The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-26
Communicated
The At. q. Fraternity.

The Alumni members o. the Aiph. Ia
Omega Fraternity OF the State OF Fond: me
his city Tuesday. March 10th Tor the plla,os,
% organizing the State Alumni Associa, ~ o
Florida TUESDAY March 10 i = NJ. the II oF
lda Alpha Omega Chapter Of SAID Frattsita.
called 10 order In the Seminary nall IL. =,
Il Carter, " NJ. IN the chair. and the isli,4~ az
members OF the fraternity present L { &4iii.
field, { Crawford W. ID Barnes j.! +. D
Blocker. Il y. Frlke.. J A Graham, G4prg,
Farley. BRYAN. ". L Bolton and He's. aru
tI3moie. oi tallahassee and ;. u. Thoms II
Like CUy ( II Smith, ir.. Thomasvllie Ira
F. NJ scott. Scotland. Fla, and W II Mason
OF MAriana4. \ The CONCLUSION OF lne optsi,nZ
ceremonies, Hon II y Frlkrl WAS lntrod. sol
AND delivered the following address 81 ~ei
COME
Bretare7a o5 ote IGst4tg .4tuuA4.
nave oeen designated express 10 yoa on
oellai' 0! the Fiorld. Aipaa Omeg. Chapsrr =
greeting Ill Inc nAnle vi friendshlp-to bid vat Il
welcon.e 10 this city, the home Of our Cha asr.
We nave mel to organize State Alumni AsSs.-
ciatIon OF our Fraternity, and in this pracas:ai
age too Practical erhaps III many respects Rasen
men are ever ready 10 ask III reference 10 any
new Ell terprsc measure cuI bono say in sas
practical aye il may be we'll for US consiaer sor
moment what ends at interest or OF happi,sess
are 10 % suoserved Ia forming the organlza ion
here contemplated l.
The oldest one oil Us present to-day has harsiiy
reached tull maturity oi lille, bui II requires no
great effort vi the lmagin Aiion To see IN aiser
years As from time to time snail thus ass<ssa-
bie, that the Old and the young will here he
brought into fraterual contact On the ,;.,e
hand, the mature AND rayheAded will comt TO
renew The associations OF college life TO me-
again the impulses that thrilled M the DAYS of
youthful enthusiasm, They will cnme, iore et-
ung t.e CARES oil business lie, 10 enjoy ia, tof
relaxation and rest +
On the other hand, the young man. still WITHIN
the precincts of the college campus with ali Sse
aspirations oi ambitious manhood will come
into social and brotheriy relations with thAxsc
who, BY industry, energy and intellectual vigAr
have already Won distinction among their To-
lows In business, professional or political ranlk
Gan you not See how each will benefit ike
other IN thus coming together Can you not
understand that the man OF business responsible
Ties Will gather from the respite here affordsi
new energy To battle with the difficulties of liSr.
How his heart will be made lighter and his
Whole emotional nature uplifted and strength
ened' And Is II nothing that the heart Shouts
Dc Kept young that Ne may the better enjty
lie. how much should we lose in human
character should the heart becume whitehead bs,
cause the locks are lasleriess aud gray!
The cheek of tAe maiden he lovely
oHiy ~ long the yeathfHi currents AoN
The flower IL fair 20 TIE eye only
50 seag = lie petals IN freshness glow
But the heart viii continne fair
And its loveliness invite aad allure
so benx - its hopes strung
And its thoaxhrs ycnng and pure.
But the mature and the aged will aecomplha
something more than this in meeting with the
young In these annual reunions. The greateE5
factors in the edacalion OF youth are the True and
noble characters with whom they are brouyht ID
psrsonal contact and who stand up before them
as living exsmplars OF principle-the types Of mo-
BILE manhood The young man May read OF mo-
bic souls who have lived IN the different agea OF
this world he may study their lives until he shall