University of Maryland Baltimore Dental School - Mirror Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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The lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us. Foot-prints on the sands of time. ' Tis not given to every one to sit in high places , but every effort exerted lifts you higher and raises the the general level of your calling. Polonius ' advice to Laertes will help you in this: To thine own self be true; And it must follow, as the night the day. Thou canst not then be false to any man. i8

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Coming Z vents Cast Their Shadows Before. i OUR life at college, your work and your play, your success and your failures, your courtesy, your appli- cation and devotion to duties, is the hand-writing on the wall that foretells your history. When you begin the study of a profession, you become a member of the calling you have chosen, and it rests with you how important a part you are to play in it. Some one must come to the front every day to take the places of those whose labors are ended. The men to whom you have looked for aid and encouragement, who by their ability and integrity have achieved prominence, the men whom you delight to honor, and whose memory you will cherish, are passing away. The greatest honor you can show them is so to live that you can worthily take their places. How can you deserve that dis- tinction? Study the lives and life-work of the foremost men of any profession, follow them through their early strug- gles, note the motives that inspired them. They began their studies as freshmen, as you did, they labored under the same difficulties that beset you. Indeed, the facilities and surroundings attending the pursuit of knowledge have vastly improved since they were students. The Royal Road is made easier every year, and it was their hard knocks that have to so great an extent smoothed your way. Obstacles to be over-come acted as stimuli. The pride of achievement was theirs; the ardent desire and determination to make the most of every opportunity inspired them. They were careful to give their best efforts to the smallest matter; no detail was over-looked. Above and before every bther consideration, they were honest. Honest to themselves, to their fellow students, to their teachers. No one can reach greatness and honor unless his integrity is above suspicion. With many such ex- amples before you, let no one be discouraged: Quit yourselves like men. Freshman, Junior, or Senior, apply yourself with diligence: do well the work in hand. There is within you the possibility of great men. Nourish that ambition and strive honorably to attain success in your profession and a warm place in the hearts of your friends. 17

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