That year Harry was a senior, editor-in-chief of the Argus, and member of the track and debate teams.
His contribution to the Argus was a long political and social essay on the rise and fall of various countries concluding with his fervently felt patriotism:
" ... Courage in war, and a love of personal freedom have always been a noticeable characteristic of the American people and this alone has been her dream. It was germinated by oppression, cherished by the liberty-loving people, rocked in the Mayflower and firmly planted on the stern bosom of Plymouth Rock.
We may search the pages of ancient history; we may study the motives of contemporaries, we may prophesy the future of any nation and we will fail to find any with higher ideals, with nobler efforts or with a brighter future than those of the United States, and her dream is Freedom!"
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