The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-28

persor vSsdoea on you- part. II is not -
much a fartato-sal scholarship as IoIty
and r,asssrf1f leadership. that VIII Dfans
ire University Of Warrington into the
cio<est ay mps.hl@s with the people. Tne
Influence OF university Is tco often sup
posess TO end us direct relations Ssts IN:
school room. Bur II rests with you ara
10 those who come after you. to establish
s. dir4r; relationship OF the state uniy@r-
sty with the highest life OF the Eats.
zifh the highest attainmenfs TO the arts
ffs1nsflp ssith The hssrnss Of fhe people
fnat rsse University Of Washington wiz
become g household word. and the face OF
place where nor only liberal education can
b. attained bar from which shall radias =
thar spirit % higher patriotism that de-
pands for its maintenance upon a cheer
fui intelligent horne life The classic
Greek IDEAL conceived the child as an In.
ssra,nent Of tas state reared and educated
BY the state. apart from home and par.
enss. The Roman had no conception 81
life beyond ire glory 0f Rome: 10 THIS was
slbiwgaisd tFfe individual life and the nap
pinsss OF the family. |, remains for the
thts conception Of life. AMI TO fix in the
FninGs Of men that larger conception thas
nation exists for the liberty OF the in
divsdasi and ihr s8nriity Of The hearth
stone. A homeless man cannot DC good
patriot.
a child demands more sympathy and
love than a mature person WIN ri1furi-
IS comes power ~ Independence. But
though nct demanded. this element or life
Il az much needed for maturity as Tor
childhood. Too often Is the young man
because bis personality IL neglected by ms
teacher. Especially Is this trae in the
higher institutions. whose faculty II COM
posed Of experts and specialists. whose
minds are shoIly buried within their spec
isi subjects, Each man grows 10 feel that
iife eenters. In his department ]! be.
CONT u1idtly enlarged in his mind and
zilu,s ous the values of other lines OF
thought. His efforts are bent upon the
mastery .sf his subject rs the end or HE,
rather than as a means to higher NE
The expanded value Of the hook shuts
from view hIae value OF the boy. Heart
life IL not developed, The pupil graduates
with honor. n rounded. symmetrical, solid
character. hut Ike the statue OF granite.
ne cannot respond TO the higher impulses
Of humanity Perfers in parts, he is I'M
able TO lmpart his projections 70 nis TEL
Iowa because he has not the higher life
and light which speaks beyond the power
of words. No doubt anfagonisu Is rising
in many minds against any criticism upon
specialization. This il an age OF special
nornic proposition, division of abor Is in
harmony with the highest material prog
sess. as a pedagogical proposition, depart
mental teaching surely develops the most
thorough scholarship.
In the middle ages the leaders Of men
broke over The walls erected by pr!estcrart
the classics froni the monasteries. and
made them common possession for all
who desired 10 learn. A little later, when
the world seemed to be Embedded IN The
sdaals derived from Greek and Latin civil
ization. there arose one who again lifted
humanity ont from it, incrusla tion. ohde
mankind to look and sse and thrnngh the
God-given senses. To come into closer touch
with nature and natures God. u was
Francis Bacon who led the revolt against
cta~sicigns. and gave TO men Il philosophy
.fxt. ~
cry Al A Sill later date, when schoiars
seemed to base MI education 90 meta
physical basis when II seemed az II we
could close our eyes and reason out orr
destiny, without the study Of environment
and relations. John Locke gave us 4 new
philosophy upon the other extreme basis
that of material sensation We need not
accept all OF mis- Views In order TO rive
nins the honor OF leading modern thought
10 the conception that mind and body
should he educated together. and that
physical environment has most largely TO
do with mental requirement. CoHlins
nearer 10 our own time. We find men de-
voted 10 the heari deyslopmene OF s'a,
classic thought: they accepted methods or
lnsesticafiom set on foot By Francis ba-
con: they believed 10 John toeke,s system,
Of education through the senses: but their
IDEAL involved more than any OF these Tor
IL comprised the harmonious and uniform
growth OF body, mind and heart
.'Your IDEAL. my student friends: sfpuid
recognizes the CRYING need OF equal oppor-
funity for all men. In the process OF go
clal evolution. II rests with yon 10 SET an
which now a-tuateg humanity. that what
seems great in the past deeds 81 men ana
nations. will shrink into inslgniitcance
when compared with the enlarged concep-
ton of the brotherhood OF man.
This address was followed hy perform
ancs on the pianofo~te by Miss May Pot
vim, She played Liszt's Polcnaise. anc Tor
an encore Jensen's "Murmuflng Zephyrs.
Those prssef.t would apparently nave oeen
glad TO have remained much longer under
the spell Of Miss Potvins playing, and the
recall was most enthusiastic.
Regent Wiiey's Remarks.
.Remarks'' by John Wiley should have
received more ambitious title as the re-
gent really delivered an address that VIII
he long remembered by the students and
others who wero present. The burden or
the address was warning against strong
drink, and the force Of the speakers utter
ancss WAS worthy of the subject. tie spoke
nf the broad domain Of nature on wntch
the graduates were about 10 enter This
was an age of universal labor, ne SAID,
with specialists In everything.
aAhove all" he exclaimed. avoid ,iissi-
ration shun strong drink as you would
the deadly upas tree. Natures laws are
sm,ntfahis and inevita bly, VIII evil results
attend those who stapify the mind ana s'l-
ss the conscience Build up character
which shall he n defense Against s1u' eu.
fn!eS. Character liko wealth. belongs 70
.sIn, who creates II. BE AMBITIOUS t"r hoii.
orahi.- ambition Is necessary Tor success.
The strongest utterance OF the spe'Nt'
MAS when he said:
.,rh. maxim. Everything comes to him
who watts has lost its force. IL should
h.,s 'Nnthing comes TO him who waits
lr YOU want anything. go after TX ana gel
IL"
The applause greeting this declaration
showed that it's force WAS appreciated.
Mr. Wiley recited with dramatic vigcr
a s.leciieF from sir Walter Seott's Lady
af the Lake" descriptive ef the scene be
tween King James and Douglas. when
the latter vas eheered by the multitude
which had erSiwhiie shouted for King
James 10 show the changefalness OF pub
lie opinion.
~, no, he swsyed by the ciamor of a
mob" sasd Mr. Wiley. nor attempt 20
ride "she wavs of public opinion" The
Importance Of tn. sstlo, Was next touch
.s;i ,tpon lie characterized The casting OF
an indifferent or ignorant ballot as GRIM
insl NO man Is u patriot" he said,
who remains indifferent to his country's
needs rusn the STERN breaks. 10 not
forget that YOU owe al YOU are aGd all
YOU hope sa be 20 the condition 81 which
that flag pointing to the stars and
stripes is the emblem"
Comforting of Degrees.
The comforting ~ the degrees was grace
fully done ny President F.9s arsiS. the
graduates as each degree vas called
stepping TO the platform ami receiving
the roig Of parchment representing their
struggles and triunphs since entering the
university. The degrees were awarded as
follows: