Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-23

come here. So came hcrc tonight TO In
sist upon the fullest recognition ofthe rela-
tion bear to the university, and ~ cx plot
my new found honor. [IAughter.l But,
mcmbering what Cornell has donc for the
advancement Of tho best interests Of the
state and the nation, ] am entirely cured Of
any vanity as to my own share In IL, and
am willing TO rest my presence here solely
upon tho lame of the University and the
merits Of the occasion.
Speaking of the nation, find that In the
grant Of federal aid, which so largely as
sisted In the foundation of tho institution,
u was provided that special pains are 10 he
devoted To this promotion OF agriculture
and the mechanic arts. In the charter
granted by tho state. l find q precisely
similar provision, and the further require
ment that admission should be free, upon
the smallest reasonable paymenp to All
alike without regard 10 previous condi-
tion. These facts moan that the education
of the people in agricultural and mechan-
icai arts Is a proper subject for gov
ernment aid. There Is also rccogni-
tion of tho fact that the good
of tho nation and the state is subserved by
the education of all the people, without
regard to rank or class. They recognize
the fact that the people arc the rulers of the
land and that their education In the surest
safeguard for the progress and prosperity
of tho nation. But this assistance rendered
Dy the STATE exactS u compensation III tne
way Of good citizenship. Those who
accept these benefits incur an obligation to
the nation and the state that can neither be
avoided nor compromised. IL Ia an obli-
CATION TO realize the duty of citizenship, to
inform themselves ON public questions,
and to perform political duties with n
purpose 10 secure the welfare of the entire
country
Your diploma Is evidence not alone of the
fact of your graduation, but also of the fact
that you owe service to the nation.
OF this the alumni of Cornell should at all
times be proud, for everywhere, If true to
duty, they are among the foremost ranks
in the noble labor of achieving the grand
and ultimate destiny of the freest and best
nation tho world has ever seen. IL they
still owe allegiance To the state of New
York their pride should be increased, for
they will be working for the good of the
grandest common wealth in all that tho
nation can nNmber. So. in the state and in
the nation, you wear badge Of good citi-
zcnship that was put upon you in the halls
of Cornell.
Concerning the affection due from you
to tho university, 1t is unnecessary for me
To say how much to your alma mater you
owe of reverence and love, but let me leave
with you ono thought. That IL, that you
| cannot honor your alma mater more than
| by keeping n live, active and sober appre-
hension at all times of the duty you owe to
| the nation, to the state and TO the unver-
sity.
President Adams answered for " the
| University" and Stewart j.. Woodiord, in
| response to Ezra Cornell" made n speech
about Grover Cleveland, with some casual
| references to Mr.. Cornell, and wound vi
| with tho hope that the alumni would
"never be ashamed of being citizens, never
be ashamed of being partisans, and nevoI
| forget that the successful party of tht
future will be the one that works for tn,
advancement of the true interests OF The
nation"