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...done wonders in the world, in science, art and literature. In the work of life, action has been and is the law. To be faithful, not famous, is the purpose that will make our lives not in vain. Be faithful in the least things. Each grain of sand helps to keep back the ocean. The great heroes are few, only two or three in a million. Our task is to honor and help them. "To you, students of Harvard University, because I shall never see you again, I shall speak these words of hope, encouragement, inspiration. Can you sacrifice pleasure...
...ball, he generally loses it, either when he is tackled, or by reckless passing. There is plenty of passing done, altogether too much in fact, for the chief idea of the man with the ball seems to be to throw the ball away when he is caught, in the vain hope of one of his own side getting it; but of good backing up and of real careful passing there is almost none. There is a fairly heavy rush line, the three centre men Trafford, Morse, and Markoe being especially heavy, but they do not make the most of their...
...rank and wealth. This is in the power of any who has iron enough in his nature to say, "I ought, I can, I will." Higher, is the service of one's country. One, who as a patriot can rank himself with that list, has not lived in vain. But highest is the ambition - neither personal or patriotic - to be a Christian. No names will be brighter than these. To do this you must make yourselves men; and what he meant by this term, he illustrated by quotations from Aristotle and Emerson, and an English poet. - Yale News...
...contending again for the prize which has for so long a time been beyond our grasp. But to disappointment we are doomed, and upon our fond hopes and expectations a wet blanket has been thrown. Let not, however, all this enthusiasm of the past few days be in vain. In order that next year we may be able to cope with our rivals, foot-ball must not be allowed to stagnate this fall. Let the class games be played with old time vigor, else slim indeed will be our chances of success another year...
...mutual benefit which such a society should afford in its particular department. During the year just passed, we have endeavored to take the first steps toward placing the society in this ideal position. May the future show that our labers for this end have not been quite in vain...