the boys called it. Whatever he did, we may be
sure that it was done well and with all his might,
and that nobody equaled him.

This much for the athletic life of Hale in his
student days. It was only natural to such a man
that whatever he was--friend, student, teacher,
or soldier--he should carry zest and earnestness
to all his work, even as he carried his manliness,
his courtesy, and his unquenchable spirit.

Let us now turn to the record of his years of
successful work at Yale. It has been said that
whatever he did, he did with all his might, and his
brain work was as notable in its results as were
the strength and agility of his body. In those
early days the college bell rang for prayers, as the
beginning of the day's work, at half past four in
summer and an hour later in winter; and there
are men still living who remember, in later years
and at later hours, the wild rushes half-dressed
students used to make, adjusting what they could
of their hastily donned clothing on their race to
morning chapel.

Hale, however, as well as his companions a
hundred and forty years ago, were accustomed to
early rising, and able to fill every hour of their
long days with work or play. The course of study
then was much shorter than it is now, but if lack-

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