University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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THE INDEX. t mnitnfioif % 5 I ? , Called upon to present for the last time our annual contribu- tion to The Index, we can well appreciate the quaint remark of an old French philosopher, I would not choose to see even an old post pulled up with which I have long been acquainted. And these last duties, now so frequently appearing, unpleas- antly bespeak disorganization and change. We can hardly realize that three years have passed away since we began our College career, and that the beautiful writ- ing of promise upon the woods, heralds the approach of our fourth and last winter at Amherst. Joyfully for some rea- sons, but sadly for others, we look forward to the day when our Senior mantles will fall upon other shoulders. Joyous — that we mav begin in earnest life ' s battles, proving the worth of our outfit in the struggle, and our wisdom or folly in taking a new departure from the older system of educational train- ing. Sad — that we must part from familiar, valued friends and scenes, and that four years of our happiest days can never be repeated. Our relations with the Faculty have always been pleasant. We feel they have labored impartially and generously for our best interests, and if good results do not follow, the fault will be in the material, not in the artizans.

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EDirORIAL. but is now exultant over her first Alumni. And in the fu- ture may the laurels won by her brave sons, return in their full glorv and honor, and by them magnanimously laid at the feet of their Alma Mater, their rightful progenitor. Already, we are happy to say, they have made their first contribution and that by no means insignificant, a handsome schlarship, and from the standard of scholarship required to obtain it, we surmise that in their opinion the standard of the College should be raised, which we hope may be the case. We congratulate the College in obtaining the services of so eminent and practical a mathematician as Professor Pea- body. An interesting and natural instructor, he at once gain- ed the respect and admiration of the students; he will, we are confident be a most valuable, and we hope permanent, addi- tion to the Faculty. Boating is still in the ascendant in the College, and we are confident that what man has done man can do again, but for the present season we are perfectly satisfied with the glorious and flattering results of the Regatta at Ingleside in July last, in which, with magnificent ease, the Bucolics passed the goal in 16.46 4 (from starting) the best time ever made, by a six-oared crew, in the annals of boating. And who doubts, seeing thus early its effects, the expediency and wisdom of permitting the students in our College to en- gage in boating. Honor to whom Honor is due long may it continue. The prospects of the College were never better than at the present time. And in reviewing its career up to the present and seeing the desperate struggle it has encountered and successfullv warded, the increasing interest of the public, the gradual awakening of the community to which the character of the College directly appeals, together with the active and cMiergetic co-operatit ii )f its Faculty, we feel warranted in say- ing thatthe succ;,ess of the College is inevitable. V

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THE INDEX. We shall always cherish grateful affection and regard, for him whose kindly interest, generous aid and enthusiasm has imparted zest and pleasure to our study of the languages, es- pecially in our study of a subject — somewhat personal to many of us, Taugenichts. May liis future da3 s be as pleasant as will be our remembrance of him. We heartily welcome the appointment of our new Professor in Mathematics, only regretting that it came too late in our Course. We congratulate ourselves that as a class we have always worked together harmoniously, and that each succeeding year has woven around us a cord of friendship that separation, or the responsibilities of life may not sever. When called upon to bid each other farewell, as we now are, to The Index and its readers, our best wishes will always re- main with the College and the classes coming after us.