Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-09

were those consumed with his books
and one of our leading civil engineers
! not long ago remarked that college
life is valuable only in it's associations
| acquaintences and habits"
] do not mean to belittle the book
learning We have obtained, for il
must be true that we who have grad
uated from this institution of higher
learning have better chance for sue
cess than one who has never attended
| college The historical past should
show us the errors and rashness of
others and allow us to avoid many
failures but on the other hand let us
not lean too much toward classical
theoretical or philosophical learning,
but let us be diligent students of hui
man affairs SO that while we may not
be called men of learning we will be
called men of knowledge.
Now in regard to our university it
self, Goes it agree with the definition
of Newman that "a university is an
assenblage of learned men who create
a pure and clearer atmosphere of
thought which the student breathes?"
We say most emphatically that it
does but we don't stop here. We go
farther and say that it has a clearer
atmosphere created by it's students, an
atmosphere of good Puritanic Yankee
common sense. 1t is not like the uni
versty that Swift told about when ne
said that "the reason it was learned
place was because most persons tok
some learning there and few brought
any away with them, hence it accu-
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failing spring that is always full
Her years are few, we acknowledge
and there are no historic gravestones
to Which we can point with pride, but
classmates, as a general rule, col
legeS or men are of more use to the
world at 40 than they are at 1O5 1t is
far better to be making a reputation
than to live on a reputation someone
else made.
We are now in position to greatly
aid her in her glorious work, not on
ly by influencing new men to come
here, for we can't help doing that, but
by keeping in close touch with the
undergraduates and encouraging them
in their athletic contests and social
functions. Let us influence trustees
st"uctors who will forward and not
obstruct these college interests. We
were introduced to her through these
student activities and we must not
forget that the young men of tomor-
row will be.
We are all aware of the practical
needs Of the university and we trust
that the good people of the State will
grant them to her in no distant day.
We must closely watch however, lest
some INSCRIPTIONS Legislature, intlu-
enced perhaps by vicious rivals, should
school system and it is the first, the
highest, the hottest duty now pressing
upon every Maine citizen to build up
this university. Let us work towards
this one end that she may become not
only the University of Maine but also
the university for Maine and for New
England
Today our alma mater means more
to us than ever before. She is more
than fraternities, and traditions will
forever occupy the tendcreSt spot in
our hearts. Her yearly Commence
mcnts will be loadstones to our wan
dcrinG feet. Her name will always
bring to our minds the faces of old
time friends and pleasures of bygone
davs. The news of future conquests
Will hut fill us with memories of the
happy past.
Another Glass day will see us scat
tered. but we will carry her good name
with us. We will prove that she is best
not only by saying 50 but by show
ing So