Sodepartthatdailythoumayestbecomemoreusefultothycountryandtomankind。’’
IoftenrecallthesayingofSt。PhilipNeri，who，inthedaysoftheElizabethanpersecutions，waswonttogazeatthestudentspassingoutfromthegatesoftheEnglishCollegeatRome，ontheirwaytoGreatBritain，andtosay:``Iamfeastingmyeyesonthosemartyrsyonder。’’Myownfeelingsarelikehis，buthappier:I
feastmyeyesonthoseyouthsgoingforthfromCornellUniversityintothisnewtwentiethcenturytoseegreatthingsthatIshallneversee，andtomakethenewtimebetterthantheold。
Duringmylife，whichisnowextendingbeyondtheallottedspanofthreescoreandten，Ihavebeenengagedafterthemannerofmycountrymen，inmanysortsofwork，havebecomeinterestedinmanyconditionsofmenhavejoinedinmanyeffortswhichIhopehavebeenofuse;but，mostofall，IhavebeeninterestedinthefoundingandmaintainingofCornellUniversity，andbythepartI
havetakeninthat，morethanbyanyotherworkofmylifeIhopetobejudged。