University of Wisconsin Madison - Badger Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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THE SPIRIT OF WISCONSYN

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P aye 'Twenty-Four The M'aniiou's vision, opalescent, lighfs ihe visia of the future

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Page Twenty-Su: During all of the sixty- three years since Bishop Fallows graduated from N Wisconsin he has carried N on his workfor the world ' in the spirit of service founded on faith in God ' and in man thee res- I I lr , ver p ent readiness to sr1crUice and lo fight for the over- throw of evil and the ad- ' - , c me tof ' ht van e n rig . -Edward A. Birge ' N TI-IE Sixtieth Anniversary of my graduation, as the sole surviving member' of my class of 1859, I gave as my class toast: Fifty-nine, fifty-nine, All my years since then are thine. I can truly say that all the years of my life are years of increasing obligation to the University. Why? What is this Spirit of Wisconsin Which grips the heart of you and me? Some of it is man made. Some of it is God made. All of it is good. The Wisconsin Spirit in the University has been the spirit embodied in the' great seal of the State, ForWard .' The noble men who Watched over its earliest years saw the vision of a University which was to meet all the unfolding practical needs of the oncoming years. It Was to hold fast a high standard of purely conventional academic training, and yet Welcome every advance in scientific, agricultural and industrial require- ments. It Was to develop the highest standards of manhood and Womanhood in body, mind and soul in its students and thus prepare them for all the varied duties of Ameri- can citizenship. As the oldest living alumnus, I have had the privilege of seeing this wonderful Spirit of Wisconsin displaying itself through many college generations. The graduates and students, with Whom today I am renewing my youth, are marching under the same banner as those earliest classes - athletic, clear-eyed, straight-thinking, loyal - Forward is their watchword. i a zfggiwfzlfafai, a' a