William Penn University - Quaker Yearbook (Oskaloosa, IA)

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-X 'K ll' +1 41 41 +I It Page 6 if D? 'l'lII'I Ql'.Xlil'Ill if f A Elrihnte tn thr Smrritirr nf lgennka Zlirienha The great Lincoln felt himself inadequate to pay tribute to the noble and inspiring sacrifices of the men who fell at Gettysburg for the freedom of the black man and the preservation of our glorious land. If so great a man as Lincoln felt himself almost to tears before his duty, how much more must we feel our inadequacy in attempting to pay tribute to the friends who, by their noble sacriiices, untiring eiorts, and by their very life's blood, have made Penn College what it is today. Elsewhere in this volume mention is made of the disastrous fire which destroyed all of Penn, except her friends and spirit. The memories are too fresh in our minds, yes, too deeply engraved in our hearts, to ever forget. In the days following the fire it was said, Penn is no more. It is impossi- ble to ever rebuild her. Money is not obtainable. But account had not been taken of the loyalty, of the untiring devotion and noble sacrifices of the thousands of friends of Penn College. Slavery was abolished and the Union preserved by four years of suffering, bloodshed, and sacrifice. Penn was saved, and moved to a higher level of efficiency by a lifetime of- can we not say truly ?-suffering, bloodshed and sacrifice. When we saw widows with their steaming hands in the wash tubs give their 35.00, 31000, or 52500, did not that represent a life of suffering, bloodshed, and sacrifice? Penn's friends met the needs of '16 in varying contributions from 3.50 to 330,000.00 In each instance it was the same spirit that has manifested itself in the number of crises through which Penn has passed. The spirit has always been one of sacrifice. And now it falls to the lot of one student to voice the feelings of re- spect, reverence and admiration we feel toward the countless number of Penn's friends. All have been helped by Penn to a better life, all have been inspired to a greater life's work by her spiritg the visions and in- spirations we have obtained from this noble host of people will be constant encouragement and help to a life that will in somewise proximate their lives. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated to the unfinished work which they have thus far nobly ad- vanced. It is rather for us to be dedicated to the g1'eat task remaining before us, that this college, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and the principals for which it stands shall be spread to the people, by the people and for the people and that Penn's ideals shall not perish from the earth. 1+ if 'ru lf: Qlpfxxlm 4 4. ak

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