Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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 Ripon College has kept the faith and I aft) privi- leged to be a part of it. I wish to make it clear that I take very seriously the stewardship that has been granted me as president. I am. with pain, aware of my own limitations in assuming this re- sponsibility but. at the same time. I am, with hope, aware that by virtue of the grace of God and the efforts of my colleagues, we will be able to reinvigorate, in this good place, the great “reading together that is the collegium. -excerpt of the Inaugural Address by William R. Stott, Jr. 15

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Inauguration Robert V. Abendroth, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, installed William R. Stott. Jr. as President of Ripon College at the inaugura- tion on Saturday. October 12. 1985. The conferring of the honor- ary degrees followed the installation with the Doctor of Humane Letters presented to Robert P. Ashley. Ph. D. (Professor of English Emeritus. Ripon College), the Reverend Timothy Healy. S.J. (Presi- dent of Georgetown University), and George M. Miller, Ph.D. (Pro- fessor of History Emeritus. Ripon College). William Stott delivered his inaugural address in which he spoke large- ly on the liberal education asserting that The mandate of a Liberal Education is inclusive and therefore far more representative of reali- ty than any merely specialized view. It possesses an inherent dignity for it celebrates the multiplicity of reality in a context. Following the address. J. Mark Thomas. Ripon College Chaplain, gave the benediction. 14

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The Art of Fun Famine relief victims Artist in Residence: Devon Campbell Lamp post replacements