Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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UNIVERSITY PRESS Valparaiso. Indiana

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.1911... Hnimmity ZKPmrh iauhliaheh kg 1112 Qllaaaiml, Snjvntitir anh iEhmatinnal Eppartmmta nf Halparaian aniurraity -

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EDITORIAL. 4 O KEEP in the rut of old habits and threadbare customs, is easy; to break away from the lethargy of old-fashioned 7' notions and establish new precedents, requires an effort com- J mensurate with the degree of change. Heretofore the classes which have passed from the portals of this institution have been satisfied to produce an annual publication scarcely worthy of a high school-epamphlets which would be read onoeeperhaps twice, shown apologetically to a few intimate friends and then relegated to the oblivious attic, to be dusted, smiled over and replaced perhaps once a year. But Valparaiso University has been growing rapidly, not only physiologically but psychologically, and country school methods are gradually being superseded by modern progressive College ideals. It is with a feeling of pride, therefore, that the Record Board now pre- sents this volume to the University and the graduating classes of 1911 -pride not so much in itself as in the students and faculty which are represented here and in everything associated with Valparaiso University. It has been the aim of the board to produce a book not for the moment but for a life time; one which will find a place in the school room, in the office and on the library table, and which will be a source of interest and amusement for many years to come. If we have accom- plished this, we feel amply rewarded for our efforts. Should anyone find herein that which offends and should feel that he has been treated unfairly, we ask him to remember that it is beyond mortal power to satisfy everyone. That which is written jestingly is not serious enough to receive criticism;that which is recorded seriously is no jest and cannot excite antagonism. To the graduates, the Editors extend their best wishes for success in whatever walk of life you may follow; to the undergraduates-may you proiit by our examples and our mistakes and leave your Alma Mater with the consciousness that you have been bettered by it and that it has been the better for you; to the facultyL-rnay your unselfish and untiring efforts be rewarded by the success of those who have been fortunate enough to come under your direction. To everyone-GREETING.