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The undersigned in behalf of the Senior Class of 1868 desire to present you the Dressing Case, which accompanies this, as a mark of the high esteem, which each & all of us feel towards your honored self. The peculiar circumstances, which have characterized the connection between you & us as instructor & pupils lead us to believe that our future course of life will be watched by you with more than ordinary interest & anxiety.
You have been a father to each & every one of us during our
entire college life & we wish at this its close to add the unqualified
testimonial of what may be your last Senior Class to your unchanging worth as
President of the
Christian
gentleman.