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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. 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
ly amounted to much in the class afterwards; and it has happened that I have heard rather unfavorably of the polo club. But it 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 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. T IN THEM RARELY AMOUNTED TO MUCH IN THE CLASS AFTERWARDS AND IT HAS HAPPENED THAT I HAVE HEARD RATHER UNFAVORABLY OF THE POLO CLUB BUT IT 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
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