University of Pennsylvania - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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4 . s. , O -4 Ins I9 2 8 Rrcoao j.,,,.,- at -,3 61... . . to come the Ivy will have grown to be a beautiful Sllpel'-Vl1'1C covering, WE? the walls of our Alma Mater. Time will add to, rather than erase, its potentialities. Classmates, we have the potentialities for growth, re- I ceived within the walls of Old Penn, and with this training we will step forth into the four corners of the world, to become integral units in 'n ,ls ,s . . ' J irq the life of to-day. It IS a challenge to us to-day to vow that we shall if rr , . . . . f- I ever strive for bigger and better achievements, as the Ivy will ever u strive to attain higher pinnacles. YV e are duty-bound by love for Penn- sylvania and ,respect for ourselves to be ever attempting greater 'J achievements -fin' ' Wllat we say to-day matters little to that spirit that will carry us alfa' jpeg on and upward, or down into tl1e tragic descent of a life wasted and thrown away. We, like this Ivy, are facing a new world of affairs for the first time. If we have grown mentally and physically, so much the YQ? better. We should be able to wlthstand the bitter pangs of occasional defeat and adversity, and fight on until we have attained the goal we A . are striving for. Let us place our goal at a high level, and resolve that our lives will be worthy of the trust and faith placed in us. ,Y 'it . . ,Q As members of the far-reaching and powerful body of Pennsylvania if . . . . . . I F . men, lt will be our duty to ever glorify the ideals and traditions of our 399, Alma Mater. Our heritage from Old Penn is one of knowledge, lasting friendships, and pleasant memories. In return for the gift she has ' t . I . I I given us our Alma Mater asks as remuneration that we perpetuate her 'I name and her spirit, and that We ever remain loyal to her. If we fail to do so we will be weak, but if we succeed we will be strong. Let us then dedicate this Ivy and this stone to Pennsylvania, to her by .l a i l l i D l At' traditions and her spirit, praving to God that we shall not fail her and I I 1 never desert her. F331 , Gnoacr J. SCHREINER, JR. i f If '33 ' I -' I it ' 16 ,L Ks, w EW , 'ggi A'--Q ug illllf I W l wi A +V Q. V' I 4 I , , W!! Q11 1 ff' ar 91 f ar 'ails 1 1- 9 IQ I +33- nll, . , fy? T S9 at W5 A W' W 4: , ' It xwaw an va . w, , m NQQpy4g1, xX, q.v 4vap gj.,,? ta4m , an A g 1,101 1 c , Y fo . .,., .. ,.........,.....,.......,.. ...,.. ,,.. . ....,.. . .....,. , ,,.,............,.. .................. 5 ., ,,,, W, ....,. ..,. H ,.,,, g ,..... ,Y ,,... ....... .. ..,.......,..........,.... ..,. t . . .... U N l V E R S I T Y O Q Y E N N S Y L V A N IA ,AA ,.,,,,. ,,,...,.,,,,,,, , ,,,,,, . ..., .... . ..,,,L ,,,, , . M., ,..... :H ..... . ..,.. . 1 .l ...,.. . ..... .... ..,..., . .. ...... ..... -- ----M Page Thirty-one

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-.A-,.--:..,n.11s 'M' fy A 1,3 s- - . ,,.. T .,... i 'IVY 2: I.-' 1 ' 'Y gui. - - X ' . Y' I' -'IF 'R' ' 1 e i li. e I J' 3 if fi. L. Q it D' 25599-U-U ME!-tl-fll5fl-'U'-1U 'WLM .. ff -----at ,, W, ' W W- , - ,, ., '-.A+-H ' .f , W, ' ,- .35 N ,33 Fellow Classmates and Friends of the University F. are gathered today to perform one last, simple act of rever- ence to Pennsylvania. VV e are glad that it is our privilege to be here, but we are also sorrowful when we realize that, after today, we are no longer undergraduates, but will have become Penn- sylvania Alumni. , Four years have sped quickly, and it seems such a short time ago that we came to the campus as Freshmen. We have witnessed many changes at Pennsylvania in these four years: a new Irvine Auditorium, the new Hutchinson Gymnasium, a greater Franklin Field, the Palestra and other advancements. So too, there have been many moments of trials and tribulations. Very often there have been great disappoint- ments, when it seemed life just wasnlt worth living. Even last fall when our football team was defeated by Penn State it' seemed at the time as though the bottom had dropped out of everything. However, the anguish of that defeat was completely wiped out by victories over other traditional foes, and later when our basketball team won the Eastern Intercollegiate Championship there was no thought of past defeats, we were too concerned with the joys that come from victory. Life will present many of the same problems and there will be many occasions of disappointment when it will seem nothing could ever be right again, but it will be our task to look ahead and remember that no matter how great the disappointment, it can be forgotten and over- come. At the time a disaster occurs it appears to be the greatest thing in life, but it is soon forgotten, and later considered as a trivial matter. Consider for a moment this small, insignificant sprig of Ivy. To-day we see nothing but a few leaves and a cluster of roots, but within it, and 3 .. n f l L' f N . 