Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-09
ADDRESS TO GRADUATES.


Moses Thatcher, delivered today, a
the commencement exercises" Of th'
Unlversity Of Utah;
To the Graduates Of tho University o
Utah.
Ladies' and Gentlemun, Friends-
Through Invitation OF your distin
guished committee ofarrangements fol
this University commencement day,
have the honor b address you. Tn,
honor Ia esteemed Az the more highly,
being, Rs I am, an admirer Of al
vauced aud thorough scholastic ttain'
ing, In the line Of higher education.
Through your own efforts, directed
/ by proficient Instructors and aided by
the advantages Of which you sre heir
In this great, progressive and free
country, your names are now Inscribed
on tho roll Of honor--tho scroll Of thu
University OF Utah. Hereafter, the
path you trend should grow brighter
| aud brighter until the perfect day.
And while you may expect flowers TO
arise up behind you, rather than be-
strewn before you, yet the helds In
which you may become eminent and
useful, appear 10 me limitless.
Within the scope NJ truth, embracing
tho immu'ahle laws Of God, shall We
not Ind the beginning and end, II
there 20 an end, OF all true education?
Universities eau confer degrees upon
you and aiilx TO your names honorable
titles. A proper ambition for dis.
tinctlon II commendahle, and work
may be said 10 embrace genius, which
carver inches, high ON the column Of
human glory; but we should not forget
that modesty and humility are moro
potent for good than am billion and
pride.
The development OF the intellect
alone II insuill Client. The training Of
the head and the guiding VI the
hand, without the cultivation VI the
heart, are DANGEROUS.
Intellectual giants aud moral dwarfs
should never DO yoked.
The primal motives Inspiring the ac-
tons Of men seem not numerous. A
desire that children may gain fame II
too frequently the only Ia spring mo-
i've, prompting parents 10 educate
their children; aud yet the history Of
the past clearly Indicates that garlauis
OF glory have been made for those who
have killed, rather than for those who
have saved, men.
When, upon occasion, the attention OF
Napoleon was called 10 the fearful de--
tructlon Of his regiments, that awful
cyclone OF war, replied without emo
ton, "you cannot make an omelette
without breaking n few cgga.' From
that moment We may date his fall, aud
his naughty pride ended In exile and
death.
. How different the life and mission Of
the lowly NAzaTlne. "lou have seen
those that have apresred the embodi.
ment Of goodness, In whose presence
was n magical, Irresistible attraction.
Have they not seemed TO you like an
oasis In the desert, green AMI fertile
spots In the barren waste2 You have
sighed TO be like them-Rs good anu
beautiful" You eau he n only you
make the necessary effort; you can
aiorn your soul with such grace, and
make your life 40 attractive, that you
can carry with you wherever you 40,
an indescribable charm. Shall we not.
therefore, prize highly every opportun.
NY for doing good; and are not good
deeds unfadipg Jewels, with which we
may adorn our souls? Lot no act OF
ours east remorseiul shadows around
us.
We really live only rs we grow
nObler and better, only aA the heart adj
vances and ohsrlshes that which Ia
pure and good do we move ON towards
the peace and repose Of ultimate vic.
tory. Fix your standard high aud bow
not 10 tho prejudlces, whims anu
fashions OF others. Make truth your
motto mud the path Of duty tho path OF
pleasure.
Temptations may assail, pride and
vanity may allure you, but 10 each turn
deaf ear. lI,ath the very appear.
anco Of iniqulty and turn not Into for
hidden ways. You are now lust form
ing character. Model II, as fair ~ you
may, after Him who, whito.rohed, stood
upon Oliyet aud spakc as man had
into tue fabric, goodness, chastity,
nobility, humility, purity, ever scorn'
ing q mean, unjust or ungenerous act.
Avoid the influence OF the weak and
the wicked, Danish hatred, utter no
word Of guile. do no act OF deceit; 30
shall you gain the victory over
yourselves, darkness, death and the
grave. Seek earnestly to gain the
confidence and love Of those who know
you hest, then shall you receive the
comm ndations Of those afar OIL. he
like IL dritei Snow on the mountain
top; standing forth spotless, chRste
monuments Of Gods nOblest work,
pure aud holy, with hopes unscorched
by the hot breath Of lust, and cheeks
unfurrowed by crime.
Were acquainted with each OF YOU
Intimately, 1 think | might thereby
clearly Indicate who have been your
teachers, for intuItivoly, you have
learned from them, infection, gesture,
method anu mode. The flash Of the
eye, the smile OF the lip, a shrug OF the
shoulders, y gesture of commentator,
each has made impressions upon the
tablets Of memory. As you go forth
As teachers, do not therefore forget that
your influence among children shall
he IN you may viii it-pOtent Tor good
or evil. Learn to live Tor others, and
the good that you eau DO. Make no blot,
mar no page, for the souls Of children
are as white paper in the hands OF the
instructor. "lIe who exercises control
by means VI his virtues, may he com.
pared 10 the north polar star, which
keeps Us place anu nll stars turn to.
ward n, $50 hath declared the great
Chinese philosopher, Confnoius. We
cannot fall to recognize In that sen.
tence, ~ beautifully expressed, the
prominence given, 1900 years ago, to
yirtuOus acts. How clean cut, clear
and profound, is that iar-reaohiug
thought thus spontaneously paying
tho highest tribute 10 virtue, which has
been, Is, and forever must he the true
foundation for Just RULE Nir,uo-"the