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Excerpt from The Centennial Celebration of the Foundation of the University of Maryland In a nation where the applied and industrial capacities of the race have reached such an amazing development as in the United States, there is great danger that Opin ions concerning the Object of human life may become confused. The chief object of human life is then likely to develop into an irresistible tendency towards material acquisition. The Divine Master and the greatest teachers of our race have at all times, and among all nations, impressed upon us the fallacy of this idea. Acquisition is the aim, the sole aim of the exalted ego; it is an individ ual and egotistic tendency; and whilst to a certain extent necessary under the conditions in which the human race is living at present, it is one of the duties of universities to ever and anon uphold the philosophy of high ideals, that morality is self-control and self-conquest and the subordination of individual and personal tendencies beneath and under the forces that tend to elevate the race as a whole. This is effected largely by teaching that we must love that which is good, that which is true, and that which is beautiful, and seek to attain it, not because these things are useful, but for their own sake. 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.