5, As' r -M QQ ws 'W if I. at fi LL . Q -2 Q w V- Jer l PIM Z! A: AJ' ' IJ W. gill 1' iq 'U-ef., .E 7 9415 653297 Q f M , v. 1 if Umifllx C23 i . l l , IVR . .gi l ly l T l illtii' Q X l -E :QE ll f. xc, i clit-at V ' M xg-5 :fbi ' of .g. not discernible to the eye of man, is something that allows it to grow and spread. ever reaching for higher points. Its powers for growth are ',f.lf practically unlimited. It is this token of love and beauty that we, as a class, bequeath to the University, as practically our last oflicial act as undergraduates. Let us compare this little sprig of Ivy with the Class of 1928. In years -at 53 . s,-,L : H s, lggisajlkf 5? ia 5 jf ' x v 's t '+'l i i'i'i' iiil il lli 4 iifl T 1 li .1.,2'.'1-':f5-g.n.gn-,:.-n--.Qi ..., i ,.., . ..,.. gl.- T ,..,,. y Page Thirty ' Ig

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We came here for educational training, for general mental discipline, for that pre- liminary general enlightenment which every man should have who enters modern life with the hope of leadership and achievement. The activities of the future will so soon tend to dim many memories of our life here that, while these memories flourish in full vigor in our minds, it is only fitting and proper that we should give at least this day to recollection of our college years. Time will tend to obscure not only our mental record of men and campus events, but also the knowledge which we hope to retain for our direction and guidance in life. The difference between one human being and another, and as between man and other creatures, is largely a difference in power of remembrance, whereby I do not mean that strong mental retentiveness so often prized, and not without good reason, but that moral grasp and imaginative power by which past experiences can become the very stuff and strength of char- acter. What shall it profit to have seen the world or to have been liberally taught, if the past is all to be forgotten? Of what avail is wisdom, if we lose the key to the things that have been? They are now of the essence of our life. The key to past experience reveals the se- crets of the mind,s strength, and of the force and depth of our being. It will be well to retain and apply our college education. W'e have crowded into the busy four short years now ended thoughts, deeds and actions, in a healthy environment rich in tradition. We have associated with vigorous companions of our own age, and have been influenced and guided by scholarly men. We have not lived in a mon- astic atmosphere of seclusion, but have rather been permitted to rub elbows in a large city with all classes of mankind in a manner conducive to forming an unprejudiced outlook on life. These intellectual, moral and physical influences if correctly applied will have a great effect on our future well being. A In our stay here able scholars have taught us, inspiring examples have been set for us to follow. We will do well to emulate these men and to strive to catch something of the quali- ties that give them distinction-intellectual insight, emotional sympathy, a firm grasp of princi- ples, and the power of giving precise and forceful expression to their thoughts and feelings. VV e have come to realize how interesting intellectual work is, how vital, how important, how closely associated with all modern achievement. Study, to the earnest student, has been a part of life itself. Lectures may sometimes have seemed formal and empty, recitations may have been dull and unrewarding, but it is in conversation and personal contact with scholars that we have found how vital knowledge is, how it ties into everything that is interestingiand important, how intimate a part it is of everything that is 'fpracticaln and connected with the world. W'e have not always been made thoughtful by books, but we have generally been made thoughtful by association with men who think. The spirit of learning has been conveyed by contagion, by personal contact. W'e have been learning and we shall continue to learn. Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and we shall not doom our minds to inactivity. We shall keep them as,tools ig 3,1 .1 ':-iff pil! 3 4 1 'lift lily? 1 ,.f.g-:.1fi- if .il-ff,-.W . fix-.1 'E 'Wy .4 ',,j:U1 2 4 ikkff 1 I fig . fl. . ZX ' il W I. .Q L, QU, f ,gg 'T J.. .,'. W '1 ,if ff lf, .ily ' ., -1 . ig, x V 1 'ffl i yi: I Us 1 4' 'V xl! i ,flki if Sf?-i-' yf -,Jw if:.7'fiwf . -in 1 i 1, .x -nu 1 .M i N . ug- sire, T21 'iii' i :iii 'i 'ff , .ur-.fz 1-242: i .7-:Lg lim N ,Sta j' .' I -jf liifiii 51' 1 f7?f-iw tip - Lg r. QM-- I ik 5 vt 'iq-Q 4 'fu ' Citi 'bl ff 1 Fifa,-H, i H 1 1,-f ., '-ijxf 1 K :' '. 1 . . , . Q X. 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