Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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ilc Dedicate Oiis Yolunic Olith Loving Hffcction and Gratitude to him flhom it Das been our privilege to Know, to Respect, to Hdmirc and to Love, Dr. SKlliam 6. Ballantine

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The MASSASOIT 5 X3b c preface C IIE 1905 Massasoit, the second volume of t he Senior Class publica- tion, is presented to the Training School and its friends as a result of “much labor and weariness” on the part of those to whom its editing was entrusted. Both in the selection of illustrative material, and in the arrangement of what at best is “dry statistics,” our best efforts have been directed towards making this book interesting alike to professors, alumni, students and friends. How well we have succeeded we leave to our readers to judge. A Preface is, in most instances, a little space kindly reserved for the Editor-in-Chief, in which he may offer various explanations and apologies. He ought to apologize to the business manager for being concerned with the subscriptions, contracts and “Ads” ; to the publishers for delay in the forwarding of “copy” ; to the artists for severe criticisms and “nag- gings” ; and to his beloved classmates for having dared to make such demands upon their time and money, and for his frequent scoldings for the delays in the handing in of their “personal histories” ; and then he is expected to shake hands with everybody in general and feel mean for having offered such an article at such an exorbitant price. Along the same line he is afforded an opportunity to crave from the faculty at least mercy if not pardon for his many offences, and to state that all grinds at their expense are unintentional, and have occurred entirely without his sanction. We have no apology to make for offering this volume to our readers. We merely wish to return thanks for past mercies and seek a blessing for the future. We are grateful: First, to the Training School for furnishing the finest of school spirits among the students, without which our efforts would be fruitless ; second, to the faculty and the various class officers for their valuable literary contributions ; third, to the various societies and organiza- tions who furnished cuts for the managing editor; fourth, to the editorial staff of the Class of 1 90 1 for valuable suggestions as a result of their