The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-30

few are charmed with its music. Still the
popular maXims that there Is room at the
top and that on the whole those who win
deserve TO do so are warranted by fact
and experience. Nevertheless this leaves
the surplusage in every profession without
an adequate livelihood. Nor is there any
other set OF people more deserving of COM
passion. They have an ambition 10 do
something that would advance them above
the common walks OF life perhaps TO be
benefactOrs 20 their fellOw-men. They have
an education and tastes that make II al
most impossible for them 10 be content
with the few and lowly things that seem
enough TO the multitudes about them. Yet
they find themselves crowded aside and
out Of the ranks of the profession TO which
they meant TO give all that IS forceful IN
their lives. They are not trained so that
they can turn 10 other pursuits with hope
Of better success. For them 10 make the
attempt at such "A change would be 10
arouse jealousy and i'll remark. What can
they do? In some Of the European coun-
tries it is the educated proletariat that
gives the most concern to the powers that
be. OF these are bred such strange and evil
phantasms as nihilism and anarchy, all
those products OF the imagination and of
hate as threaten to pull down the fabric
of modern civilized society in one common
wreck of both the good and the evil.
QUESTION OF FAILURES.
after all are there, when estimated by
right standard, very many failures in
the learned professions at least in this
country? We need to bear in mind as never
before that success in these walks of life
does not consist in gaining a fortune.
Agassiz said that he had no time to make
money, and no other of his utterances has
been quoted so frequently and with such
warm approval. Why should it be less be-
coming in the mouths of multitudes of
professional men? If you care properly for
! the concerns of your patrons, and If you
keep abreast with the progress OF your
vocation. you Will have little time or
strength OF mind or body lett Tor speCula-
| ton in stocks or for the management OF
what the world calls a business
Even reputation is not essential to sue
! cess j do not mean that a just and noble
| fame is not a thing to be coveted. Mere
nOtOriety any educated man may well de-
/ spse. 1t was recently reported in the
/ newspapers that distinguished teacher
| of biology iN one of our best-knOwn uni
/ versities, whose name and work has been
/ much exploited i'm the newspapers, Is about
10 return TO Germany because the notoriety
| which he cannot escape here is so distaste-
/ full TO him. Whether this be true of him
/ or not, il is expression of a spirit that
/ ought to characterize every professional
man. Let him with contempt leave to the
/ prestidigitator the tricks by which the
/ crowd led to look and wonder during
/ the passing hour. His ambition should be
/ to do the best possible In the vocation 10
which he has cOnsecrated his life, and, If
/ in his power, to advance it beyond what 1T
| was when he entered upon it. If in this
/ him not put it aside as thing of little
/ worth, but if it is withheld let him be con-
| tent to have well performed his part. For
| the success of the professional man con-
| ssts neither in money nor in fame, but in
| the good that he does TO those who commit
! themselves and their interests to his care.
| The lawyer who secures the adminlstra-
/ ton of justice even TO the lowliest the
/ physician who in any of the branches of his
/ profession mitigates suffering, prolongs life
/ and makes of the body filter habtation of
| 4 rff l,a ,fV,suf nf fha VII A
\ really practices the cure of souls, each
| in his place. win for themselves the only
success for which they need greatly to
/ crave, and having won this they need care
/ little for the trials and the disappointments
that fall to their lot by the way
At the conclusion of the address the other
lowed. Mrs. +. w. Neff sang brilliantly
| the soprano solo Thou Brilliant Bird. "
with a flute obligatO by Mr.. MOntani. Mr..
| Nell sang two baritone solos, king
! Charles and when Maud Sings" and
! received a hearty encore The presenta-
/ ton of diplomas followed. DR.. j. \. Hurry,
as president of the board of trustees, made
a few appropriate remarks TO the grad
| yates he handed them in turn the slim
| rolls Of sheepskin which recorded the re-
! ward of work well done. He was assisted
! Messrs. Van VIE, Talbot, Nell and Laut,
accompanied by Charles F. Hansen, sang
cakewalk. Harmony Nose" the audience
was dismissed.
| The graduates received after the exercises
| many congratulations. The audience in
cluded several hundred out-of-town people
| who came from the homes of the young
men in whom they were interested.
THE GRADUATES.
The names of those who were graduated
last evening were: A. Nj. Ashcraft, Perry
| Baldwin c. II. Beer, Clarence Bell, o. L.
Bridge, ]. c. Bright, w. T. BrimacOmbe,
j. A Brokins, c. III. Burrell, Z. M. Push,
! T. Nj. Byrne. V. G. Carter. Homer Clayton,
| Alice b. Connect, j. ]. Deaner c. T.. Err
ven, r. r. France, Z. c. Freese. William
Gabel. Elliott Garrison, A. E. Gilchrist, Ad-
olson Gst, 7. n. CRANBERRY, Gilbert Har-
| ris. II. w. Hathaway, A. W. Held, L. w.
! Henwood, Il. L. Hooker, j. j. Hubbard, a.
l.. Hull A. II. Johnson, +. c. Jones, l.. r.
KILLER, w. ]. Kinder w. l.. Knowles, Ray
! Lamoree NJ. f. Lemon, Albert Low, Ro-
| land Low. Karl ID. Lucas, /. G. Mccoy, j.
! r McGrath A. o. Martin. w. L. Martin,
| George Mason, L. r. Overmeyer. Z. y.
| Perkins, w. l.. Phillips, T. NJ. Riddell J. +.
Rogers c. NJ Shawyer. r. c. Shepherd,
| H. s. Fields. f. V. Shockney. c. j. Snide-
| man. T. Q. Stowen, c. c. Urban. L. f.
| VOyles, Thomas Walsh, c. W. West J. A.
White. James Will, a L. Wilt, l.. II. Writ
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