Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-26
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upon the surface of sfill water, lhe
lives of mnltitndes may feel The
influence of the event This epoch
cheers and brixhtens ten homes. II
has important significance for your
city. II 10 tangible evidences that The
yon sre nourishing your educational
Interests. Let w be grateful for the
ten, but when We think Of the many
Who. having the same advantages,
might have sat here with them. can
ne refrain from repeating The lam
entafion: The saddest words Of
tongue or pan are these: II might
have been. ~
Mr.. sfIadley then related how Bar
boa from q summit or the Andes
mountains first ~ what n nov
known as the Pacific ocean. The
celebrated discoverer could see much
Of the UNEMPLOYED cxpanse that lay
70 the vest ri the graduates can
of the revelations that life has In
store for Them. Balboa could see
the broad sweep of water but he
did not know Of the innumerabie II.
lands that dotted It's surface. or the
strange peoples that Inhabited them.
or the wonders that lay beyond. In
d manner not entirely dissimilar the
youth with noble purpose. pure de-
sire. holy ambition. stands upon the
threshold of life and wonders what
the future has In store for him. His
aspirations may be most iandable.
but they are indefanite. He may
think that he coyets the best gifts
and Is willing To make great efforts
70 obtain them. but rs yet he has not
had sufficient experience 10 be able
10 correctly Judge Of values. ID
Mr.. Hadley followed this ilustra'
tion mp by asserting that as great
discoveries were guided largely by
the experience of former explorers
50 the young man may profitabiy
turn his view backwards. and from
what he beholds he may derive some
guiding principles for the future. His
knowledge or history enables him to
glance backwards over four ihous.
and years or more, and view some
problems involved In the evolution Of
present civilization. The speaker
then dwelt upon the struggles Of the
people of various nations for their
freedom and the necessity OF high
intellectually In solving the social
problems OF the day MS they arise.
He then referred To some Or the
striking examples Or the self made
man, how they sprang into fame
through their talents acquired by
hard work. and among them he men
toned Booker r. Washington.
Mr.. Hadley next took up the sub
iects OF vocation and character. In
the selecting Of q career he stated
that Il should be done with careful
consideration and emphasized the ne
cessity III conscientious work. He
said that character was a valuable
asset and should ever be kept in the
foreground. He then endeavored tc
explain the true meaning Of charac
ter. which as DR.. =. B. Bryan puts II:
What b does. ones work, settles
down over him like q plaster or paris
cast, or all through him like the iron
in his blood. and 80 1t comes 10 ID
that q person Is az large rs the
work he does.s
young ladies' and young gentle
men" Nh. Hadley said a. he turn
ed facing the graduating class, per
init me to very briefly summarize
what ! have endeavored TO say. Ever
now on the threshold Or life, Won have
already accomplished q very credit
able work and your. friends are
proud Of You. BY faith only can YOU
evsa dinly penetrate the future:
HE holds III store for you larger
spheres of action than YOU now sus
pect you win be called upon to
mee< great crises Just as your prede,
cesbors have been called to do: great
|fntellectual ae>uisitions always ante
date friumpks III the material Of
scientific wori1p: In successful life
there q no Substitute for work. the
kind Of work one follows exerts