University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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(0)e? aE A T TEMISIA SPIRIT OF NEVADA U i - When I close my eyes and the present Fades from thoug-ht and view, Memories crowding from out the past, Visions of my years at Nevada U. I i I ' s Long have I strayed and wandered, Far from my former hfe, Left the Hill ' s peace and quiet, Entered the world ' s great strife. But when the battle is over, Whether I ' ve lost or won, I dream of my days on the campus The classes and sorrows and fun. Dreams of the days that have vanished, Gone, we know not where, But each with its message we tried to learn And the spirit of do and dare. So now though far I have travelled. Failed and succeeded, too. Always urged onward by that spirit. The spirit of our Silver and Blue. J UJL V S-

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133 fNl nature, a high-souled, royal-hearted gentleman, a man whom no disappoint- ment could cast down, a man who did not know dishonesty and a man who never speculated or borrowed a dollar. Keeping these words in mind and beholding the beautiful edifice erected to his memory on the University of Nevada Campus by his faithful wife and dutiful son we know that John W. Mackay has not died in vain and that the statute to his memory, whether it be interpreted as looking toward Virginia City or gazing heavenward, truly symbolizes wealth applied to nobler means. w j -» -

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:s3 fhy BOARD OF REGENTS Hon. a. E. Cheney, Chairman Hon. B. F. Curler Hon. Walter Pratt Hon. Mrs. W. H. Hood Hon. Miles E. North :: -tT. ' 10