Mary Washington College - Battlefield Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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oi ewcftd People come to college seeking many things. Each brings an assortment of beliefs and aspirations to w hich her life has been patterned. These values, though differing in conception, are bound together by the challenge of a common ideal. For the ones ' who sought and found and for those whose quest is yet unsatisfied, there was in the beginning the same challenge — the search for Truth. In its acceptance our manifold creeds and dedications w ere fused. Into the strength of a college w hose timeless legacy is Truth w e poured the offering of our unity, a unity conceived in diversity. From this beginning of humble dedication, there grew w ithin us a know ledge of the spirit that underlies all life at Mary Washington, until the grow th and depth of it became the content of our lives. The recognition of this, our heritage shared w ith past and future, led us to a further understanding — the realization of an obligation to maintain the ideal w hich had inspired our unified existence. The story of what w e have done and are doing to fulfill this obligation is told in the w ords and seen in the pictures of this book. Through the variety of thought and action displayed on these pages w e have gained the confidence that marks the acceptance of our responsibility. That w e shall continue to uphold this ideal is a certainty, born of an unalterable faith in our college and its traditions, and in ourselves.

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dicattm With gratitude for the inspiration his loyalty has given us, we dedicate this book to Dr. Ed v ard Alvey, Jr., whose unsw erving devotion to honor and truth has encouraged a reflection of those ideals in the spirit that is Mary Washington. DR. EDWARD ALVEY, JR.

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ontenU CHAPTER I The College 9 CHAPTER II Its Structure 17 CHAPTER III Its Traditions 35 CHAPTER IV Its Personalities 51 CHAPTER V Its Life 129 CHAPTER VI Its Organizations 165