Norwich University Record, Volúmenes1-3

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Norwich University, 1909
A magazine intended for the alumni and friends of Norwich University.
 

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Página 21 - So the multitude goes, like the flower or the weed That withers away to let others succeed ; So the multitude comes, even those we behold, To repeat every tale that has often been told. For we are the same our fathers have been : We see the same sights our fathers have seen: We drink the same stream, and view the same sun, And run the same course our fathers have run.
Página 4 - Gentlemen may cry peace, peace! But there is no peace! The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field ! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? ' Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take; but as for me — give me liberty, or give me death!
Página 4 - As he had no base of supplies until the road could be completed back to Nashville, the first matter to consider after protecting his men was the getting in of food and forage from the surrounding country. He had his men and teams bring in all the grain they could find, or all they needed, and all the cattle for beef, and such other food as could be found. Millers were detailed from the ranks to run the mills along the line of the army.
Página 17 - FOR there is a perennial nobleness, and even sacredness, in Work. Were he never so benighted, forgetful of his high calling, there is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works : in Idleness alone is there perpetual despair.
Página 4 - It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace, peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish?
Página 13 - Honor and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honor lies.
Página 9 - Believe me, the talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well ; and doing well whatever you do, without a thought of fame.
Página 4 - Dodge, besides being a most capable soldier, was an experienced railroad builder. He had no tools to work with except those of the pioneers — axes, picks, and spades. With these he was able to intrench his men and protect them against surprises by small parties of the enemy. As he had no base of supplies until the road...
Página 1 - ... before, or will ever have again. I will cite some illustrations. In most universities and colleges the student is given, every term, a certain number of cuts for which he is held to no responsibility. He can simply absent himself from recitations, from lectures, from duty that belongs in the college course, and no one ever asks what he has done, or where he has gone. If that same young man absents himself once without a reasonable excuse, when he gets into business, he is usually hauled up and...

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