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DEDICATION The parents of 1861 were faced with the problem of seeing their children mature in a land torn by civil war. How great must have been their grief that their sons should first experience the independence of manhood on the battlefield. How deep must have been their sorrow that their daughters should know so prematurely the loneliness of widowhood. Yet they had the courage and faith to see a land divided by slavery made whole and families separated by the scourge of war reunited. Parents often are wounded more deeply by the tragedies that strike their children than are the children themselves. For they have given their all to their children—love, moral values, inspiration, and faith. The two lives are intimately related in beautiful empathy. You, the parents of 1961, are faced with the problem of seeing your children mature in a world divided by the slavery of ideologies which separate the mighty family of man. But you have given us enough of your vision, faith in the past, and deep sense of purpose to enable us to believe in a better world. We are proud to have you as a constant guide and source of strength; for these reasons and many more beyond our poor means of expression, we humbly dedicate the 1961 Milfordian to you, our parents.
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MEMORANDUM No more appropriate theme could have been selected for the 1961 Milfordian than the Civil War. For this year marks the centennial of that mighty conflict. The Civil War is as traditional to Americans as yearbooks are to high schools; thus permitting us to intermingle the dignity and pomp of the one with the long establishment of the other. After a hundred years of mitigation, this book may appear to pre- sent the war in a fairly light vein. However, we should never forget that despite all romantic tales war is terrible, bloody, and a robber of life, countries, and dreams. When at last reason has returned, war leaves in its wake a uniting hatred that causes conqueror and con- quered to become one in their desire to prevent the repetition of such calamities. It was with a vision of this that Lincoln said at Gettysburg, . . We here highly resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain,- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. This is a noble heritage worthy of noble thought; if these pages help you to understand the Civil War more fully, then you and the 1961 Milfordian shall be greatly enriched. Sincerely, JP.
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