The story of the Hall of fame, including the lives and portraits of the elect and of those who barely missed election Also a list of America's most eligible women . thing is so great a stimu-lant to ambition for high and noble living as coming incontact with other great and forceful lives. One maydo this by personal contact in social, business, or politicalfellowship, or through reading the lives of those who havefinished their earthly career. There is an important sensein which it is true, that the biography of a man is more vitalin its influence and power than was his personality while heliv
The story of the Hall of fame, including the lives and portraits of the elect and of those who barely missed election Also a list of America's most eligible women . thing is so great a stimu-lant to ambition for high and noble living as coming incontact with other great and forceful lives. One maydo this by personal contact in social, business, or politicalfellowship, or through reading the lives of those who havefinished their earthly career. There is an important sensein which it is true, that the biography of a man is more vitalin its influence and power than was his personality while helived. During the life of a public man the world is dividedinto factions concerning him, and he is judged through amist of prejudice and jealousy; but after his death thisgradually clears away, and his career stands out before theworld sharply defined. The power of many men grows, asthe centuries go on, in ever-increasing usefulness. In this volume it has been the purpose of the author,in connection with a brief, concise story of the origin of theHall of Fame, to give as interesting and vivid a picture aspossible within the limits necessary to such a volume, of. THE HALL OF FAME
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