Such men have hard muscles, made strong and tense by youthful toil;
great lungs, expanded by plow in field or ax in forest; nerves of
steel, tempered by days of labor in open air and nights of dreamless
slumber, which these hypnotics of Nature always induce. These men have
strong, firm mouths; clear, honest eyes, that look you straight and
fair; and a mental and moral constitution which fit these physical
manifestations of it.
And these are just the kind of men among whom you ought to spend your
college life, if you are one of the same kind--and perhaps much more
if you are not.
Fellows like these believe in the honor of men, the virtue of women,
the sacredness of home, and that the American people have a mission
in the world marked out for them by the Ruler of the Universe--though
this is not a fair distinction since all Americans believe in these
high, sweet things of life and destiny. It is a faith common to all
Americans and monopolized by no class.
But you know what kind of a man you are, and therefore you will find
out, if you search with care, what college is the best for you. I
insist upon the importance of this selection. It is a real, practical
problem.
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