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...great man," said the Reverend Samuel McChord Crothers, D.D., L.D.D., last night in a talk to Freshmen on "The Value of Discrimination," "knows his own good points and develops them, knows the things which are worth while and sticks to them, knows the things which are valueless and avoids them. To most people life presents an endless succession of equally important duties that must be performed. The truly great man has the ability to discriminate between these many tasks, always to chose the really great and important one and to subordinate the others so that he goes through life with...
...porcelain. No longer can the spendthrift Guatemalan carelessly toss his extra pesos to the street urchins, knowing that if they fail to catch them on the fly they will get them on the rebound; now, alas, the coins upon striking the paving will be shattered into a thousand pleces, valueless as a means of exchange and effective only in puncturing automobile tires...
...service value. Second, we must test college subjects and college teaching methods to see whether they really produce these traits. Of one thing we may be sure in advance: the fact-cramming method is sure to defeat our aim. Not only are the facts we learn in college largely valueless and largely forgotten, but the fact-cramming. Swallow-and-disgorge, tell-me-what-I-told-you method guarantees the repression of independent thought. We cannot expect the College immediately to reform. In default of that, it behooves every Harvard man, even at the expense of his marks...
French texts would also be acceptable. It is to be understood, however, that old, worn-out copies of valueless books are not desired. Good literature is needed, and must be in a readable condition. Old Military books would be of special value, and military histories or biographies would be eagerly read. Modern fiction, if in good condition is acceptable. Contributions of books or money may be left at Widener or any public library during the coming week...
...Commission has voluntarily gone further than formality and friendship would demand, and in visiting representative cities of the country it has introduced the people in person to France. That act of cordiality will not be valueless. An awakened trust in that brave republican nation which now is fighting for its very life against the enemies of all free governments has arisen in America. We remember, as we might have in idleness forgotten, the help rendered by the sword of Lafayette in our own hour of need...