Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-23
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ALMA COLLEGE DEPARTMENT

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first Of the week.
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With this ISSUE Of the RECORD, our
connection with the College Depart
ment becomes thing Of the past. 1t
IS not without a panS Of regret that we
sever this cord OF friendship and love
which las bound us SD firmly to the
hearts Of om fellow students, bat more
responsible duties make THIS neceSSi-
~ We Will take tins opportunity OF
} expressing our heartfelt gratitude for
Tie many kind words Of cheer and en-
enlargement that We lave received
J from Tie students of the college which
J "e have had the honor OF representing
during the past few mouths. Without
the timely Hd which they have so often
muiicently bestowed upon MS, we
| never could have attaInel to that high
degree OF success which has character
lzed ON Iahols all along All the rec
, ompense which we can oiIer them IS
or blessing and good wishes for Their
. welfare and prosperity Which must
( surely attend them Long years from
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silent tomb. awaiting for tie coming OF
+ the Resurrection morn. our name for
j gotten and our fate Sunken INTO oOllV-
ion, the memory of the haicyon days
D spent at Alma College VIII call up rem
f inisences most tender aud sweet TO
. those whose names have 50 often grac-
ed the College Department. Were we
+, permitted To horoscope the lives OF
] many of those dear boys who have so
g.. kindly stood by us n tins work when
/ we now resign, what strange pictures
could we paint Fancy the Greek and
b gifted Lynd. remalkmg. as, III the dim
and distant future. he buttons up the
ID trousers Of LIS pre'ociuua two-year-old,
5 ''Ah. Tor those mellow days at Alma
College once more - Yes, long you
: may sigh for these days Wien your
o name SO regularly appeared III the Col
= lege Department. auG just heave one
sigh for the memory OF It's sleeping au-
: thor While We write these lines OF
] farewell, many other pictures present
= themselves to our tear-dimmed vision
= Mckee, whose name the readers OF
d the Department are familiar with, con-
tentedly trucging behind the plow, sing
ing some OF his quaint tenor solos, will
: fundly look lack o'rr the dark vista OF
years and remember the time when he
i 50 nohly defended the name and char
acter of the struggling scribe. And
! Beckner, too, presiding over some west
ern college, viii recollect with pride
tie time when his name first appeared
: in print by our hands. We must not
=. forget tie journalistic Nellls in our
i, prophesies lie Will doubtless be Off
: ering gupresolutions before some country
o debating society. denomcing some
i ,s.nn,e ,h,t tbe bull,y nroductions ~
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