Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-09

I'VE are urged 10 day 10 invest our
money In the undeyeloped mines Of the
territory. But | SAY invest your money
In the undeyeloped lives OF the territory.
Investment la mines may pay a good
dividend, but investment in young men
and women will pay far better and then
YOU need have 10 fear Of the mines.
Money spent in education must not be
regarded as wasted. but as invested. I'D
ucati0n Is the shaft we sink for our chill
dren that they may delye In the mine OF
truth and bring forth treasures new and
old.
"Onr gr~andtathers were satisfied TO
travel at the rate OF ten miles an hour
while VT are not satisfied with sixty.
our grandiathers may have been obliged
to be- satisfied with the three Rs; our
sons will not bs-cannOt be. Ga the
doors OF our great factories we often see
a sign. Men wanted II takes no pro
phetlc vision, ~ we stand on the thresh
old, to read on the door posts Of the TWEEN
tieth century. that same legend. Men
waoted.' Not the John l.. Sullivan type,
with brutal physique, bull dog jaw. bull
neck and low morals; bnt men who. while
strong In body, have large brains and big
souls. The body. mind and soul must be
equipped. and trained In the use OF that
equipment. for the tremendous RESPONSE
biiities OF the intense life of the twenti.
eth century.
eve must remember that white we be
long TO the nineteenth century and may
have bean equipped for Its responsible.
ties. our children will be the men and
m OF the twentieth century. with Its
add d burdens and requirements. For.
a. the nineteenth century was In nd
vance OF the eighteenth century In its
demands requisite for success, 80 will the
twentieth century be- 10 advance over the
ninetesnth-only more so"
in concluding the speaker stated that
the occasion reminded him OF a time a
few years ago when he attended the com
mencement exercises OF Denison univer.
city in Ohio The PRESIDENT of the college
and william Mckinley. now president OF
the United States, both delivered adj.
dresses. At the conclusion OF the exer
cises n number OF announcements for
the coming year were made by the presi-
dent. and one OF these created the great
est display Of enthusiasm that had been
witnessed during the entire day. A phi.
lanthropic gentleman had given 10000
for the erection OF a science hall, and 10
connection with this the further n
nouncement wss made that u former
professor OF the college. than whom no
other professor In its halls had ever en-
loved greater popularity with the stu
dent body, would return TO take charge
Of the work In the new science hall
With this announcement cheer after
cheer went no from the students.
The hall was built, but before II was
completed the professor who was TO have
had charge OF IL WA taken sick with a
dread disease, and like Moses on Noun,
Pisgah, was only permitted to Get
the structure which had been In.
tended for him, but which he wa
never allowed to possess. God had othel
work for him TO do" said Mr., Kline,
land took this method OF breaking uI
his close associations with that old col
lege. He came to New Mexico and re-
covered his health and sits before yOJ
this evening the hOnOred president Of
your university" The earnest and el0
quent words OF the speaker as they
welled from his heart, found responsiv,
chords In the breasts Of his hearers ant
nIaca in ohio waa renaated hare Tn,
warm and snItrv weatbar of tha eyenine
made vigorous exercise Of any kind disa
greeable and the audience had been re-
markedly parsimonious with its spplans,
Tor m A~ihno,arona 70 Rn