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...farewell address to the Class of 1707. "You know how you have spent your time; if idly, redeem the little that remains, for the eyes of your Parents are upon you; learning will be of use to you in every condition. See you carry it decently and as becometh you, without haughtiness. . . I shall rejoice at your Prosperity and Welfare...
...Whereas it becometh a Sophomore to "lay aside childish things," and with his cane and beaver to assume a more manly and dignified character, not aping the manner of a street-car driver; Resolved, that I buy a copy of The Science of a New Life and a large diary, in order that I may daily live in accordance with the precepts of the one and enter the results in the other...
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