Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-27
coNNEcTIcUT COLLEGE
 < ss BEGINS YEARS WORK
Opening Exercises Held in HiIiyer
 Hall, Wednesday Morning. E.
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 Connecticut College, Sept. 26.-Tl, opening exercises of the Connecticu, College were held on Wednesday the new field house. This hall is the gift of Mrs. Appleton Hiliyer of Hart ford, and was recently completed. The opening exercises of the college were marked by many features of changes as regards follege administration. and many newly appointed professors ar d members of the faculty were present at the exercises. as well as the entire student body, the trustees of the col lege. and friends and relatives of the students and faculty. The junior class, which is the senior class of the col-t lege, led the other classes into the hall. and'took the precedence for the year at the exercises.
 After prayer had been offered. Ben iamin Tinkham Marshall, "A. M. B. D., the newly appointed president of student body for the. first time, in his capacity as president of the col iege. President Marshall spoke in part as follows:
 Women of Connecticut College, guests and friends of the institution, and honored colleagues and faculty. it is pleasure to share with you in this exercise which formally launches the third academic year of Connecticut College, to enter by sympathy into
 
 tn the campus and those who return, whether in the role of student or teacher. to carry forward the enter prise which they have so splendidly begun. Some of us who are 1ovitiates as teachers and administrators are in quite the same mood those who en- ter with the Class of 1921, and there must always, be- therefore. a bond of all of us who begin together. whether student or teacher, We who come to you for the first time appreciate the honor and privilege that is. ours in entering into the life and work of the college. and would stop for a rent to thank you warmly for the cordial itv and genuineness of the welcome that we have received. In all our hearts is the common sentiment-it is good for us to be here.
 Before we look forward. may we not properly to consider hcw the first mark Of the scholar. Of the person of manners. quality and culture. Is ap- Dreciation.. Appreciation of the past. iu persons. work and achievement. We can think. of nothing which is so vii, tai to those in academic life appre- ciation cf those whose heirs we are md of gra tefur recognition of all they did and planned and dreamed
 But not only must we be persons of a appreciation. but like the founders we shall be also people of vision. Women bow in graciouE recognition. and men doff their hats to the man woman Of vision. to the engineer. who before a sod is turned sees the bridge span ming the river or the chasm--the tnn- nel borin 2 its way through the hills. the stately building. rising story af- ter story into the air. and not less the professional man or woman of vision, who dreams of the new ex- pertinent and with this in thought and a assurance, after the new principle. the new element the new contrivance fha ioo1 fs1,, treatment and healing aseht. that shall serve humanity. one may believe that there has never been moment in the history of the world when 1t was more true that where there is no visicn the people perish. Iweuld urge then. upon HIS in the second place that We be peoDle of vision. dreaming. see ing. vfsutl tlizins. before they can be concretely before us. =
 Not least among component ele- ments of the life of this young college we recognize its outstanding quality of democracy and fellowship and CO.,