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Purdue University was not born in poverty and squalor; she had her inception in wise states- manshi|i, government appropriation and individual philanthropy, the history of which is too well known by those who will read this to justify a careful review, yet never in the life of Purdue were the purposes of her founders limited to such as could be accomplished easily with the means at PURDUE hand, but always their aspirations were for larger work and a recognition from the skeptical com- DEBRIS monwealth that technical education in Indiana was a necessity. I 9 O 2 None of us can appreciate the courage and fortitude of these noble men who were attempting to demonstrate with such limited resources the worthiness of the cause they represented. We can only be aware of the outcome of the struggle and infer from the same the caliber of those who wrought from that condition Purdue ' s present greatness. It is impossible to contemplate this period of Purdue ' s development without associating with it the life and labors of one who was most actively engaged in this work and whose kind word and hearty cordiality are the cherished recollection of at least one-half of the students in attend- ance to-day. When ' 02 entered Purdue, Dr. Smart was in the west, heroically battling for health and strength, but when a prolonged stay indicated that he would not improve and that physical decline was certain, who of us will ever forget his return to Purdue, and even in the last hours of life his unrelaxed endeavor for us ? Truly Dr. Smart was a most noble exemplar of this spirit of loyalty. In view of such unswerving fidelity to a cause, it seems but natural that from it there should breathe forth a spirit among Purdue students which should forbid the toleration of anything less than loyalty to Purdue and all she represents. It is our chief glory that thus early there has settled over Purdue this healthful, vitalizing atmosphere of loyalty which bespeaks substantial growth and renders the future ' s aspect auspicious. — R. I.
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P URDU D E B R I 1 9 O H U U LITV is the measure of a man ' s obligation. This thought, from the mind of A Charles G. Finney, at one time president of Oberlin College, is an excellent expres- .ion of that which, for half a century, has been denominated The Oberlin Idea. The above quotation is suggestive of that spirit which permeates our own university life, and which, if not officially recognized as The Purdue Spirit, might with pro- priety be so designated. We refer to the spirit comprehended by the word loyalt The student of the old eastern college who has as his inheritance a century has learned to regard as counterfeit all that has not been tried by age, askance at one who dared to declare that a healthy, well-defined college spirit could prevail in an institution so young as our own. Yet we ask, Why not? Unless the marvellously rapid development of Purdue University can be explained on some other hypothesis than the fidelity of her founders to the cause which they espoused, we cannot but regard it as natural and consistent that this spirit of loyalty which dominated in the past should continue to live and grow, and thus early mature in a university spirit. Let us then reflect, briefly, upon Purdue ' s past and present in relation to the idea represented by our theme. In these latter days when men of vast fortune are distributing their wealth for the betterment of humanity, it is not unusual for a philanthropist, whose ambition it is to found a college, to con- centrate so many millions upon the project that a great university, adorned with magnificent architecture and possessing complete equipment for elaborate courses tradition, and who would doubtless look reared in a period of time so short that the spectacle partakes more of an illusion than a reality. There is truly cause for rejoicing that in our day educational enterprises of such carried into successful operation; yet we cannot but compare which obtained during Purdue ' s early struggles. magnitude are being projected and such favorable conditions with those
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