Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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Senior History PRING of 1918 — how far away it seemed when we entered on our college course four years ago! And yet it is upon u s before we are ready. There are only a few of us now. We do not know how many more will be among the absent when Commencement Day crowns our labors here. We numbered eighty-five when we came — eighty-five young men, strong-hearted, enthusiastic, confident in a future — the largest class that has ever entered Muhlenberg. We will leave these dear old halls, the smallest class in many years. For these are times of war, and 1918 is the first war class to graduate from Muhlenberg. We are proud of our boys who have left us. They have gone cheerfully, bravely, to fight the battles of our country, and we know that they will right nobly uphold the sacred honor of our beloved Alma Mater. May they fare well! It is not for us now to recall past achievements — athletic victories and literary successes — glorious as those have been. We feel that 1918 has been a class to be proud of, a class to work for, to fight for. We have worked, we have fought, we have sacrificed, we have achieved. But with the succeeding years there has grown within us the realization of something higher than class — the love of the institution which has been to us a kindly foster-mother. And as each day brings us nearer to the time of departure, we know that we love with a love that is true and deep, such love as will not lightly pass, but endure forever. With those of our boys whom a higher duty has prevented from saying the last farewell with us, we pray that God may bless and prosper our Alma Mater. Alma Mater — thee will we ever sing! To thee our hearts shall cling! Of thee our praises ring — our Muhlenberg! Historian. 22