Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Let us proudly remember those days. Let us enshrine in our hearts the recollection of those who have given new luster to the fame of their Alma Mater. Let us highly resolve that, when this war shall have ended, their names and their deeds shall be written in letters of gold on a suitable and enduring memorial. Today Princeton boasts of her thousands, and Columbia of her ten thou- sand in the service of our country. And Muhlenberg can proudly declare that she too has done her duty. No mean number is two hundred out of a few more than a thousand. We are proud of them, our Muhlenberg men in khaki. They are fighting not to enslave, but to free; not to destroy, but to save; not for conquest, but for conscience; not only for us, but for every land and every race. There is honor for their valor; praise for their devotion; gratitude for their self-sacrifice; and immortality for their patriotism. Glory and honor to them, sons of Muhlenberg, wherever they be, in camp of in the trenches on the frontier of fre edom. We are sure they will not disappoint our expecta- tions. We know that every man will do his duty to God, to Country, and to Muhlenberg. 7