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Before departing, however, he contemplates the unpleasant task of conferring with state governors on prohibition. This will be his second conference of that nature. The first, held six months ago, was attended by only a few governors. Since neither they nor the President had much to suggest, the governors departed with nothing accomplished...
...assistant deans are chosen from the men best qualified for their peculiarly ticklish task. They are young but experienced men, who have lost none of their youthful enthusiasm, and are able to sympathize with students who fall into their hands, and to offer the useful advice that it prompted only by complete understanding...
...private tutor and as the head of an unusually successful tutorial school he strove always at the delicate task of supplementing college training, not undermining it. Whatever we may think of the system that he developed, it was always clear to those who knew him best that he worked from the highest motives and sought to give help of a kind that reflected an unusual ideal in teaching. Friendly and generous in all his relations his passing will mark a real loss in college life." GEORGE HOWARD PARKER '87. Professor of Zoology...
...purpose of science is to develop, without prejudice or preconception of any kind, a knowledge of the facts, the laws and the processes of nature. The even more important task of religion, on the other hand, is to develop the consciences, the ideals and the aspirations of mankind. Each of these two activities represents a deep and vital function of the soul of man, and both are necessary for the life, the progress and the happiness of the human race...
...task of developing a crew which could row his stroke effectively, Coach Muller's position has been unusually difficult. Starting out in the autumn with a mass of material at his disposal, he was faced with the problem of teaching his own methods to a group of men who, for the most part, had previously been drilled in at least two different systems of rowing, Coach Muller has had less than nine months in which to alter radically the rowing of every man on the squad...