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others to make any aeliievement
as a jiTOxip. But in tlie course we
have felt tlie stimulating breath of
another source; competence, as ex_
emplified Dr. Imes, Dr. Carvei-,
Richard Wright and one or two
others. Although it speaks only for
the individual today, in time to
c.onie it might speak for the group
as a M'liole. We believe in the old
saying that there is no real end
to learning. Education terminates
for the individual only with death.
So if we must consider this pause.
Or better say this point of accomp
lishment as an end, tlien we thumb
back the pages of time to the sav_
an.t and ancient philosopher for
our motto “Alia initia e fine,” and
say with him that from the ends
spring new beginnings.”
Eldon George McLean ’40
Text of Speech of Professor Cecil N. Coble
If you were on the streets in any
of the larger cities of this country
on Sunday, Sept. 3, 1939 you, no
doubt heard the news boys shout,
“Extra! Extra! Great Britiau and
Prance declare war on the Greater
Reich! Buy a pai>er and real all
about it!” And you, no doubt, like
millions of others purchased a copy
and perhaps were surprised to find
so little in the papers concerning
the war, yet, j"ou must admit that,
those bold, glowing, tragic head
lines sold yon the paper.
Go back with nio about three
years another extra is on the news
stands of the land; and the people
are buying all available copics. It
lolls of a young king who gave up
his throne for the woman he loved.
After reading this ,«tory you may
or may not have b'>en satisfied
Mucii debate and discussion lias
centered around the question as to
whether or not the young king act
ed wisely or otherwise. But upon
OIK' question there lias been no de^
bate and upon it we al agree, that
is. that those glowing, I’omantie
headlines created within you a de
sire for a cop.v of the paper.
Just as the afoi’e mentioned
headJiues sold the papers to indi
viduals in every walk of life, so
do the athletic programs and a.
(Oiievements of institutions of learn
ing sell schools and colleges to
prospective students.” 'I’lie f’our
Horsemen of Xotre Dame” and
their miraculous exploits on the
girdiron have done more to enroll
in that South Bend institutions
than all of the other combined ad
vantages that school had to offer.
You show me a school that con
stantly puts out winning athletic
teams and 1 will show you a school
that is consistently filled with hap
py students. A school where men
are men and strength of character
and true manliness predominate; a
school that the man in the street
I'ovcrs; a school in Avhich any of us
would glfldly enroll or at least be
pi-oiul to be connected or asso;iat-
ed with.
The modern trend of American
education is to teach tjirough play
the! fundamentals of many of the
techni(|ues we shall employ in sol.
ving problems in the da.vs after
graduation. In our athletic pro
gram we hope to teach the lesson
of team work or cooperation; wo
expect to foster initiative, courage,
dexterity, det^'miination, persever
ance, coordination, and above all.
a competitive temperament; one
that will stand the test and will
carrv individuals oAer all obstacles.
All of us at one time or rinother
have marveled at the alni('st imjios,
sible superhuman feats of athletes.
It is miraculous to see how tli'e\’