Mary Washington College - Battlefield Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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HE Students of Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia Dedicate the Battlefield to TKe Making of the Peace ' For one white singing hour of peace Count many a year of strife well lost . . . — Sara Teasdale A new dawn of peace breaks upon the horizon . . . the long, bitter years of strife are ended . . . and before us stretches the formless future. A sigh of rehef escapes our Hps. Is it really true? The sad, lonely hours, days, months of watching and waiting are over. Truth and justice have triumphed, as we were certain they someday would. But we shall not forget the costly price of that victory, and our thoughts A ill ever turn toward those who did not live to see its fulfillment. Rest for a moment. Breathe in the fresh air of freedom once again. But do not pause too long ... it is time to put our shoulders to the wheel and strive with renewed vigor to rebuild our future world upon the ruins of the past. We have received the prize of peace ... it is our task to make it longlasting. To that task we humbly dedicate our- selves — to the making of the peace !