The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-10-19
WAROE TALKS
TO COLLEGE BOYS
fragedian COmmends Them to
Shakespeare.
"A GUIDE AND PHILOSOPHER"
IAN ENGLISHMAN WITH AMER
ICAN IMPROVEMENTS"
"A GUIDE AND PHILOSOPHER

4 To Shakespeare the pupils of All Hal
lows college were yesterday afternoon
advised by Frederick Warde might
they look for true guide to upright
manhood and citizenship. for solace in
their sorrow, for assurance in their
anxiety and for philosophy and ms
truction at all times.
In his Lessons from Life. =" the great
tragedian, IAN Englishrnan with Amer
lean Improvements" he styled himself
found his text in the sentiment ex-
pressed in Henry WIZ by Cardinal
Wolsey: Let all the ends thou aim st
at be thy cOUntry's, Thy Gods. and
truths then if thou fall'st, o Crom-
Wen, thou fall'st blessed martyr"
Mr.. Warde related an incident i'm
which he and the late President McKin-
ley had been principals, and during
which the latter referred TO this senti-
ment of Wolseys in a manner that in
dicated, as the speaker noted that
Mckinley did not hesitate To- take his
motto in life from the works of William
Shakespeare"
MI. Warde impressed upon his youth
full hearers the fact that in this age of
opportunity and advantage there is no
limit to the heights which they might
achieve. Education was free, was de-
MED to none. The free education sys-
tenn of this country he characterized as
the brightest jewel in the republican
crown of this American democracy"
Young Americas Debt.
But, boys, remember" he said. You
owe something TO your country for this
gratuitous education. You owe. first.
submission to the laws of your country.
laws made by your forefathers for. your
best interests; second, or perhaps. first.
you owe loyalty TO the Stars and
stripes; and, third, you should be filed
with sense of nobIesse oblige.
You know there is a big army of or
dinaries' in this world. but what the
world wants, what your country wants.
Is eXtraordinaries. Be able to do and
achieve something above mediocrity.
Think what has been accomplished
IN the 400 years since Columbus discov-
cred that little island down somewhere
near the Bahamas. From the wilderness
has sprung and developed the most sue
cessful republic in history II rs vour
duty to continue the work which has
been so ably begun. Remember that
Rome and Greece fell into Oblivion
after reaching the acme of achieve
ment Now we find where once they
stood, ruins and walls and creeping
things. The plans and foundations of
this country have been laid 1t is for
you boys to build the superstructure.
We are ever breaking away from
conservatism. In the east A bloody
war is in progress. Russia is falling
back from 'nothin and nobody So
called fifty years ago.
How Kuropatkin Retreats.
"Kuropatkin today is making a mas
tefful retreat from Mukden, and the
farther from Mukden he gets the better
he VIII enjoy himself From this war
we can learn that liberty of thought
and freedom Of act today are factors in
the future The most perfect specimens
OF civilization have come through cru
cibieS OF the past. Abraham Lincoln
no man has left a dearer or sweeter
name-no man achieved more for him
self than did this man of poor advan-
tsSes.
Now. boys, let me give you some
advice: am 80 years old. l have ch4i-
dren and grandchildren. For thirty
eight years l have been travelling. have
peth before the public as an actor
Nine has been a mimic life-a life OF
many simulations. BY stimulation. ms
end has been TO teach the lessons OF
reality Ny advice:
Lay foundations for the future now
by the acquisition of knowledge beng
conveyed by your teachers On these
foundations, form and place a resolu-
ton to accomplish something to al
vantage 10 Yourself and of good 10
your country. Whatever walk of life
YOU ch0osc-some OF you Will choose
the bar, some Will be drawn to the sea.
others viii say i want to be a mill
tary man. while others will till the soil
Whatever walk Of life you choose. I
say, 1t matters nOt-only accomplish
something for country. for civilization
and for self. 1t will be only the ilIsi
Payment of debt 10 your mother coun-
try for the opportunities and advan-
tages which she has so freely given
you.
Boys don't lose enthusiasm. They
say Americans are mercenary. Well.
everybody is mercenary. am myself
have TO be-or 1 couldn't pay nv
hotel bill Boys, boast of your coun-
Try Never was a time in the world