shown them for their services. To say that they deserve
praise and commendation is too mild. They have gone be
yond our expectations and, as such, merit the encourage
ment of every loyal son of State. Rvery man is putting in
his best efforts to win, not for himself, but for the glory of
his Alma Mater. Our successes are due to the excellent
training; to the centering of every one's efforts in the aim to
make the tea.m play as a unit; and the hearty good-will
among - all members of the team and the student body. The
showing we have made thus far has been excellent, but we
are not always g'oing to have victory. Let everybody be just
as eager to encourage them in defeat as in victory, for this
is where they need it most.
To any one who listened to the reports of the Annapolis
game, he must have been very much impressed with the
frankness and honorableness with which our men praised
the cadets for the manner and the interest that they took in
the entertainment of our men while sojourning there. The
words of Capt. Hewitt in lauding their courteousness must
give inspiration and confidence in the manliness of our team.
As I sit in my room and reflect about the successes that
eminent men have enjoyed, and how they attained their
fame, nothing impresses me more, than to know that the
secret of the renown is to be summed up in the few words—
they made use of their opportunities.
There have been times when the chances of reaching
any degree of success have been prevented by peculiar con
ditions, but in the age in which we are living nothing has
been so fortunate for us as the innumerable opportunities
that lie in our path. The march of mind is in a grand
stream; it is inspired with a majesty and self consciousness
that is paralleled only with the magnificent results that have
rewarded its efforts. The young man, as he leans over his
The Free Lance.
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