University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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THE q|UBVIEIF? OUR PRESIDENT OUR PRESIDENT’S keen foresight and unusual executive ability have always been evident in the organization of our Normal, but never have they been more fully realized and so greatly appreciated by the school, by the city of Oshkosh, and by the state of Wisconsin as today. Buildings, books, apparatus—all were destroyed—only the charred walls of our Alma Mater remained. But President Keith quietly faced the situation, and the process of reorganization began at once—one day, and we were at work again. We are justly proud of him who has given us such an excellent example of self-possession, tirelessness, leadership, and noble spirit. Fifteen

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quiver As 1 1810 believed every individual was surrounded by an ethereal vapor of ideas and ideals, which influenced others coming within its realm, so we believe that members of the Faculty of the Oshkosh Normal School aie surioundcd by a vapor of influence that mysteriously directs the thoughts and life of every student. When a student first steps within the bounds of the vapor surrounding the English Department, he is hardly conscious of the fact, but all becomes peaceful. As he goes further, he is conscious that ignoble thoughts are replaced by high ideals. He becomes attuned to the fine qualities that make for noble character. A new insight is obtained into human nature, and with it more sympathy for his feilowmen. Allegheny College A. B. Vstiver sit y of New Brunswick A. B. University of Michigan; A. M. University of California Sixteen