Word: cargo
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...several years past," he said, "more than 1000 young men have joined this university at this time, and this year is no exception. This coming of the new men is a joyful time for them, but for us there is something solemn. This old ship carries a precious cargo, and hardly any one of us can avoid feeling a sense of responsibility. But on each one of you some share of this burden falls from the time when you become a member of this association of men. This is an association of which one-half of the members have died...