University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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T:g7S!: ' 9f7 ?■ ' vAV.y , ' Al i - ■ ■ »5 s »»m: :om« ):«:«»; ision (Z ut of tf)c small material bcgmninss of a tinp iHinncgota tbcrc f)ag glotolp grotuit Hjc migtjtp institution tijat toe bnoto tobap. fjrouglj tfje melting pears, inspired fap tfje far=reacf)ing minbg of our first fatfjers, splcnbib acfjiebements fjafae follotucb one anotfjer in close succession. 3lnto tf)e spreabing campus anb ttje nctoer structures tljere ijas been builbeb ttje frame= toorti of a tjist) trabition. of a fjugc jeal, of a neber=ceasing tnill to accomplisf) greater aiib eben greater tljingS for iHinncsota. Ctrouglj tfje long periob of constant bcbelop- mcnt, tJjcrc tag been creatcb anU farcatbcli into tljc unibcrsitp minb a strong brsirc to cnb abtiante onip at tijc ncl)£r=to-bc=nttaincti summit of perfection. €bcn so IjaS it been buitfj tljc great builbers of all fjistorp. Springing from tljeir unfaltering scarcfj of goals lobgeb Jjiglj in tlje sfjining mountain of ambition Ijas tome tfjeic most precious contribution . . . tlje lesson of a stern idealism atimixeb tioitlj a firm toill to acijiebe. € l sutl) a legatp luas born tfje ©nibersitp tfjat is tobap, from tbat same source toill come tlje stuff to malie possible our netoer bision— tf)e (Greater Bnibersitp of iComorroto.

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(Greater iHinncSOta! Greater in distinction of facultp; greater in ' facilities for baorli; greater in Sertiice — to a portrapal of tfjat ibeal, tfjc aim fostcrcb bp ifltnncsota since tf)c time of fjcr inception, boe are beboting tfjis annual. iHanp elements must enter into tlje composition of a trulp greater scljool. jjHatcrial surrounbings plap a berp important part in tJje cfficiencp cf a scljool, but tfje fact must neber be forgotten tfjat tfjep are merelp one portion of ttje baijole scljemc of tfje ibeal campus. Jfacultp anb stubent bobp are inseparable constituent parts of nnotfjcr requisite pljase of our ebucational progress. 3n tfje facultp tfjere must be bision, spmpatljp, tlje abilitp to inspire; in tlje stubent bobp intellectual curiositp, intelligent cooperation, anb earnestness of purpose, permeating all tijcse more tangible factors must be a strong belief in Serbice, tlje leabcn necessarp to tf)c most fruitful mi.xture of concrete materials, if tbe spiritual ape.x of t|)e tuelbing toljiclj hjill make ultimatelp real tlje (Greater iflinnesota of our breams is to fae attaineb. ' iBedication tTo ttje (greater ©nibersitp of illinne= Bota matic possible bv tfje people of tf)e tate, tcljo fjabe giUen generous Support, bp tf)e administration, toJjose far=6iGf)teb planning Ijas been tlje ijep= note of grobjlfj; bp tfje eber=sf)iftins but constantlp lopal stubent bobp; bv all tfje factors b)f)ict) fjabe brougfjt ttje (greater ilflinnesota nearer to realisation, f)c (gopfjer of 1027 ii bebicateb.