean- ingful. Few colleges an claim a feeling as distinctive. Itisnotdleaimofthisbooktoparadepattiotic cliches, to wax chauvenistic or to be deemed another trite bit of war psychosis and propaganda. But to point today to the great heritage we students of Gettysburg have inherited and must maintain and exemplify, i: only appropriate and fit- ting in these times of national strife. W III