When for the truth he ought to die."
The lives of these men teach us the beauty and loveliness of work, and of utter unselfish devotion to country and fellow men. They remind us of our duties as citizens of the republic. The problems of today are harder than those of slavery and the public debt; we must work side by side with others, learning and teaching. The idle and indifferent are the dangerous ones.
Charles Russell Lowell wrote just before his last battle:
"Don't grow rich; if you once begin you will find it much more difficult to be a useful citizen. The useful citizen is a mighty, unpretending hero."
I ask you to take his words to heart, and be moved and guided by them.
Gentlemen, will you remember that this new playground will only be good if it is used constantly and freely, and that it is a legacy from my friends to the dear old college, and so to you?