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You have gone in with the serious purpose of doing decently and honorably; of standing well in your studies; of showing that in athletics you mean business up to the extent of your capacity, and of getting the respect and liking of your classmates so far as they can be legitimately obtained. YOU HAVE GONE IN WITH A SERIOUS PURPOSE OF DOING DECENTLY AND HONORABLY OF STANDING WELL IN YOUR STUDIES OF SHOWING THAT IN ATHLETICS YOU MEAN BUSINESS UP TO THE EXTENT OF YOUR CAPACITY AND OF GETTING THE RESPECT AND LIKING OF YOUR CLASSMATES SO FAR AS THEY CAN BE LEGITIMATELY OBTAINED
ccident that I have thus heard unfavorably about it, and in thirty years the attitude of the best fellows in college to such a thing as a freshman club may have changed so absolutely that my experience can be of no value. Exercise your own best judgment and form some idea of what the really best fellows in the class think on the subject. Do not make the mistake of thinking that the men who are merely undeveloped are really the best fellows, no matter how pleasant and agreeable they are or how popular. Popularity is a good thing, but it is not something for which to sacrifice studies or athletics or good standing in any way; and sometimes to seek it overmuch is to lose it. I do not mean this as applying to you, but as applying to certain men who still have a great vogue at first in the class, and of whom you will naturally tend to think pretty well. In all these things I can only advise you in a very general way. You are on the ground. You know the men and the general college sentiment. T MAY BE MERE ACCIDENT THAT I HAVE THUS HEARD UNFAVORABLY ABOUT IT AND IN THIRTY YEARS THE ATTITUDE OF THE BEST FELLOWS IN COLLEGE TO SUCH A THING AS A FRESHMAN CLUB MAY HAVE CHANGED SO ABSOLUTELY THAT MY EXPERIENCE CAN BE OF NO VALUE EXERCISE YOUR OWN BEST JUDGMENT AND FORM SOME IDEA WHAT THE REALLY BEST FELLOWS IN THE CLASS THINK ON THIS SUBJECT DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF THINKING THAT THE MEN WHO ARE MERELY UNDEVELOPED ARE REALLY THE BEST FELLOWS NO MATTER HOW PLEASANT AND AGREEABLE THEY ARE OR HOW POPULAR POPULARITY IS A GOOD THING BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING FOR WHICH TO SACRIFICE STUDIES OR ATHLETICS OR GOOD STANDING IN ANY WAY AND SOMETIMES TO SEEK IT OVER MUCH IS TO LOSE IT I DO NOT MEAN THIS AS APPLYING TO YOU BUT AS APPLYING TO CERTAIN MEN WHO STILL HAVE A GREAT VOGUE AT FIRST IN THE CLASS AND OF WHOM YOU WILL NATURALLY TEND TO THINK PRETTY WELL IN ALL THESE THINGS I CAN ONLY ADVISE YOU IN A VERY GENERAL WAY YOU ARE ON THE GROUND YOU KNOW THE MEN AND THE GENERAL COLLEGE SENTIMENT
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