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The making of a true Veritas Man
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The making of a true Veritas Man
Brave and manly, but also gentle and tender. Practical as well as generous in your ideals. Eyes on the stars, but feet on the ground. These apparent opposites—from a quotation by Theodore Roosevelt—describe a true Veritas Man.
This was the message from Headmaster Hal Hannaford in his June 19 address to the graduating Class of 2019.
“Courage, hard work, mastery and intelligent effort are all essential to a successful life,” Roosevelt said. “Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.”
“We have worked so hard over the past decade to make this VERITAS thing the Selwyn House brand,” Mr. Hannaford said.
“And my wish would be that you take this brand with you. Reflect back upon these lessons. Like Theodore Roosevelt and Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King, like Rabbi Hillel, like Jesus…. Know yourself so that you may be able to believe in yourself.”
The Headmaster then turned to the three keys to happiness in life: friendship, family and kindness. All of these require investments of time and commitment, but these investments reap huge returns, Mr. Hannaford said. That road leads to happiness, which, in turn, “leads to success in any way you would like to measure it.”
