Erskiniana [Yearbook] . D Ph < Q < O^1 o Heroes of Peace. ANKIND, from earliest dawn of history down to thepresent time, has lauded and praised those who per-formed heroic deeds, who dared and did beyond theirfellows. It thrills the blood of all of us to see a fellow-bemg thick beset with difficulties and still unconquer-able. Of old, men made the way before mighty Nim-rod, not because he was good and virtuous, but becausehe was heroic and devoid of fear. The heroes of Troy,the Trojan veterans valiant in battle, went down before the more valiant heroesof Hellas and admired the prowess, w
Erskiniana [Yearbook] . D Ph < Q < O^1 o Heroes of Peace. ANKIND, from earliest dawn of history down to thepresent time, has lauded and praised those who per-formed heroic deeds, who dared and did beyond theirfellows. It thrills the blood of all of us to see a fellow-bemg thick beset with difficulties and still unconquer-able. Of old, men made the way before mighty Nim-rod, not because he was good and virtuous, but becausehe was heroic and devoid of fear. The heroes of Troy,the Trojan veterans valiant in battle, went down before the more valiant heroesof Hellas and admired the prowess, while they felt the yoke, of their , although a destroyer of men and nations, yet lives in mens minds as ahero because he planned and executed fearlessly, and that without dependenceon any power save his own strong arm. The American pioneers command theworlds admiration because they, rather than yield to tyranny, faced savagebeasts and more savage men in the untamed wilderness, and made for them-selves and descendants a dwelling-place in a v
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