It is New Year’s Eve. This is the evening of the year when we are most likely to look both back and forward.
We are all very likely to hear — and to sing — Auld Lang Syne this evening at least once. What does that even mean? Roughly translated, those three words mean Times Gone By. The song is about remembering friends and experiences from the past and not letting them be forgotten.
The first verse of the song asks,
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne.
Dreamers And Giants
On New Year’s Day last year DreamersAndGiants was launched to help us look back at those who have Dreamed West Virginia Wesleyan into being and those whose Dreams have kept us moving forward. Some have truly attained the status of Giants in this endeavor. Click here to learn more about the inspiration for such a venture. It has been a great first year, and much has been accomplished. There is still a LOT to do!!
DreamersAndGiants.com exists with the hope that we will all become better acquainted with the history of West Virginia Wesleyan and those who have been here in “Times Gone By.” During the past year, besides curating the stories on DreamersAndGiants.com, I have had the honor of teaching a course on the subject to a total of 70 students.
One of them had this to say:
Knowing that Wesleyan has a long good history makes it feel comfortable in the fact that it will continue down the road. Hearing that we made it through all the wars and the Great Depression and survived doing well makes me feel confident about the future of the college.
As we prepare to ring in 2019 this evening at midnight, I look forward to making more lists, collecting more stories, sharing more pictures, and writing more blog posts to share to help us all become more acquainted with WVWC.
I join former president Scarborough in his New Year’s wish from 69 years ago:
