Excerpt from Address by Rear Admiral Austin M. Knight, U. S. N., June 7th, 1916, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts The preparedness of which I mean to Speak is that type and measure of preparedness which you need as individuals to fit you for the tasks awaiting you beyond the threshold which you cross to-day Degrees The efficiency of which I Speak is the personal effi ciency Wth it is your duty to yourselves as well as to the world to bring to bear upon every task that comes to you as a part of, your contribution to the world's well - being. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.