Princeton University - Nassau Herald Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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The Nassau Herald reliance, undaunted courage. Relying on these teachings, prof- iting by mistakes of the past, we are prepared to meet the sterner responsibilities of the future with confidence and strength. But during the lull of life's battle, while the roll of drum is hushed, let us not forget the debt of gratitude we owe the mother who has fostered and nourished us during all these years. We are proud of her material and intellectual progress, of her wealth and beauty, but prouder still of her ideals, her teachings, proud of her tremendous influence in the building of this nation, in the betterment of mankind. Wise hands are carefully moulding her future destiny, a destiny that will con- tain the characteristics of our highest hopes and desires. If I should prophecy that future, Sydney Carton like of old, I would see Princeton foremost university of the world, leader in the new thought, new culture and new democracy, I see new customs, new traditions framed on the destruction of the old to meet the ,changing tendencies, I see a class of men go forth each year strong in character, in purpose and in intellectg but I see no class go forth as yet more enthusiastic than the present, more proud of its Alma Mater or more loyal to those future aims in which it hopes to share. Unfortunately, the hand of fate has deprived many members of that pleasure. Some of those classmates who cheered from the old gym, who fought with us shoulder to shoulder the night of the rush, are missing to-day, sharing neither our heri- tage nor our feeling of satisfaction. An all-wise Providence has called several to Himself 5 the rest have fallen by the way- side in the race for knowledge and experience. We who have run the good race, who have passed the Greek and Calculus of the curriculum, are now to be rewarded with the University certificate, a token of work well done. When we view that cherished parchment let us dwell for a moment upon the memory of the missing and those who have gone to their reward. Our thoughts will wander to those freshman days when we were all united beneath the shadow of Old Nassau, within the pealing radius of her bell working zealously for Princeton and 1909. 26

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Presic1ent's Address EDWARD A. DILLON We can scarcely realize as we are on the point of saying goodbye that four years have come and gone since that Sep- tember night on which we stormed the very place Where We are gathered to-day for the last time. The spirit of that night has been with us during all these years. It has mingled in our work and in our play. It has taught us to love Princeton with unselfish loyalty and unswerving devotion. To-day we feel its potent influence so strongly that we are unable to restrain the feelings and sentiments that go surging through us at the thought of leaving the place We love so much. We realize only too well that when we say goodbye it is good- bye forever. Goodbye to friends who are true, teachers who are kind and pleasantg goodbye to all these fairy scenes where boyhood merged to manhood. For four brief happy years we have been cruising along sunny shores with every advantage of Wind and tide. But now We must go forth into the Wide unknown and seek our fortune in more turbulent seas. But We go forth with the seal of the University indelibly stamped on our charactersg with stout hearts and ready hands, prepared to carry on the duties and sacrifices that Princeton expects of her sons. We are steeled for the fray with the armor of our predecessors. The aggressive fighting spirit of protest for the right that stirred the fathers of this college in the days of seventy-six has settled on this class. The spirit that prompted us to defend and keep inviolate those cherished customs and tradi- tions when threatened by the hands of invadersg the spirit that taught us loyalty for a cause that looked hopelessg that applied the spark of enthusiasm to a team down and out, com- pelling fate to enter the lists and stem the tide of victory. Princeton has taught us all these things, independence, self- 25

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N Class Prophecy NORMAN ARMOUR People often make the mistake of assuming that prophesying and lying are synonymous with one another. This mistake undoubtedly arose through the fact that the ,Princetonian weather report is known as a prophecy, instead of which it should be called by Ha- shorter and uglier name. Exactly where the subtle distinction between the two lies, I am not prepared to state, but perhaps I can illustrate it. If, for example, I were to predict that some time in the near future Fat Cauldwell should refuse a mint julep, or Spud Auerbach work himselfpto death, or Hewitt Reynolds die of starvation, that would't be prophesying, it would be lying. It is with mingled feelings, therefore, that I realize I have been delegated to deliberately dissolve the pipe dreams that various ones among the sea of happy faces that I see before me Cto cull a phrase from the Nassau Litj have formed for the future. Sam Shellabarger never wrote a truer line than that which has become the motto of our glorious class: Where ig- norance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise, or, as Doc Smith has paraphrased it: If a man enjoys being dumb, what in hell's the use of trying to be a smart guy ? I-Iowever, all this is neither here nor there, as Al Little remarked, when he lost his vest in Baltimore on the basketball trip. Our business has to do with the future, not with the past, so, discarding Nash Matthews, let us proceed into the realms to come. Cn one of those hot, sweltering days in the latter part of May, I was strolling down to the Varsity field to watch St. Yves practicing for his Marathon race with Bill McGee, scheduled for July. Cn the way I met Chick Turner, who was bubbling ove-r with the latest piece of college gossip. I-Ie said that Roy Dickinson was to succeed Mr. Bunn as Curator of Grounds 27