Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-14
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Dixon in memory Of her son. william Writ
Dixon. jr.. Of the class Of 1889. awarded to
Edward Joseph Crummey. '0s: the Merrlck
Merrc nfad5 swased py 70 gasn
/ Hugh Stuart, '07-sub3ect, Resolved,
That Public Utilities Should be Owned by
the Municipalities:' the Dahlgren medal
for. Calculus founded by John vinton
Dahlgren, A. NJ. LII. M, not awarded
| this year; the Father Murphy medal
| BOUNDED in memory of Rev. John J. Muir
best metrical translation OF three odes of
Horace), awarded to Robert Hamilton
| Kelley, '0S.
| The Toner scientific medal, given by
Joseph NJ Toner, NJ. D., Phi. D., of WASH
! ington, d. C., for the best collection Of
| specimens in some branch of science. not
| awarded this year.
The Morris historical medal. founded by
Martin F. Morris LID, of Washington.
| D. c., awarded to Francis Joseph Hart
nett 90. Subject: The Founding of the
| Colony of Virginia"
| The Philonomosan medal given by the
Philonomosian Debating Society, awarded
| to Peter J. Dolin, 'O6 (Prep.). Subject:
| Resolved, That today Journalism exercises
a greater influence for good than oratory."
Remarks by the President.
At the conclusion and the climax of the
| program President Roosevelt said:
1T is a very great pleasure to me to be
this ancient institution. Georgetown is one
year Older than the Constitution of the
| United States. Founded by Archbishop
| Carroll. bearing himself historic name
| of revolutionary fame, 1t has entertained in
turn practically all the executives Every
President has come here to greet the stu
/ dents, except probably two. Washington
was here presented with an address of wei
come by one who is now represented among
| the students by his great-grandson. The
| f0urth general f0p IL obtaining ntaI
| training in the old institution.
Il have today only one or two things to
say. 1 have listened with genuine pleasure
! to the addresses and to them / need to
add little. / would emphasize that more
| inlportan than the intellect is character.
| Few appreciate that IN success 1t Ia
important to have intelligence. but that
| individual character Is more important.
when you triumph with character your
success rebounds to the community at
large
| Ing without feeling the necessity of en-
| phasizing ideals that are not beyond at
| tainment. II you apply the ideals that
| have been taught that is an accomplish
| ment.
| you here at Georgetown have a pecu-
| liarly heavy moral burden upon you. We
| have a right to expect much from you, be-
! cause OF much has been given you. The
| community has right to demand much
| of its educated men.
ITO earn his own livelihood, to be a help
and not burden Is the first duty of every
| man. You must now pull your own weight.
You can not help others until you help
yourselves.
| Hold your own in the world. That must
be the foundation-self help and self service.
Raise the lofty edifice of service to the COM
munity upon that basis. The chance for
heroic endeavor of spectacular kind does
! not always come. Do the humdrum duties
as they arise. The very first point is then
! to do your duty in the family. in the home.
| No lofty aspiration to serve humanity viii
| atone for the fact that your mothers and
| sisters can't stand you in the house. You
| must be factor for happiness in your own
| homes. DO that well, and chances will arise
| for you to do more than the commonplace
duties.
SIT is the duty of this republic to rise
| level to the standards set by the father
1t is particularly interesting circum-
| stance that this Is Flag day, symbol or
| our national existence. Georgetown has
sent out its soldiers. 1t viii send out in
| peace those who will wage war against the
| many evils of the country.
Remember that honesty can never be
| class matter merely. Wage war on every
| man Of wealth who is dishonest Wage
| that is a source OF evil. To you has been
| committed leadership
You are wrong II you train people to
| condemn class. II you condemn wealth in
| stead of condemning crooked wealth.
Condemn the legislator. or the dema-
gogue alike. rich or poor, who is wrong.
| The arrogance of the man of wealth is the
same as the envy of the man who lacks
means to be arrogant. They are but two
/ sides of some shield
Each of these classes would unquestion-
| ably commit the fault of the other IL for
| tune placed one In the position OF the
| other.
IT am pleased today to give degrees and
! prizes to those who have asserted their
| courage on the athletic field. / believe In
| athletics, because of the moral qualities.
1t is the courage required to win which Is
| the admirable quality. Big muscles do not
amount to much. Bodily prowess may not
be needed, but the character, the courage
life. AS a final word In athletic language,
let me give you this motto: Don't finch.
don't fall. and hit the line hard"
Alumni Association Meets.
At the close of the exercises the an
held and a dinner was served for more
than two hundred members and guests In
Ryan Hall at o'clock. During the after
noon the annual election Of officers of the
| association will be in order.
Among the invited guests with the alum
nj. the faculties of law, medicine and phil
osophy were Gen. ]. c. Black, Mr.. Geo.
F. Bowerman, Gen. John @. Butler Gen. j.
J. Coppinger, Mr.. A. E. Craig, Mr. Charles
j. Gates. Mr.. Virgil r. Green, Mr. Henry
M. Hoyt, Commissioner Henry B. F. Mac
Perkins, Admiral Geo. @. Remey Col. Jo-
seph Smolinski, Mr.. A. r. Spofrord, Mr.
IN l. Weller Mr.. G. N Wilmington. Gen.
John NJ. Wilson, Mr.. Claude r. Zappone,
Gen. Thomas M. Wilson and others.
Goes to Hospital for Insane.
Samuel Tong forty-six wears of age