Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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“Bill, why arc College Trustees? “Search me, countered Bill, look like a bunch of mossbacks.” Mossbacks is correct, 1 muttered; “what do they know about college life?” That was in 1881 and we were freshmen in Wesleyan. Wonderful years, those. A new world was opened up to us. Then came June, 1884. Came a whole flock of Junes. Then the other day of letter from Croaker’s worthy editor asking a word of greeting from the Trustees. Students of Wesleyan, the Mossbacks salute you! We’re all for you and justly proud of you. Without you our college wouldn’t be worth more than a pile of old bricks. But with you—and the thousands that trod this campus before you, and the unnumbered thousands who in the long centuries will come after you, this pioneer college is worth more to Iowa and to the world than all the tall corn our glorious old State ever grew or ever can grow. Because we believe in you, we gladly carry heavy burdens and count it a high privilege. No other enterprise with which we will ever be connected will pay dividends as large or pay them for so long. We admit we were born several decades too soon. We envy you with a glowing envy. We congratulate you on your wonderful new day—and the still more wonderful days ahead. Gladly would we turn back the clock and go along with you. You will go farther than we can ever go. You will be greater leaders than we can ever be. Because of your greater loyalty and greater ability this old college is steadily coming into its own. After all, we are merely your trustees pro tern. In the deeper sense you are Wesleyan’s real trustees, always and forever. Carl S. Williams, President, Board of Trustees. Page 17