Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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The President s Message What should be said to the graduating class of a modern American college that would be worth remem- bering in years to come? First : Remember you are starting life all over again. If you have made mistakes and blunders, forget them. A new world lies before you. How ample the marsh and the sea and the sky. Second : If you have made good use of your oppor- tunities at college, you must know by now that nothing really matters except the quality of your own thoughts and feelings and deeds. All of your future life will be an expression of your character. Es ist der geist der sich den koerper baut. Third : Remember that the more excellent the goal that you set for your endeavors the more certain it is that you will never arrive at it. A search is the thing he has taught you For height and for depth and for wideness. Fourth : Remember that in proportion as you rigidly perform your duty, you will create enemies on the outside and in proportion as you do not rigidly perform your duty, you will create enemies on the inside. The former may harass you, but the latter will destroy you.