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Dear Mr. Girard: It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who once said, An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man.’ ' Now, on our graduation day, we can fully realize and appreciate these words as they have significantly affected our daily lives for so many years. Your shadow, Mr. Girard, does not merely blanket this lovely campus with all its impressive, grey marble buildings; nor does it merely reach to the instructors and the many students. It extends outward from Girard, its projections touch the lives of thousands of Girardians. It extends to wherever people have heard the name Stephen Girard.” Yes, it can truly be said that your tremendous influence has not only affected the more than 5,000 young boys you have fathered over the past one hundred and eleven years — it has affected all the world. While we have lived within the protection of your school, you willingly accepted the job of being a fos¬ ter father for all of us of varied classes, religions, and backgrounds. It is only now that we can understand what a great job it has been. You have given us care and comfort, protection and guidance; you have been with us through our growing years. Girard College gives every student a sound academic education, and also gives them all they could de¬ sire to prepare them for a full life. You have proved this in the great Girardians who have gone before us. When I am dead, my actions must speak for me.” Your actions have spoken well for you, and will continue to speak well for you in time to come. If we emulate your deeds in our daily lives, our deeds will likewise stand us in good stead. In these prophetic words you spoke, so many years ago, you have given us a strong foundation on which to construct our lives. The setting of the sun this day will find each one of us gone our chosen way, but mere distances will not sever the ties of friendship and brotherly relationships that have been firmly established in the last ten years. THE CLASS OF 1959 4 2 k
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