Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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in 1 i 1 . M H 4 gi I K in ,. CL D PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE Resolutions ,Ara WHEREAS, Almighty God, in His infinite Wis- dom, has seen fit to call to Himself the soul of our beloved President, George W. Atherton, be it therefore Resolved, That in his death, we, the Class of 1908, feel that We have lost a true friend, a man of unusual ability in his chosen profession, a man who gave a great part of his life to the building of our University, and be it Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt sym- pathy to his family in their bereavement, and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be published in the State Collegian and in the 1908 LA VIE. A. M. MYERS, J. S. KNAPPER, E. C. LEE, Committee.

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CE D LA via 19 The following, quoted from a letter written by one of the faculty at the time of President Atherton's proposed resignation, is typical of the expres- sions of warm personal regard which came from his fellow workers: My work would not have been as good as it is were it not directed by your better judg- ment, inspired by your enthusiastic faith in the college, and repeatedly pushed ahead by your determined courage. You have always done for me better than you promised and more than my desert. I hardly need say that, whatever your and my relation to the college, I shall con- tinue to look to your work for inspiration, and toward you With respect and sincere gratitude. Many of us appreciate the feeling of one who wrote: But whatever others have fastened to, I think the thing that to me more and more comes to stand out as single words are his 'Faithfully yoursf with which We are all familiar. They keep ringing down the days. SNOVV STATUE

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X O JD LA VIE Greetings an I .3 The time at last has come, i Though rapidly it sped, When the Class of 1908 Its greeting about shall spread. We extend them to our friends As a token of our bequest, V To profs. and fellow students, Our loved ones and the rest. We tried to keep a record Of all the great events, Wherefore we made these jottings Of crooks and jokes and bents. We trust you will receive them In the spirit that they are given, And rejoice with us in the future O'er memories saved from oblivion Now please o'erlook our errors, ' For we were doomed by fate To find the faults of others In the LA VIE of 1908.