University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Ifuxmtll M. A. C Farewell, Old Maryland, a long farewell ! Farewell, dear Alma Mater, kind and true; Though we have ever loved thee long and w ell. We must to thee now bid our sad adieu. Some whisper that thou now art of the past, Vith cherished hopes forever left behind. Not so ! For thy sweet lessons hold we fast, Thv treasured memories around our hearts we bind. Thy glory, uncontined by Old Line State But by thy sons proclaimed throughout the land, From Plymouth Rock to wondrous Golden Gate, Is sung by those who ' round thee take their stand. And never shall the sun ' s bright glory shine Upon the end of our belov ' d M . A. C. Until the last devoted son of thine Has crossed life ' s wild and restless sea. The College old regime has passed away; But straight upon the ashes of the old Flas flamed the dawn of a far greater day, I ' he destiny of Maryland to mold. Allegiance to the new we gladly bear ; But toward the visions of the olden days — The glory that was M. A. C. the fair— We backward turn our still enraptured gaze. Farewell, then, Alma Mater, ever dear! Whate ' er thy fate may be, in weal or woe. We pledge our hearts fore ' er to hold thee near, Thy strength and shield to be from every foe. 19

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sr „ jeEVE t Cg 1 more and more liberties, and it is expected that in the near future even the Proctor s} ' stem can be dispensed with. Along with the steady increase in the usefulness and efficiency of our College has gone increased success with our athletic teams. Only a few years ago teams from the Maryland Agricultural College went through season after season and seldom met any college team from out of the boundaries of Mary- land. Last fall State ' s football team went through a schedule that would have been a credit to any so-called secondary college in the United States, and came home with colors flying. In one of the most brilliant football games ever staged in Maryland, the State championship was decided when State ' s wonderful eleven merely toyed with the touted Ho])kins ' team and rolled up fifty-four points to her credit. This success is not merel}- a transitory thing. Our athletic teams have been rapidly developing year after year. In the near future the new athletic field will be completed, and we will have a stadium as good as any in tlie South. The student body is increasing rapidly, and every indication insures the success of future athletic teams at Maryland State. Calvert Hall is the beautiful new building which has rc])laced the old dor- mitories, destroyed by fire in 191J. Although the fire (jccurred the year before ihe Class of iQi entered College, we feel that the fire was somewhat of . ' j blessing in disguise. The building ve ha e now is worthy of the new College, while the old barracks were sadly inadecfuate. The new Agricultural Building will fill a long-felt need, and when it is ccjmpleted the efficienc} ' of our College will be greatly enhanced. Surely the change has been great. We are only beginning on the new era of our College, and e ery pros])ect is bright. We have a better College, a larger Faculty, more students, greater athletic teams and an enlarged scoi)e of work. The beginning of the Maryland State College is indeed an auspicious one. We believe in her, and feel confident that, as the years pass on, we will feel prouder and prouder of our Alma ] Iatcr and her sons. At the birth of the new College, and with our hopes and aspirations for its future, let us not forget the old. Let us ever bear fervently in mind the memory of the Maryland Agricultural College, and may Maryland State be a worthy son to that dear old College which, in name, is no more. 18

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i tcg Q l}t Nnu Agrintltural Iml tug The continued rowth of the College, and the increase in the enrollment of students desiring to study agriculture, have long since rendered the present facilities and quarters of the Agricultural Department inadequate. A separate and modern Agricultural I ' uilding has, therefore, become one of the pressing needs of the College. The new Agricultural Ijuilding now being constructed at a cost of nearly v i 70,000 is, when completed, to be u]) to date and modern in every respect. It is to be a three-story, iire])roof structure of brick and stone, and will be situated between the Engineering Building and the Boulevard, and in line with the Chemical and Engineering Buildings. The building forms an H, with a large auditorium constituting the horizontal. It will furnish adequate accommodations for the teaching of all phases of agriculture, and includes a large stock-judging pavilion, which may also be used as a drill hall and temporary gymnasium. It is to be hoped that this is but the first of many buildings that will be erected on the camjjus in the near future. 20