The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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GEORGE LAWYER

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44 the admiration of mankind. Within Country upOI'1 . its narrow conhnes there has been evolved more learning, more progress for humanity, and more heroism to the square mile, than in any other country on the globe. PRESIDENT VAN DYKE : You have heard of the Scotchmen who were Plaldng golf, and who Plalfed seventeen holes without exchanging a single wordg and at the eighteenth holeone of them made his put and missed. Then he said-I regret to have to repeat this- Dom thot put I and his friend said to him: Sandy, mon, 'can you nae haud your ceaseless prattle P ' , I hope that you will take the Scotchman's advice during, the next speech and listen to a representative from the good old Dutch city of Albany, Mr. -George'Lawyer, who will speak to us on . DUTCH DESTINY.-Scions of sires who prized principle above self, and soul liberty above life, who waged war foreighty years against Europe's :mightiest empire, land- celebrated rvictofyeby choos- ing-the University as the highest good--must ever -be potent factors for the World's weal. , .'t ?iijf3 1 4? , A 3 -.el I shi-N i

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