The Washington times., 1902-06-17
Mr.. SHAW'S ADDRESS.
Secretary of the Treasury Gives Advice
TO Students.
Mr.. Shaw said in part:

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These are graduates from q business
college. I feel somehow that the bur-
den of their support and education rests
on them. / have learned to give all
young people starting out in life this
advice: I don't care what you do
This NAV seem to be cold advice
to give them. But / may also add. I
don't care what you do, so long as you
do it better than it is being done to-
day
THE world is not doing its work very
well even yet. There are many peda-
gogues, but few teachers; there are a
large number of doctors. but few physi-
clans; there are great many store
keepers. but few merchants. 1t doesn't
make so much difference, l say, whgs
these young people do. SO long as they
do it well.
When you start out in life and look
about you for a place, people will tell
you that everything is full. 1t seems
as though you might as well go out and
die. But let me tell you that in every
town in the United States today there
is a chance for every young man and
woman CT education who can do some
thing better than it is commonly being
done
People get an education elsewhere
than in school. Some people don't know
what an education is. Some other peo-
pie think they have a fine education
when they haven't anything. To get
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grind them, analyze them-learn what
is in them. To know a mere fact is
not an education. You must develop
mental grasp. You must develop self
reliance. The trouble with our schools
is that they eonfne learning to a mere
memorizing. That is not education.
81 have said sometimes that / would
go a thousand miles to find the man who
died from overwork. There are a
great many lazy people in this world. |
"A Senator told me one day of hav-
ing called on Phil Armour by appoint
ment. He found him sitting in chair
eating his lunch, getting shaved, and
debating to a steDographer. Such is
the price men pay to have their names
written around the world.
You are entering into a more in
tense competition, boys. than your
cation. II is well to remember that.
1T is a great thing TO have good an
cestors. You must be careful of that |
'I wish these boys and girls knew
the possibilities wrapped up within /
them ! knew a fellow who did wake |
up. He was a day laborer at nineteen |
years of age. He lost his right hand
by the premature discharge of a cannon, |
and also lost all of his left hand ex-
cept his thumb. While awaiting recov-
cry, he awoke to a realization of the |
fact that he had his living TO make.
He set about getting an education, which
he got and is now called Judge He
is also the president of a wealthy bank.
You are gcinG into the best world
that ever was. world that is grow
ing better / wish you all possible sue
cess The standards of manhood ana
wornanhood are higher now than in the
days OF your fathers.
You must be honest in your methods
and clean in your lives or you viii go
down instead Of up.
Again. say God bless you
Diplomas Conferred By MI Ross.
In accordance with tiaie-honored GUS
tom. Commissioner Ross conferred the
diplomas as Mr.. Davis called the gradu-
ates forward.
The enthusiasm attending the award
ing Of the sheepskins was at times un-
bounded Everyone received trcmen- |
deus ovation. Particularly did the au-