Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Foreword DTff W ' Annual, which is the informational I , m l; medium of the Class of 1923, we wish that )@«i @- ' were possible to make you feel the class ' -- i ' ' , spirit, see the cordial relationship of pupil and injtructor, hear the vociferous acclamations ac- corded our athletic heroes and withal touch the springs of college life, but we find it beyond our power by word or pen to convey to you a vivid picture of its meaning. In our own way we have tried to make this publica- tion worthy and acceptable. Realizing its imperfections we only ask that you read it impartially, sincerely hop- ing that it will meet with your approval. Cognizant always of the sympathetic attitude of friends we trust that it will ever fall into friendly hands. The Editor-in-Chief.

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V A N- , C P A W Dedicated to The Mothers of The Senior Class of 1923 Who taught us our prayers, our faith in God, And showed us the path that true men should trod. Who taught us to travel the Road of Right, And to carry truth ' s banner day and night. No man lives who can total their ivorth. Toiling for us from the time of our birth. Their hearts are alike, their souls are pure white. And gleam like lilies throughout all the night. Our MOTHERS, our Wonderful MOTHERS!

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C: The Oglethorpe Tradition IMERGING proudly and nobly from die mists of half a century our two buildings face the stream of busy life which flows along Peachtree to and from At- lanta , and point toward our unfinished Quadrangle where their brothers and sisters will some day be erected. Built with the finest materials that the world can offer and under the highest ideals that God can inspire, they speak to us of the future and of the past. They tell us of the day when Sir James Oglethorpe was a student at Corpus Christi College in the English town of Ox- ford, absorbing the traditions which were even then many cen- turies old. They tell us how this Englishman, liberator and philanthropist, founded our State of Georgia; and how, with deep insight and faithful Christianity he was the first Governor in the new world who prohibited slavery and who barred the sale of whisky from his State. They tell us why after a hun- dred years the Synod of Georgia founded a college in his name on a long, low ridge called Midway, near the town of Milledgeville. Begun in 1835, the college grew rapidly in size and impor- tance. It was the only Presbyterian college for men south of the Virginia line and became the center of a brilliant assem- blage with such names as Leconte, Woodrow, Talmadge, Beman and Baker on its roll. Among her alumni were governors, justices, discoverers, and — Sidney Lanier. She imbued in her students the traditions of Oxford, the love of Oglethorpe, and the spirit of New America. Then, in ' 61, the war. With all the fervor of her teachings she threw herself into the defense of the Confederacy. Her boys marched out to war, her money went into Confederate bonds; and she died at Gettys- burg. Died fighting.