Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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A ve fi , Q, ' A B!RTHP,L,Di'QE' s e s A or glee H . A g g ., T REPUBLKCAN ,PARTY ln thus 5Chi90l,wHo55es,e,.s 5 New 20'hf854iWa5 5 i hew . 'fhefxrit A ' -n ws fo ' asf. ffl may andgssii1,iveey le sc ut loose f!'50B'h, 1 and Qfwsscafed QRNGW g , . 1- KN'- :A 2-2 : I A12VfQ-Q: a-4:f -ifif V '2 '1 S2'4i - i A'Q,. A , , gems, , f Q ,, a j The two score and thirteen men adopted the resolution and the committees pref ' ' ll d' lved. A viously appointed by the Free Soil Democratic and Whig parties were a isso new committee which was perhaps the first Republican committee of its kind in histor , was appointed to function in the capacity of an organization committee. It Y consisted of Amos Loper, A. Thomas, J. Woodruff and Bowen. called the first lt is because of these events that Alan Earle Bovay may be justly man to give the Republican party its name. Mr. Bovay helped raise a regiment of Ripon volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil war. He became its major. There is no other day on record as early as March 20, 185 4, where a Republican h t meeting was held, so Ripon can be justly referred to as the birthplace of t e par y. In june of 1854, several months later, a similar meeting was held in Jackson, Mich. In Pittsburgh, in 1856, a Republican party meeting was held to which state delegates were sent, but the Ripon meeting was first expression of this antifslavery movement and to be truly called the Birthplace of the Republican party. ' Ten' E l 1 1 li i Q el! X

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i 'if in in 1 Q 4 l 41996 act... 3 ,HE purpose of this 1929 Ripon college Crimf M f-Ti, 7 son staff is to produce a yearbook with an ible an accurate record of college happenings during the fore' 'frqax 'pil X iff' M If 1-5 - - d f my interesting an as ar as poss X- RJ-Z -1 going year. Herein will be found an account of the college activif ties, the actual life of the Ripon student on the campus. Herein is portrayed the Ripon spirit of democracy, far surpassing, we feel, any other individual thing. When we are Alumni, it will be possible for us to turn to the pages of this Crimson and live again the days of our memorable experiences and genuine happiness col' lege brought to us-for in reality, happiness is the essence of life itself. Whether this Crimson does all of these things is for you to judge, but if it brings to you this true democratic spirit which seems so prevalent here, the staff feels that it has accomplished its purpose. Twelve