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EDWARD THOMSON, first president of Ol-aio Wesleyan, 1842 Q46 Wwe: en . . . a loyal, earnest supporter of the university, leader of academic and administrative activities, and ' friend of every student. HERBERT J. BURGSTAHLER, president of Ohio Wesleyan University, 1940 Inaugural Scene
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TH E INAUGU RAL PROCESS ION
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THE PRE SIDEN T'S MESSAGE My Fellow Student Friends: The greatest joy I have comes through my fellowship with you in your fraternities, sororities, chapel, and other group life, and in conversing with you individually. I believe in you with all my heart. I believe in your purposes, the motives of your lives, your character, your interest in worth- while things. I believe you are the kind of young men and women who will guide tomorrow's affairs. l like you because you respond to the beautiful. You seem to catch this intangible Wesleyan spirit which vitalizes and grips every alumnus of Wes- Ieyan. lt is a joy to plan for Wesleyan's future because you are so devotedly interested in it. Your plan, as mine, is to strengthen it in every respect. It is my desire to make Wesleyan the outstanding institution of its kind in America. Be- sides maintaining the finest educational standards, it definitely attempts to create a constructive atti- tude toward God and human personality and at- tempts to motivate young men and women for the service of mankind. It stands for Christian ideals and standards of life on the campus, with a full program of education through the extra-curricular as well as the curricular life. The total experience of Wesleyan constitutes its educational contribu- tion. I now want to thank you for the contribution you are making to the better Wesleyan through your well-ordered lives, the constructive effort you are putting into intellectual development, the building of a fine morale on the campus, and the revealing of Wesleyan through your fine spirit and conversation to the many people who are seeking this particular type of educational institution. Good cheer and best wishes to you, my dear friends. Very sincerely and cordially yours, HERBERT J. BURGSTAHLER
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