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President Kinley
Responsibility is his to guide
The training ship thru many dangers rife
In the whirling currents of the resistless tide
That pours out toward the unknown sea of life.
And wise must be his choice of those who aid
In carrying on the task of teaching youth
The wisdom that experience has made
Their own while yet they ever seek fresh truth.
The training ship thru many dangers rife
In the whirling currents of the resistless tide
That pours out toward the unknown sea of life.
And wise must be his choice of those who aid
In carrying on the task of teaching youth
The wisdom that experience has made
Their own while yet they ever seek fresh truth.
A chieftan whose piercing eyes sweep o'er the heights
To which he must attain and lead his band.
And keenly he watches for the signal lights
With which progress onward beckons those in command.
In single phrase his character to sum,—
"Difficulties were made to be overcome."
To which he must attain and lead his band.
And keenly he watches for the signal lights
With which progress onward beckons those in command.
In single phrase his character to sum,—
"Difficulties were made to be overcome."