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

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ur Slumni 5UST as our alumni look baciv on their Alma Mater with pride and loyalty, »o we, the undergraduates, hold them in high esteem and regard, as ttie men woo have so largely made our college what it is today, t rom a. mere handtuL of men, fifty years ago, who had ttie desire for better agriculture in their hearts, the num- beir of students in M. A. C. has increased steadily to over five hundred. From open field and marshy meadow our campus has been skilfully planned and improved until at the present time it holds a pre-eminent position among the most beauitiful college campuses of America, iriowever, the most important feature in the growth of M. A. C is tne men who have been developed and sent out to teacn and aemonstraie to ' the people of this state, the ; country, and even of fore ' ign lands the basis of all well-being and prosperity — the methods of better agriculture. Aggie ' s purpose has been, and always will be, to produce agricultural leaders. For that purpose, the college was established in eighteen hunurca anci sixty-sevcu; toward that aim, the -f-aculty have bent all of their efforts ; to fulfill that end, the students have spent four valuable years of their lives at M. A. C. in preparation. ' I ' he pick of menca s manhood enters the colleges, and most of her leaders in politics, industry, and science are college trained men. In the present crisis, as never before, our nation depends upon the colleges to produce her leadere. Here, in the need of our country for agricultural leaders, has been Aggie ' s greatest contribution. Recog- nition of the work done by our alumni, as representatives of the college, is due from all. The interests of Aggie are those of her alumni. Her welfare is that of her alumni. The growth and power of the college widen the scope of influence and work for her graduates. On the other hand, each progressive movement taken by her representatives is an advance for Alma Mater, and a step in the attainment of her purpose. The alumni of M. A. C. realize that indestructible relationship, and strive to strengthen the bond. East and west, north and south, where Aggie m en are gathered, co-operation with the college is strongly manifested. Our latest success- ful project, the Memorial Building, a tribute to our forty-nine honored dead, called forth an unsurpassed concert of action from our alumni. M. A. C. clubs abound all over the country, and the sphere of Aggie ' s influence has proven to be world-wide. Whait does the future hold for M. A. C. ? Every alumnus and undergraduate looks forward to a grow ' th in her equipment, such as new buildings and campus adornments, to progress in athletic and non-athletic activities, and, the most im- portant of all, to a closer co-operation between the alumini and their Alma Mater, and a still stronger entwining of interests and ideals. To express appreciation of what our alumni have done for Alma Mater and humanity, and to strengthen the ties of interest and love, and to promote in the future even greater progress than that of the past, we, the fifty-first class, dedicate our Indfx to the alumni of M. A C.