New-York tribune., 1906-06-18
DIR. FAUNCE ON WE4LTH.
attacks Tendency to Pat 1t First
Condemns Muck-RakerS.


president OF Brown University preached the annual
baccalaureate sermon to-day to the hundred
students who Will be graduated from the various
departments Of the university on Wednesday. The
cTov,5e5 The seniors Of the college and of Penn
broke Hall. the women's department. marched
Inortarboards and gowns.
Thou hast thought that the gift of God may be
purchased with money" text from Acts viit
=, was chosen by President Faunce for his bacca-
laureate sermon. He said. IN part:
Z 1t be the function Of commencement time to
ners ana IasetniTy II II De Its purpose TO search
and Try our life and recall US TO ideal standards
llon. We men Of the twentieth century have mag
iUeI too often that success is matter of financial
t er Ttas md fHaf the tSi-gs 1ba3 aIe e
ceuent are knocked off to the highest bidder
Many unles we have seen such standards applied
phazizasy the bread and butter studies but of
4ui.eiig all efforts upon an unworthy foundation;
on sound business principles but where the noblest
were were me oal9y question regarding any study Is
have simply converted, or rather perverted, educa-
ton into trade
FIRST NEED NOT MONEY
5 T9 3s5 @ nse& fot} qt @ college is meyer % money H The
the tGcler IN SURVIVING them; i the r3ir need IS Is
wise. visilant honest administration, and the last
need is financial resources. Everywhere wealth
IS needed; everywhere Il is subordinate Money
cannot buld a university. The most enduring as
sets are invisible. When Brown University had
total endowment oe $Sl.Sl9 she had Francis Way
lana. ~ hen BoTaoln had no laboratories she had
mortar, put the men. that make the college
This tdea Of wealth as the source of ali success
athletics, where we have seen in the last ffteen
years me full dominance Of commercial methods.
The Greeks who. are told, were as far beyond
rs in some things are beyond the American
Goes any American city school. he al<s
saw no connection whatever between athletic vic
open 10 every, man who loved his country. were
t5 TicI6 Tr @ rsso1s sF'ilGe' sna the reward Of
imagine that by hiring men Of sinew to come 10
ietc life? athletic Hessians never vet bTot AN
permanent growth in numbers, fame or character
The . same TrinciP,e applies in all public service
BY mastery Of our @ 5o m sf so So se @ 2l3g9 Of power?
5y genuine understanding Of the social and indus
n speaking and actng the truth? These metbo5s
y-esa,,, SOW and Ineffective to the
thinks ass Of Clay and Webster Sar1ff ann s,,15e ne
No. '-l .." i.ey would not elect Sunday school
medium ,- ,.4r,Is - nan hn1"s Of one universal
can recognize lie believes that none tails y
rauches tle eIecfarare ~ ~ 'tIer h words ne de
5esisator, takes advantage OF the Ignorance Of ~
iniaisTa3t of the cupid-v Of the rural voter e15 @
And when he has secured il he V9es III pqSiton
MAJ The nation has rated him at his true Value -1
'&UcI-RAKEs" a TINDRANCE.
tfesilenl talnce continued 10 point out the same
principles iH business life the pursuance OF rbicb
principles resulted in q coarsening Of rrors1 4ta
'Ae iadidg oat Of faith in man and God and The
slo" reduction of al standards 10 one sor5l7 Iaa,
lie said further: e'
The events Of Tho last twelve months b.,.o t
l.-., --I3 lt-as-aHHl1E American idss1e ~
success .n -te i is true thar the reform 5ee ~
ia-#iF L4H1et-I -E rnn literature Of s,r.,s,,-5 -,
tHtltHel lHi precisely The same uurrosae az, -
tl-L.i It-SeS which t lays bare When seneatfor,ai
s-t'is exploit the eEIlOlteTs there Is M, ,e5't
n zen a.i hI..n-S# men denounced ~ -,,tIt1
lf-ii- ila real criminal re1ioes in his s.,ftI- .I
-a- IN spite gf temporary hiudrances The GOOD
WORK goes Cn-the work Of bringing enre+,. ..
iaee Wlth, the conditions which society iiseig ~.
-e%leli ne work Of seeing Ihfu-s as fbs,- a-a q
-eosef and ONCE and store, IN railroad ana -
ana packing house, national seIf-sr,Trai -
1LeiL t-al we may learn whether we are frfa5 ae
'ngIsL~ Tor the moral and Industrial leader
have we forgotten that in other ages ,ba o,f-- -.
goo We're supposed 10 be purchased Nv y,S-,-.
lallg-s Tor It's art and architecture and cFi,,si
.-o-.Iy, iaen embraced voluntary p0verrv [,i+b 1i
seek wealth We F7npIjeL e,rlo.Sciilt,I Iley now
I-Hte grown literally afraid 10 be Door we 7aS-t-a
- '-s No elttlS 10 be poor in order "a sirovIig
---s inner ne Il le does not foln the seya--;,
se-15.ll-e ana pant with the money MAXIM etTaat
We ~'--4. -li-l sprllless and lacking IN arnFfttor
President Faunce ended by telling what ta 90.
Soerea the true gifts Of God and methods bv Which
'hey might be obtained and pointing out men VIII
hsa secured them II history