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But I know that all you can do you will do to keep substantially the position in the class that you have so far kept, and I have entire trust in you, for you have always deserved it. BUT I KNOW THAT ALL YOU CAN DO YOU WILL DO TO KEEP SUBSTANTIALLY THE POSITION IN THE CLASS THAT YOU HAVE SO FAR KEPT AND I HAVE ENTIRE TRUST IN YOU FOR YOU HAVE ALWAYS DESERVED IT
 to stand could cause you overwork and hurt your health. I always believe in going hard at everything, whether it is Latin or mathematics, boxing or football, but at the same time I want to keep the sense of proportion. It is never worth while to absolutely exhaust one's self or to take big chances unless for an adequate object. I want you to keep in training the faculties which would make you, if the need arose, able to put your last ounce of pluck and strength into a contest. But I do not want you to squander these qualities. To have you play football as well as you do, and make a good name in boxing and wrestling, and be cox of your second crew, and stand second or third in your class in the studies, is all right. I should be rather sorry to see you drop too near the middle of your class, because, as you cannot enter college until you are nineteen, and will therefore be a year later in entering life, I want you to be prepared in the best possible way, so as to make up for the delay.  FIRST IN EITHER IF SO TO STAND COULD CAUSE YOU OVERWORK AND HURT YOUR HEALTH I ALWAYS BELIEVE IN GOING HARD AT EVERYTHING WHETHER IT IS LATIN OR MATHEMATICS BOXING OR FOOTBALL BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO KEEP THE SENSE OF PROPORTION IT IS NEVER WORTH WHILE TO ABSOLUTELY EXHAUST ONESELF OR TO TAKE BIG CHANCES UNLESS FOR AN ADEQUATE OBJECT I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN TRAINING THE FACULTIES WHICH WOULD MAKE YOU IF THE NEED AROSE ABLE TO PUT YOUR LAST OUNCE OF PLUCK AND STRENGTH INTO A CONTEST BUT I DO NOT WANT YOU TO SQUANDER THESE QUALITIES TO HAVE YOU PLAY FOOTBALL AS WELL AS YOU DO AND MAKE A GOOD NAME IN BOXING AND WRESTLING AND BE COCKS OF YOUR SECOND CREW AND STAND SECOND OR THIRD IN YOUR CLASS IN THE STUDIES IS ALL RIGHT I SHOULD BE RATHER SORRY TO SEE YOU DROP TOO NEAR THE MIDDLE OF YOUR CLASS BECAUSE AS YOU CANNOT ENTER COLLEGE UNTIL YOU ARE NINETEEN AND WILL THEREFORE BE A YEAR LATER IN ENTERING LIFE I WANT YOU TO BE PREPARED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY SO AS TO MAKE UP FOR THE DELAY
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