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FAITHFULNESS REWARDED

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The services of a faithful coach to the cause of Harvard Athletics were remembered in the action of the H. A. A. last night when Coach Edward L. Farrell was honored. But there is in that inscription more than mere words. Admiration and honor both find expression in the simple sentence engraved on the medal.

But it was more than the desire to serve the University that prompted "Eddie" Farrell to battle with death while crossing the Atlantic with the stricken trainer, who had for forty years served the cause of sport and sportsmanship so well. There was in that unselfish action of his the spirit that inspires men to things of which they knew not they were capable. And in the recognition of that spirit there is recognition also of that harmony of body, athletics, and the men who teach its laws.

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