Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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Foreword It was with no little hesitation that the Board of Editors undertook the preparation of this book, the first of its kind ever published in this institution ; and we submit the final outcome of our labors to the students and friends of Westminster College and of the class of 1904; with many hopes, — which we trust will prove not groundless, — as to the result. We have tried not only to furnish the reader a little amusement and entertainment, but also to give a general idea of the principal phases and departments of college life at Westminster ; for from its very nature such a work as this represents the college, fully as much as the class, which originates it. We wish to express our sincere thanks to all who have aided in any way in preparing this book, — to those who have made literary contri- butions, to those who have given of their time and labor, as also to those who have helped us by their drawings, photographs and sketches. We feel especially grateful to Prof. Hewetson for his many valuable suggestions and his help in preparing the manuscript. For those who are inclined to criticize, we can only urge that they remember that this book is, so to speak, a pioneer. Other classes, profiting by our experience, will, we trust, be able to do much better. As Holmes has aptly said, 11 Deal gently with us, ye who read ; Our largest hope is unfulfilled. The promise still outruns the deed, The tower, but not the spire, we build. Editors. 1 o