St Louis University - Archive Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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©reservation of ©ppe atently an ibea boeS not, neeb not, al= mays bear about it ttje same external image. Cte type, tlje essence, tlje substantial reality, tl)e unbcrlying ibea of a unibersity is Bntber al GDtUtf), anb tfje inbestigatton anb contemplation, tfte communication anb circulation of tbat trutf) among teacbers anb learners tbrougf) a aiht extent of country. Qtyt enburing unity of tt)is tbea or type becomes So mucb tfjc Surer guar= antee of tbe fjealtfjiness anb Sounbness of bebe!op= ments, tofjen it is persistently preSerbeb in spite of tfjeir number or importance.

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preservation of ©ppe « Continuity of Qrtnrtples Qotoer of Qssimilation XJogtral Sequence ■ « Qntiripation of its Huture Conservative Qrtton on fiast Qbrontr Vipur « « « ■■ ■■

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Continuity of Qrmrtples Ije bery life of an institution may be saib to consist in tlje lata or principle toljiclj it embobies. principles are tlje ultimate anb most profounb assumptions, tlje permanent postu= lares, tlje abstract anb general axioms upon ujljidj a being is founbeb anb bebelops. Cljus our nation is bebicateb to a proposition tljat men are free anb equal; anb Christianity rests upon eigljt beatitubes. i£ imilarly a unibersity assumes, among otljer tljings, tljat it is possible anb useful, necessary anb supremely besirable, to consecrate years or eben libes to rutlj. 2lnb tlje continuity of tljese anb otljer principles on toljiclj tlje ibea of a unibersity fjas bebelopeb is a seconb mark of biscrimtnation bettoeen a true bebelopment anb a corruption.