University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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To the Memory of the noble Gentleman, professor Qbarles 7Vlprris, who, for twenty-eight years, instructed the students of the University by the example of his lofty character, as much as by his eloquent discourse from the chair, this volume is dedicated with all love and veneration. (9)

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MAJOR CHARLES MORRIS.

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7V ajor Gearies 7Vlorpis “He was a man, take him for all iu all; We shall not look upon his like again.” i jJscikxce teaches us that no energy is ever lost; vary it may in form, but beneath all its protean disguises the sharp eye of analysis detects its unmistakable presence. Disappear it may from the realm of the seen, but rest assured “ Somewhere yet that atom’s force Moves the light-poised universe.” In like manner the energy of human character, the force of a true and noble life, is never lost. Generations may come and go, dynasties may rise and fall, boundaries may change and thrones crumble into dust, but the waves of influence thus set in motion are as restless as the sea—more resistless than its tides. Long after the force of such a life has been seemingly spent, its unifying and ennobling touch is felt; long after the material part has been shattered, the perfume of true and righteous living remains to please and delight. Such a life was that of him to whom this volume of Pandora is dedicated. For years he was a center from which radiated rays of light to every part of the Empire State. From the rugged crags of the Blue Ridge to the blue waters of the Atlantic hundreds of high-minded and patriotic citizens— men whom the commonwealth delights to honor, and who form its true bulwark in time of trouble—learned at his feet not only the elements of that true and vigorous English of which he was such a consummate master, hut, what is infinitely more important, the elements of that true and lofty manhood of which he was such a perfect exemplar. These, we are persuaded, will be pleased to know that the students of the University affectionately dedicate this their seventh (10)