Word: markings
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Professor W. A. Neilson h. '96, in speaking, told the men to avoid being what are sometimes called knotiess threads, men who pass through College but leave no mark and do no service. There are many of these in each class, the chief trouble being that they have no definite objective in their College lives. One must stand back from one's ideal to get a proper perspective of it. Then, seeing clearly what it is that one wants, one has the first safeguard against being a knotless thread. It is difficult to select one object out of the many...
...rather should be the centre and end of College life. There are four courses open to the new students: one devoted entirely to study and no outside activities; one devoted to outside activities with no attention to study; one in which a man strives only for the gentleman's mark of C; and the fourth in which one strives for first group in scholarship and for a College "H". The first and second can easily be seen to be poor courses to follow; the third is like being satisfied with the third team when the first or second is possible...
October 14.--St. Mark's at Southboro...
October 14.--St. Mark's at Southboro...
...Strong '12, of New York, N. Y., six, age 21, height, 6 ft. 2 1-2 in., weight 184 lbs., prepared at St. Mark's School...