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...core, they must go to work and examine systems deemed defective. They must study the grievances and their causes, and they will then, and only then see the evil as it really is. But for a reformer to devote himself to all reforms would be a senseless task. He must choose some single thing which he thinks needs reforming and do his best to bring about the desired reform. He must not work alone, however; he must join a small body of men, who have the same objects in view, and their combined efforts are bound to bear good fruit...
...This task which has been offered to the American school will doubtless require the labor of many years. This is not to be regretted, since these years will develop a new generation of American scholars, and will be no less rich in popular enlightenment, here in America in regard to the art and literature, the religion and the politics of the wonderful race to which we so largely owe our own civilization...
...friends of this project are sure that if it could be brought properly to the attention of all our fellow citizens capable of appreciating its importance, abundant contributions for its accomplishment would be at once assured. In this preliminary task, the students of our own truly national university, gathered here from every community of the common fatherland, are above all others in a position to render effective service. The writer hopes that all who are willing to assist in putting an appeal into the hands of the enlightened friends of higher education in other cities and states. will make themselves...
...Three of the other five games were lost only after hard struggles. As the record now stands Harvard must win one game from Yale to tie with Princeton for second place, two games to take second place alone, and all three to win the championship. It is a formidable task but it is a possibility. Hard, steady work with good support from the university will accomplish...
...other points he has not met his opponent squarely. Taking the ground that "strictly speaking we are all foreigners in America," he shows that we have a "huge, ignorant vote" of Europeans and Africans which must be trained to an intelligent support of our institutions. This must be the task of active, educated men, "of vigorously independent minds," for an "enlightened public opinion alone can master the great race and economic problems" before us. The writer then goes on to show the great influence of public opinion in pushing measures of reform. He claims, contrary to Mr. Darling, that...