North Carolina State University - Agromeck Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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contact is real. He rejoices with those who rejoice. He is present at the weddings of the sons and daughters of his friends. He weeps with those who weep. He attends the funerals of those who have crossed over the river. He sits up with the dead, visits the sick, aids the widow and orphan. In doing tliese things he never counts the cost in time or labor. He is a poor man, but finds enough money to spare to needs that are greater than his. His sympathy is always on the alert for those who labor. He thoroughly believes in higher wages, shorter hours of labor, and more conxforts and more opportunities for those who do labor. Knowing these few simple facts about Ren. Lacy, one knows and understands the man and his popularity. He may not be a great man, but he is a good man. He has his faults, but others may tell of these. I shall not. 1 will leave this to his enemies, with the certainty that the public will never be enlightened on that side of his character by any North Carolinian. Ben. Lacy ' s career is an inspiration and a hope to every toiling boy in the State. For years he has been a great sufferer from asthma. A great many nights he sleeps not at all, or only from exhaustion after weary coughing. Day after day, after passing nights of wakefulness and suffering, I have seen him in his office at his desk at work with a smile on his face and a ready greeting to everv one who called, whether on business or just for a chat. Patience, cheerfulness, industry, helpfulness — these make a combination out of which success can alwavs be wrought. This lesson Mr. Lacy teaches. Love of his fellow-men, of his comnumity. of his State, of his country, this endears him to us all. May he have long life in which to serve the people well and to add to the comfort and cheerfulness of life. CH. RLES P.. AYCOCK.

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Editorial After much labor and (k-liheration vc have at last succeeded in putting; the 1905 AcROMECK into the readers ' hands. The Senior year of the Class has l een a stormv one in many ways, and the unsettled condition of affairs has had a marked intlueiiee ui)on the annual, an inlluenee fur the had. Still, throno ' h many difficulties ami over many obstacles the staff has labored to make the Ai ' .komix ' k a credit to the Class and to the Collet;e. Wherein we have succeeded and wherein we have failed is left for the gentle reader to discern. We can only say that, realizing our shortcomings, we can but hope for the best as regards opinion on the book. We wish to express our sincere thanks to Mr. C. . llan C.ilbert, who so kindly drew the fr(.intis])iece for us. His great kindness will long be remembered by the Class. W e also extend our hearty thanks to Mr. J. 11. Lynch, the staff artist. His faithful sketching speaks for itself on the pages following. Sketching that has added so nuich to the I)ook. In conclusion, we hope that this volume will be a lasting and pleasant souvenir to each and everv man of the Senior Class.