Of all the men who pass daily in and out from Memorial Hall and see the tablets which adorn the walls of the vestibule, there are probably but few upon whom is borne the true significance of these tablets, those speaking examples of the spirit of generous sacrifice in which Harvard's sons laid down their lives in the war. The true meaning of this devotion has only partly been realized by us, and never can be fully realized until we are brought face to face with these men and their deeds through those who suffered and struggled with them. The beauty of a memorial service held by the college within the walls of Memorial Hall has appealed so strongly to certain of the students that a committee has arranged to bring young Harvard and old Harvard together to honor the memory of their common brothers. The meeting is fortunately to be led by him to whom the present Harvard generation owes so much of its love and veneration for those who fell in the war, Major Higginson.
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