Rice University - Campanile Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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WILLIAM MARSH RICE

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TTN the name of the Class of 1916, we, J I, the Editors, ofter this book, both as a farewell to our old life, and as a greetin.a: to those who are to take it up. P ' or us this means essentially a parting, a farewell to those scenes and activities, which ha ' e claimed us for four years past, and it has been our strong desire to perpetuate in worthy form the memories of those college da} ' s. But ours is both the privilege and the burden of pioneering, and added to the distinction of presenting the first student chronicle of Rice ' s progress, wc ha e had the difficulties resulting from a small student boci ' and from slencfer resources. Thus, though, the book could not be as complete as we had wished, we have trieci to choose the best and the most typical for our record. Way those succeeding ours be ever fuller and more orth

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V { abidine faith in his plans and in the future of our university; W ith profound respect for him and his achievements, and with deep appreciation of the good that he has eione; ' e, the first trroup of Sen- iors at the Rice Institute, now dedicate this consumma- tion of our efforts to the man whose keen insight into the needs of the } ' outh of Texas, and whose ready generosity has Ujade possible the build- ing of this Institute : WILLIAM MARSH RICE THE FOUNDER