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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...pleasure but his success when he at last comes to shift for himself. There are more qualities that go to the making of a man than self-reliance, which well becomes only a strong character on which reliance may confidently be placed, and is therefore unbecoming in young boys, whose characters are necessarily unformed. The boarding school too often developes not true manliness, but rather a heedless independence which is incompatible with it. To put a boy in the way of such development the neglect of higher, is a grave mistake. Self-reliance should not be born of mere freedom...
...expressly for him and called "Marmaduke." In this comedy a story will be told of the many troubles, mostly humorous, that will overtake a man who allows his good nature and good disposition to be imposed upon. Marmaduke is the name of a wealthy Californian of the present day, whose palatial residence on "Nob Hill," where he keeps open house, is over-run by hangers-on, and whose boundless hospitality is shamefully abused. He is particularly beset by two so-called friends, who use his house as their own for selfish ends, the one to provide his daily food...
...regard for the great principles of health can not help but get most invaluable ideas from this veteran trainer, the actual results of whose system have proven again and again their true worth...
...committee of the class who arranged the dinner was composed of J. C. Fairchild, R. B. Williams and H. R. Storrs, to whose management the success of the dinner was very largely...
...poet of the evening was R. M. Townsend whose account of Baron Sahara and The Great Thirst, written in excellent rhyme, was full of humorous allusions. Other speakers were Captain Griffin of the class nine, Captain Forbes of the class crew, and A. Borden. The dinner ended with the singing of Fair Harvard by the whole class and cheers for Harvard and Ninety...