Ohio Wesleyan University - Le Bijou Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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X, li The llli irnfo lr. f ,, , , - I ,. to ffQfff'f'i'fwmc7X ,Vess- mwfs- 2 in-405+ 1- D . N RIENDS 011' 'PHE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE:- Ul, XVe come to you with greeting, not after the old manner, simply for the sake of usage, do we dedicate this, our golden jewel, but as a sincere token of the sacred flame burning within the innermost recesses of devoted hearts. Not with fears of the sarcastic sneelts of the stern critic, but with anxious hopes of our friends' approval, lor we can but answer the first in the language of our motto- ellis vom! pr0p2'if8i U10 SUCOINI, the measure of our joy is i11 proportion' to the approval of our friends. To our college friends and patrons everywhere, and to the Sl-INIORS especially, of both colleges--those who are just ready to leave the sacred walls of the cherished Alma Mater, just ready to mount the commencement stand, the stepping stone to fairer hopes and brighter plospeets-the beginning of a new life-the entering of a new arena, where may be seen broad fields for the useful employment of talent and education, we tender our kindest regards and warmest solicitude for your present welfare and future success. ' JVNIORS just upon the verge of assuming the Seniors' dignity, and that, too, we hope, with more grace than those of the blue band or tall hats, be faithful until the goal is reached, lor the meridian of college life, with all its sterner difficulties, is already passed, and another lyear's journey will make us joyful eompanf ions of those who have gone before, remembering well that you have the patriotic sympathies of the editorial committee, which we hope will meet a happy reception. To the Sornomouns, searching for pebbles in history's hidden deep, wading incessantly the streams of ancient lore but for a- single diamond, adjusting the ladder upon a rock to scale the lofty hill of knowledge, we offer our sincere approbation, believ- ing that-, eventually, every honorable apd virtuous eflbrt will be crowned with success.

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'llllne llliiirror. 5 V Z4 i f rin 2 f q,:rrg:Q .,l, rkkrtrzt' 4 es.. X l ' 5 F . gr OHIO XVI':sLm'AN Fl'lMALl1l Coi.I.nGn, fVlbJ'lllI7jlj 8111, 1871. IC. lf. WILLIAMS, VIIAIIIRIAN Enrroiu,u. flll5lMl'l I'l-IH 0. W. Il.: Your note of Uth inst., requesting the eo-operu- tion of Junior Class 0. W. F. C. with .Iunior Class 0. W. ll. in the pulnlieution of ll record, received und laiid ln-fore the Class. -In reply will say, with the full consent oi' our llonorecl Fawlllly we willingly consent to uid you to the best of our ulrility. NVe'rejoiee that your eoniidenee in 'flf'ueulty was not nuis- pluced, as the eordiul rec-option which your proposition received has thoroughly eonvineed us that -Faculty ll was most woefully uiulerrated by the Junior Class of '70, NVould that by the deekingol' our puper we eould express to you our rejoicing over the victory we have gained. But us Lhis is ilnpossilrle, behold our volors flying ral full nlusl, und our -rallying ery is U Vive le l+':u'ulle. NVitIi oolnplilnents, MAY Al.lJl'IN, l'URlU'1Nl'UNllINli ?4II4'lll'l'l'AlN - O

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Ulllhle llilliriror. . '57 Iviwsrrnli-xx, untuught in' college life, inexperienced in college cares, just commencing to scale the ladder leading to Alumnils hull, pause, ere you ascend, and receive the warm greeting and kind advice of your .Iunior friends, for well we know whereof we affirm that the firmer the foundation the higher may he built the castle, the more perfect the preparation the greater the result, and at lust, the richer the gems the brigliter the crown. ' And now, dem' friends, Tm-1 M mmm is before you, and we hope that, not like The Ulzain of old, it will he broken in twain, lnut will be received kindly, und, like friendshipls link, grow stronger by the magic touch of gentler hands.