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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISIONBIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET\n\nORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD  \nRoproductions may not be made without permisslon trom Columbia University Libraries.              \n## RESTRICTIONS ON USE:\n\nTECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA  \n35mmREDUCTION RATIO:          9:/  \nIMAGE PLACEMENT:IA  \nDATE FILMED:                    8.1-9INITIALS:         B   \nTRACKING\\#:                                                                                              25894  \nFILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA.  \n# The BusinessBeing a Father\n\nAn address byJOHN D.RoCKEFELLER,JR.  \nPRINCETON UNIVERSITY  \nCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES  \nThis book is due on the date indicated below.or at the  \nexpiration of a definite period after the date of borrowing,as  \n\n| The Business  \u003Cbr>of Being a Father  \u003Cbr>An address by  \u003Cbr>JOHN D.RoCKEFELLER,JR.  \u003Cbr>Delivered on behalf  \u003Cbr>of Fathers of Princeton Undergraduates  \u003Cbr>at the GeneralMeeting on Alumni Day,  \u003Cbr>February 22,1927   |\n| --- |\n\nprovided by the library rules or by speclal arrangement with  \nthe Librarian in charge.  \n\n| DATE BORROWED   | DATE DUE   | DATE BORROWED   | DATE DUE   |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | MAR210   | 4   |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| C28(747)M100   |  |  |  |\n\nThree Refections of a FatherMade in the Hope That TbeyMay Be Suggestive to OtherFatbers  \n0  \n\"The business of being a parentcannot safely be transferred.”  \n\"If we zwant our boys to take aworthy part in the world's zwork,we must be their example.”  \n\"In business we do not want menwoho just barely hold douon the job.We want men who not only do theday's work,but zwho are constantlylooking for opportunities to makethemselves more helpful.Shall webe satisfed with less and withlower standards for our sons?How can we expect that their idealswill be high if our ideals for themare low?”  \n061b1.02  \n# The Business of Beinga Father\n\nR.CHAIRMAN,Mr.Presi-dent,members of the Prince-ton family:It is difficult tofollow as a speaker the President of theSenior Class and Senior Council(JosephPrendergast),especially when he hasmade so creditable a name for himselfnot only on the campus but in the outsideworld as well.  \nAs I look over this large audience Iam reminded of a story told about theGovernor of a western state who hadjust been installed in his new office.Ithappened that he was invited to makehis first speech as Governor,in a statepenitentiary.He began in true campaignstyle by addressing his hearers as “Fel-low citizens.”But immediately realiz-  \ning that they had all forfeited their citi-zenship,for the time at least,he becameembarrassed,undertook to correct him-self,and finally blurted 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