In Conclusion

WE ALL ASSUME that we are going to win the war. This is proper and a spirit of confidence is borne of our determination that the result shall not be otherwise. We like, as a people, to think that the war will be over this winter or next year.

In climbing the Franconia range in the White Mountains one starts toward a summit that is not difficult to reach. But after the first short climb the summit turns out to be simply a brief stopping place for a more strenuous -ascent beyond; and achievement of this objective in turn reveals a more distant summit which is truly the end of the long trip.

Perhaps it is our temperament to see our goal of the end of the war as not too far off; to be willing upon discovering that the end is still not in sight to dig in, work harder, tighten our belts, and with redoubled strength attack the next long pull. The war and the burden of later reconstruction call for united and intelligent efforts that must be constant and complete and cumulatively stronger.

To the winning of the war the manpower of Dartmouth men and their families is already and increasingly devoted. To the winning of the peace we cannot do better than quote, in conclusion, from the address of William W. Grant '03, Dartmouth Trustee, to the senior class at Commencement this spring:

"If I could say any one thing to you that I should like you to remember it would be this: Ideals are ultimately themost practical things in the world. When you come to do your share in making a just peace remember Cain's reply when he was asked where his brother Abel was. He said, as you may recall, "Am I my brother's keeper?" No answer was given. No answer was given because no answer was necessary. But the answer was—we forgot it and you must remember it—the answer was, "Yes, you are your brother'skeeper."