Washington and Lee University - Calyx Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Jyoremus Cjijmnastum

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JACKSON STAT U E

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FRANCIS PENDLETON GAINES A.B.. A.M.. Ph.D.. Litt.D.. LL.D. PRESIDENT To the Seniors: A recent writer has made a pertinent comment to the effect that Americans are great collec- tors; we collect antique furniture, old books, quaint glassware, and archaic prints — the writer might have added even walking-sticks. But few of us, this observation continues, collect the most pre- cious item; few of us are collectors of happy memories. It is strange and almost tragic that this statement should be true. The happy memory is more than a treasured pleasantness, more than a shadowy retreat to which we may flee from the devastation of the contemporary. Certainly for the college student, the happy memory should be the residence of inspiration. There we recall the sweetness of an ancient honor, the warmth of old friendship, the vividness of ideals once clearly seen but dimmed perhaps by later years. There we discover in original beauty the old pur- poses that once gave life great promise. From the happy memory we are refreshed and we are strengthened. As this book makes a visible record of your college days, so may the secure vaults of your memory safeguard the finest and loveliest of recollections. Fr.ancis p. Gaines, President.