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young ex…governor of Massachusetts; William E。 Russell; men did well to 

hang above his portrait some wise words he has lately said; 〃Never forget 

the   everlasting   difference   between   making   a   living   and   making   a   life。〃 

That   he   himself   never   forgot;   and   it   was   well   to   remind   citizens   and 

students of it; as they stood there facing too the ancient words all Harvard 

men face when they take their college degrees and go out into the world; 

〃They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they 

that   turn   many   to   righteousness   as   the   stars   for   ever   and   ever。〃   Good 

words   these   to   go   out   from   college   with。   The   girls   of   Wellesley   gather 

every morning at chapel to bow their heads together for a moment before 

they     scatter    among      the   libraries    and    lecture…rooms       and    begin     the 

experiments   of   the   new   day。  And   always   their   college   motto   meets   the 

eyes that are raised to its penetrating message; 〃Not to be ministered unto; 

but to minister。〃 How many a young heart has loyally responded; 〃And to 

give life a ransom for many。〃 That is the 〃Wellesley spirit;〃 and the same 

sweet spirit of devout service has gone forth from all our college halls。 In 

any of them one may catch the echo of Whittier's noble psalm; 



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       〃O Lord and Master of us all Whate'er our name or sign; We own Thy 

sway; we hear Thy call; We test our lives by Thine。〃 

     That is the supreme test of life;its consecrated serviceableness。 The 

Master of Balliol was right; the brave men and women who founded our 

schools      and   colleges     were    not   wrong。     〃For   Christ    and   the   Church〃 

universities were set up in the wilderness of New England; for the large 

service of the State they have been founded and maintained at public cost 

in    every    section    of  the   country     where     men     have    settled;   from    the 

Alleghanies across the prairies and Rocky Mountains down to the Golden 

Gate。 Founded primarily as seats of learning; their techers have been not 

only   scientists   and   linguists;   philosophers   and   historians;   but   men   and 

women       of   holy    purposes;     sound     patriotism;     courageous      convictions; 

refined and noble tastes。 Set as these teachers have been upon a hill; their 

light has at no period of our country's history been hid。 They have formed 

a large factor in our civilization; and in their own beautiful characters have 

continually   shown   us   how   to   combine   religion   and   life;   the   ideal   and 

practical; the human and the divine。 

     Such are some of the larger influences to be had from college life。 It is 

true all the good gifts I have named may be secured without the aid of the 

college。  We   all   know   young   men   and   women   who   have   had   no   college 

training;   who   are   as   cultivated;   rational;   resourceful;   and   happy   as   any 

people we know; who excel in every one of these particulars the college 

graduates   about   them。   I   believe   they   often   bitterly   regret   the   lack   of   a 

college   education。   And   we   see   young   men   and   women   going   through 

college     deaf    and   blind    to  their   great    chances     there;   and   afterwards 

curiously careless and wasteful of the best things in life。 While all this is 

true;  it   is   true   too   that   to   the   open…minded   and   ambitious   boy  or   girl   of 

moderate   health;   ability;   self…control;   and   studiousness;   a   college   course 

offers   the   most   attractive;  easy;   and   probable   way  of   securing   happiness 

and   health;  good   friends   and   high   ideals;  permanent   interests of   a   noble 

kind; and large capacity for usefulness in the world。 It has been well said 

that the ability to see great things large and little things small is the final 

test of education。 The foes of life; especially of women's lives; are caprice; 

wearisome incapacity and petty judgments。 From these oppressive foes we 



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long to escape to the rule of right reason; where all things are possible; and 

life becomes a glory instead of a grind。 No college; with the best teachers 

and collections in the world; can by its own power impart all this to any 

woman。 But if one has set her face in that direction; where else can she 

find so many hands reached out to help; so many encouraging voices in 

the air; so many favoring influences filling the days and nights? 



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