A Rectorial Address

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Excerpt from A Rectorial Address: Delivered to the Students in the University of Aberdeen, 6th June, 1912 Ladies and Gentlemen: Rectorial addresses are generally of a character which appeals more to the mature and educated men and women of the world than to university students still under instruction, but I propose to speak today to those who are soon to leav their alma mater and plunge, "sink or swim, " into the tempestuous sea of life. Many of those I see befor me are buoyant with hope, as they should be, that they may in their day and generation do the State some servis, or at least lead honorable lives, and be in greater or less degree useful to their fellows or rememberd as leaving behind them memories of "the best of a good man's life, those little nameless, unrememberd acts of kindness and of love." The start in life is of vital importance - a good beginning half the battle - and, keeping in mind that "No gain is made where no plesure's ta' en, " it is unfortunate if either yung man or woman has to start and spend youth struggling against inclination. With wind and tide fair in your sail, nae dout you make fair seaway, But in the teeth o'baith to sail, it makes an unco leeway. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.