Montana State University - Sentinel Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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My cordial greetings and good wishes to the members of 1928. May your present adventure in education train you to scrutinize rigidly every doc- trine proposed by yourself and others. May you recogni e and avoid what- ever is false and confusing in written and spoken words. May you acquire a noble enthusiasm for truth and the welfare of society. May you be worthv of the pioneers of Montana who wrought supremely well in conquering the frontier in building a state and in achieving the economic, industrial, social, educational and political liberty with which our heritage is now endowed Chancellor of the Greater University

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To the Trail Blazer With his brain and his brawn be [.ishnmetl .nut set the cornerstone upon which has been builded the structure whieh we call civilization, No towering shaft may mark the way he came, but every foot of the highways that bisect the State, every house of worship, every temple of justice, every school house bears mute but glorious testimony to his having tarried long enough to transform a wilderness into a garden- His task is fin- ished — ours is to carry on with such high purpose that his faith in the land and in us may be completely justified. I 1

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Although I he prospect of easy wealth wax alluring, the real pioneer was led to leave comfortable surroundings by the spirit of adventure and the joy there is in the overcoming of obstacles. He discovered trails, built roads, fol- lowed the larger valleys with rjilro.uk and tunnelled the mountain passes. But obstacles greater than mountains still block the way of progress. The hope tb.it perhaps some day the uvrningly impossible problems of civilisation may be solved, keeps taxpayers, churches, and parents supporting Colleges and Uni- versities. This hope will be justified if students will do their work in the spirit of the real pioneer. President.