Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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I 1 THE NASSAU IIERALD. 11. Our lives begun in different homes, have inet in the stream' of college life, our barks have floated side by side for many a happy hour 3 sunny skies have been above us often, and When, perchance, We thought ourselves imposed upon, and When the storms that sometimes arose came upon us, soon We glided out of them and again rejoiced. But four short years have borne us to the river's mouth, and now before us lies an ocean that We have not tried-the restless sea of active life. We long and yet dread' to try the voyage that We must begin. And here We all must part. We leave these scenes of joyous youth, our much-honored president and our professors. u n To them We return ourl heartfelt thanks for all that they have been to us and done for us. And to those of our college mates Who, When We are' gone, are to fill our places, upon -Whose shoulders rests the care of Princeton's literature and athletics, to them We as a .class say farewell. a May success attend their every effort. And' We Who are thus forced by time to leave all these, must each on his oWn chosen course set forth, but all With hoping hearts. h May We -have reason 'nowto hope that our college dreams may soon come true, that the friendships We have formed here may still continue to binds us together, and that the promptings of brotherly love may lead us on to a still closer union, in' Which all that is dark in the past shall be forgotten 3 all that Was Wrong forgiven, and the future may be ripe- With fruits of good and glorious achievements, is the Wish of your classmate.

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10 THE NASSA U HERALD. e reality failure, and failure, while maintaining the right, is in very deed success. And then, when you have entrusted your soul to its Maker, look not in upon yourself, but outward toward your kin. Be honest and kindly toward your fellow-men. You have received, to them impart, for to have is to lose, while to give is to gain. This is the dilference between the higher and the lower manhood. 4 . Influences which are thrown around us in the years of our college life are vital, almost critical, in their power over the fu- ture of our being. We look upon a classmate, he may be unconscious of his solemn stewardship 5 you have sat by his side in the class-room for four happy years, and looked into those eyes and yet saw nothing. Look again, a fewyears after. The life-work has been chosen, and there is going on that steady struggle for its accomplishment. This classmateiis becoming a. power among his fellow-men. He has learned with full heart to labor for others. He has learned tobe useful in that position in life in which his Maker has placed, him. And who shall say how much we are indebted to early associations, the philosophy of parental rule, and to that retinue of circumstances which guards us, just as we are emerging from the dreamland of college life into the actual experiences of every-day life? Can you tell what fortunes await you, classmates? The interpreting years willrishow them to you. What is the secret of their power? Just this, the consecration of their every energy to the one pur- pose upon which their life was offered a sacrifice. And for this cause they have labored without ceasing. n , Your life-path may be toilsome and gloomy, but it will grow brighter at every step you take. The road that leads onward and upward maybe steep, but it is a starry one, too. Climb the steeps bravely, and stars shall yet flash upon your brows. g Urge on thy way with dauntless hearts, for faith in the right upholds and cheers you. U Keep pushing. ' Tis wiser than standing aside, And dreaming, and waiting, and watching the tide, ln lifels earnest battle they only prevail Who bravely press onward, and never say fail H ff I I a ii .1 4 5 . P , 5 5 l -...Q-0-. ew ..-,..-.-n- li

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12 THE Nasal U HERALD. Ivy' QRATION. BY JoHN H. VANDYKE,iJR.i, Wrs. CLASSMATES:--Tl191'6 occur, from time to time in human life signal moments which become the landmarks of its, history- turning points in life, when it is Well to pause and take a retro- spect of the course that we have been pursuing, and learn the lesson there taught, which may serve to guide us in the future. To-day, which is a day wished for tl1ough With sorrow, longed for though with regret, has come, and soon from these pleasant walks of college life, and the close associations and friendships Which have bound us here, We Will enter the World as men! How can We then best advance our interests? How can we make our marks in life, finding, as we do, that 5' all the gates are 'thronged with suitors, all the markets overflow ? y Any .moment of success in life, however brilliant, passes away and leaves life to its ordinary current. The course of the stream is unaffected by the occasional eddy. The poet says: c 't Use gave me fame, 1 And fame increasing gave me use. 'After'all, use isthe great thing in life. Men are not floated to their enviable heights by the mere chance of favoring winds, nor do they With one-effortleap into their seats as the lithe horse- man may vault into his saddle, but they earn their place by the long toil of years 5 by the exertion of some large powers of intel- lect, or some to which a mastering purpose had given direction and aim. Achievement and character do 11ot Hash upon the world suddenly as a meteor in a dark sky, dazzling us by its swift and brilliant course. But through the spaces of night that meteor had Winged its rapid flight when no eye watched it lg and