State
Vol. IV, No 26
By courtesy of Dr. Sparks
A MESSAGE TO THE AL
"It is a pleasure to send, upon in
vitation of the Collegian, a word of
greeting to the scattered sons and
daughters of old State. Upwards of
three hundred of them I have had
the pleasure of meeting at various
alumni dinners during the past three
months, and I entertain no doubt
that the zeal, loyalty, and en
thusiasm for their Alma Mater mani-
fest on these set occasions char-
acterizes every alumnus however
distant he may be. Believing that
The Pennsylvania State College has
a futUre no less illustrious than the
past has been, that an era of even
greater usefulness to the public is at
hand, that the state college of every
state should present a curriculum so
Coll
STATE COLLEGE, PA., APRIL 30, 1908
THE CHICAGO ALUMNI DINNER
UMNI FROM DR. SPARKS
broad that every young man and
woman of the state could find the
kind of education for - which he or
she is qualified by nature or fitted
by taste, that the trustees, alumni,
faculty, students, and public stand
ready to support a vigorous, sane,
and liberal administration - believing
all this, I except the chief executive
office with only one misgiving, and
that purely personal. Fully ap
preciating the influence of the
alunini, I ask their hearty support in
the maintenance of a worthy standard
of scholarship; of a meritorious code
of action for the student body; and
a just recognition of the claims of
the College upon public and private
beneficence."
egian.
A Message to Alumni.
June 14th will be the opening day
of Commencement, and the Com
mittee on Commencement Arrange
ments hopes to have one of the
largest crowds in attendance that
has ever attended a State College
Commencement.
A number of special features
which will prove very attractive to
Alumni and old students will be on
the program, and we heartily urge
you one and all to be present.
The inauguration of Dr. Edwin
E Sparks as President of the Col
lege will be an event of import and
interest to Alumni and former stu
dents. Dr. SparKs comes to us
with a splendid record as an edu
cator and the unqualified endorse
ment of all Alumni who know him.
When he assumes the leadership on
June 17th, we want him to feel as
sured that to a man the Alumni are
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