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I have sympathized so much with your delight in physical prowess and have been so glad at the success you have had, that sometimes I have been afraid I have failed to emphasize sufficiently the fact that of course one must not subordinate study and work to the cultivation of such prowess. I HAVE SYMPATHIZED SO MUCH WITH YOUR DELIGHT IN PHYSICAL PROWESS AND HAVE BEEN SO GLAD AT THE SUCCESS YOU HAVE HAD THAT SOMETIMES I HAVE BEEN AFRAID I HAVE FAILED TO EMPHASIZE SUFFICIENTLY THE FACT THAT OF COURSE ONE MUST NOT SUBORDINATE STUDY AND WORK TO THE CULTIVATION OF SUCH PROWESS
 hickories, tulip trees and beeches a brilliant yellow, sometimes almost orange. When we got home Mother went up-stairs first and was met by Archie and Quentin, each loaded with pillows and whispering not to let me know that they were in ambush; then as I marched up to the top they assailed me with shrieks and chuckles of delight and then the pillow fight raged up and down the hall. After my bath I read them from Uncle Remus. Usually Mother reads them, but now and then, when I think she really must have a holiday from it, I read them myself. STUDY AND PLAY White House, Oct. 24, 1903. DEAR TED: I am really greatly pleased at your standing so high in your form, and I am sure that this year it is better for you to be playing where you are in football. I suppose next year you will go back to your position of end, as you would hardly be heavy enough for playing back, or to play behind the centre, against teams with big fellows. I repeat that your standing in the class gave me real pleasure.  SECTION NINETEEN OF LETTERS TO HIS CHILDREN BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT THIS LIEBRIVOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY JEREMY LOGAN STUDY AND PLAY WHITE HOUSE OCTOBER TWENTY FOURTH NINETEEN O THREE DEAR TED I AM REALLY GREATLY PLEASED AT YOUR STANDING SO HIGH IN YOUR FORM AND I AM SURE THAT THIS YEAR IT IS BETTER FOR YOU TO BE PLAYING WHERE YOU ARE IN FOOTBALL I SUPPOSE NEXT YEAR YOU WILL GO BACK TO YOUR POSITION OF END AS YOU WOULD HARDLY BE HEAVY ENOUGH FOR PLAYING BACK OR TO PLAY BEHIND THE CENTRE AGAINST TEAMS WITH BIG FELLOWS I REPEAT THAT YOUR STANDING IN THE CLASS GAVE ME REAL PLEASURE
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