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Caption: Book - John Milton Gregory Memorial Convocation (1898)
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01 Mil i " < v t him t proves »n •'• ' hi "' An ii ti n t nerishes with the buil* Kris littl worthwhile. Tl t i n dure after him manif' the grandeur oi i nvr\ id it stable foundat i o n. ' The foundation ivos character to the < hi The archi tect in planning the foundation, pr ir< tli v ty r I utj vmmetry and proportion. Hie foundation i pr ph i of < walls and roof, window and arch. v The catalogue of t* s is the curriculum of 1867, < /e\o\ sd 1 on the great lines laid down th n. Doctor Gregory did not build better than he knew. He built a well as lie km \ Two epochs come toge r today—the past and the present. It is my privilege to speak for the student body. How shall I do it? T h e task is large. Those who knew him, loved him; this I know. You who hear about him will honor him, I feel sure. The human heart is most wonderfully kind. It very lovingly broods over the scenes that are gone. It most gently calls up in memory the faces of the loved. Memory, so sweet! so sad! A great spirit has this day passed into the tomb. W e stand uncovered at his bier. How solemn the scene! Over in the Library Building there he sleeps, so quietly. His dear face gives no recognition, but his life and example are our inheritance. Thousands, this bright October afternoon, sitting by their hearthstones, with their little children about them, are thinking of this memorial and of him. N o grander monument could be uplifted toward the skies than this splendid University, where the sons and daughters of Illinois and her sister states shall come to drink freely of the W a t e r s of Life. On the 7th day of June, 1880, Dr. Gregory delivered the baccalaureate sermon to our class. W e were his audience, though this hall was crowded. H e said: " My text is from St. James: ' W h a t is your l i f e ? ' " The question came home to each of us, bringing us face to face with the future that lay before us, out in the big, round world, when we should go there to a -urn luty. Many, many times that question has arisen. What my life is today, or may be. is largely due to his teaching and exampl I stand here loving him for what he did for me and for others. 1 know he loved me. This sweet child of God drew men unto him. 1 le was known and loved and hon-
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