Pratt Institute - Prattonia Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Towering far above her neighbors, Shop and mart and hall, Stands the home of student-labors, Noblest of them all! At each meeting, give her greeting, Raise the proud salute! Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, Pratt Institute! In our hearts her precepts linger, Her example gleams, Showing with unerring finger Guerdon of our Dreams. At our meeting, for our greeting, Bring her noble fruit, : Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, Pratt Institute! Round the world the chain extend- ing, Each to the other binds, All her honored name defending, Hearts and hands and minds. At our meeting, give her greeting, Raise the proud salute! Hail to thee, our Alma Mater, Hail, Pratt Institute!

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To the beloved memory of Charles Pratt, the Founder, this volume commemorating fifty years of educational achievement is dedicated: “But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me, It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.- It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?” “And unto man He said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.” Quotation from the opening day address of the founder