"The Cap and Gown" by Charles Reynolds Brown is a collection of writings giving advice to college students in the early 1900s. The book looks closely at what college students experience, mainly focusing on the challenges they meet as they grow and learn in university. It's like a guide for young men starting college, pushing them to make smart decisions, act responsibly, and understand how education can help them build their character and career. The beginning of the book feels thoughtful, talking about how important a student's first year of college is, comparing this time to the starting inning of a baseball game, pointing out the stress and the chance to either do well or stumble. The author brings up ideas about freedom, responsibility, and forming good habits, while also warning about the temptations and things that can pull students off track in college. Brown tells students to think carefully about what they choose, like what they study, who they become friends with, and what they believe is right, because these early choices will majorly affect their future.
The Cap and Gown
By Charles Reynolds Brown
Discover how young men navigated the freedoms and responsibilities of college life in the early 20th century, facing temptations and striving to build character for a successful future.
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About the AuthorCharles Reynolds Brown was an American Congregational clergyman and educator, born in Bethany, W. Va. He graduated at the University of Iowa in 1883 and studied theology in Boston University. He lectured at various times at Leland Stanford, Yale, Cornell, and Columbia universities, and was pastor of the First Congregational Church at Oakland, Cal., from 1896 to 1911. In the latter year he became dean of the Yale Divinity School.
Charles Reynolds Brown was an American Congregational clergyman and educator, born in Bethany, W. Va. He graduated at the University of Iowa in 1883 and studied theology in Boston University. He lectured at various times at Leland Stanford, Yale, Cornell, and Columbia universities, and was pastor of the First Congregational Church at Oakland, Cal., from 1896 to 1911. In the latter year he became dean of the Yale Divinity School.
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