The leader., 1903-06-03
ANNUAL ADDRESS
Delivered by Hon. Thos. Brady, Jr,
Before the Alumnae Association OF
Whitworth Female COLLEGE,
May Is, 1908.
A Blending Of Lofty Sentiments and
Practical SUGGESTIONS.

Practical Suggestions.
Ladies of the Alumn9 Association;
Ladies and Gentlemen.
When | received an invitation
from your talented and accom-
plished president to speak to you
tonight the first thought which
arose in my mind was in the form
of the question, what shall I
say2" In answer to this ques-
ton it was not only natural that l
should consider what would pre-
cede and follow my part of the
program, but that | should also
bear in mind this institution,
which for so many years has been
sending its well-equipped gradu-
ates into all parts of this and other
States. Then | remembered that
should have before me tonight
some of thesmost talented and pro-
gressive of all those representa-
tive alumnae of Whitworth Col
lege, and | became impressed
with the value and importance
of this occasion.
At this suspicious time of re-
union, during this festive day of
re-greeting, the hearts of these
daughters of Whitworth College
are burning with pleasant mem
cries of happy days gone by. We
all realize that it is with the pur-
est delight that you meet each
other, and recall with hearty
laughs the pranks and pleasures
of the old school girl days. These
meetings of your association keep
green in your memories the most
pleasant recolEections Of Your
lives. tt ey are to you the hub
bling springs, the bahbling brooks
in the broken valleys Of the past.
They serve a good purpose, and
are Of value in making you forget
the shadows of your lives, in bind
ing you together more loyalty in
friendship, and in deepening your
sense of gratitude to your Alma
Mater.
Although | realize this value
of your reunion, still the impor-
lance of this occasion presents
another topic more worthy of your
consideration. Since you repre-
sent the most intellectual, pro-
gressive and refined women of the
State, you realize your response
bility as leaders and pioneers ed
HcationalEy, socially ard morally.
therefore, ! wish to speak to you
ton light very simply and candidly
regarding your duties in relation
to your college and to the public
at large. That you owe debt to
your college none will deny. You
recall that you entered this insti-
tuition unframed and undeveloped !;
that you pursued its course of
study, absorbed its social atmos-
phere, and grew strong upon its
wholesome moral food. What
was the result? You were in
tellectually, socially and morally
developed to such an extent as to
make your former social pleasures
SEEM a waste of time, and to
shackle your former mental and
moral limitations. The privi-
leges of student have been yours;
the duties Of an alumna now rest
upon you. The opportunities and
advantages you enjoyed were made
possible to you not only by the
gifts of the founders of the insti-
tuition, but by the thoughts and
efforts of your predecessors.
What others have done for you,
YOU in turn must do for those to
follow after you. Give this col
Iege your best loyalty and love by
giving it your time and money
know of no better way to do reaI
good, to pay the debt you owe
both to the college and to your
fellow sisters not yet educated
than to send students to the col
lege. The best way to open the
college doors to a deserving CIR
is to pay her way here. All ovel
the country ale deserving girl
who look to you for help. Or
ganize the efforts of your associa
ton. institute a small tax, in
crease your funds in other ways
and establish scholarship. Tit
AIumnae Associations of othel
institutions establish scholarships
which are secured by attaining
certain high grade in examination
In this way raise the standard o
work done in the college. Funds
d,ga HpetlId for beautifyino thu