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T H E P E X
An Anniversary Ode To Alma Mater
Beloved Alma Mater,
You are now three scorc and twelve;
Another year is added
To tlie annals of your past;
Another milestone planted
On the road that leads to lifjht.
Hclov'cd Alma Mater,
Yours is a glorious fight.
For over ten and three score years
You’ve sowed in us, your progeny,
Nanght but the seeds of virtue
And of strength and lasting faith;
And steadfastly imbued us
With an enduring wisdom
Which we must propagate.
If you, dear Alma Mater
Are keeping undisturbed steps
Witii fleeting Father Time,
Then we your nearest kindred
Must receive with joy your charge.
Witliin your secure portals
And tlie great unknown without,
Ffilsc pride, disdain, and hauteur
Our concepts will not be.
Wc sj)read your noble ideals
And standards, faithfully.
—Charles Atkins.
Anniversary Day Radio Address of
President Edgar H. Goold
Seventj'-one years ago on Jan
uary 13th, 18(58, St. Augustine’s
opened its doors for work of actual
instruction. There were four students
from North Carolina gathered in
one small building. Today there are
many buildings and our students
'ome from twenty-five states and
from several foreign countries. Our
graduates and former students are
to be found in many states and many
lands. I wisli that all of them could
be with us here today as wc gather
to celebratc our anniversary. To all
of them near and far we send greet
ings and good wishes from their Al
ma Mater. And we think also today
with gratitude of our many friends
(of both races) who through the
vc.'irs have been helpful in support
ing and developing our work here.
St. Augustine’s has sometimes been
called the “Big Family School.” St.
Augustine’s is a home and has not
outgrown the homelike atmosphere
which is essential for an education
I hat gives the best and most lasting
results. Part of the “Big Family” is
gathered here todaj'. The College
and The St. Agnes Hospital Train-