Evening journal., 1907-06-18
DIPLOMAS FOR l4O
GOLDEY STUDENTS
Continued From First Pase.)

Mr.. Marvel said in part "Many Of
you have for years thought of the time
when you would be able 20 earn your
own living by the side Of your fellows,
and all Of you have labored diligently to
reach this point, and can now, with res-
son, look upon to-day as one of the very
important days of your life
"Aou have now reached the border line
between consumers and producers, and
as you cross il you become subject to
much congratulation, as all the world
admires O producer. Whether IL be by
head or be by hand the one who does
things is respected and honored by all
mankind
That you can do things ] am assured,
for the diploma Of Goldey Commercial
College declares your efficiency % do GER
tain work, and ! have never known a
Goldey College diploma 10 tell a lie"
Mr.. Marvel paid a high compliment to
the college, and continued in parts
Life is a Test.
"lou must not think, however, that
the standing of a successful test in your
business school, even though its standard
is high, absolutely assures your standing
a successful test in the school of the
business world. In your new test you
will find the standard Just as high and
you will find yourself tried by multi
plicity of circumstances which will in
crease your burdens and add to your
duties many fold You will find your
success measured not by your work dur
ing a certain number of hours each day,
but by your living during the twenty
four hours of each day.
"You will find that the summing up of
your efforts and the totaling of your re-
suits will not end with a school year, but
they will be added TO and taken from
and the grand average struck only when
you have ended your mortal life Bear In
mind that the best average is 10 be
attained by the practicing in all Of your
relations in life of those steady virtues
which will cause the world 20 steadily,
uniformly and lastingly enter good deeds
TO your credit with no cause or oppor-
tunity TO charge misdceds TO you. You
may not be certain Of making your sue
cess fast, but YOU may be certain OF max
ing it sure"
Mr.. Berry Addresses Graduates.
William H. Berry was the principal
speaker, and delivered the address 70 the
graduates. He was greeted with a deaf
lNUlnH yell IIUiH Alt fNiANEi NNA4AAAhNf AiAA
orchestra struck up a national anthem,
and the entire audience arose. 1t was
an ovation that would do any man proud.
MIR. Berry said in part; Il offer my
hearty congratulations TO you, to the
friends here assembled, and TO the young
men and women who are TO graduate on
this occasion. These young persons, to-
gether with thousands of others the
country over, have been busy in the
search for wisdom, in order that they
may be better equipped for the duties Of
life as they open before them in broader
view and nearer perspective this day
than ever before; and while ! cannot
hope TO add TO the valuable instruction
they have already received, | can, and do
bid them Godspeed and will try to en-
courage them in the broader quest tor
truth that is before them"
Uphold the Truth.
Mr. Berry spoke Of the necessity OF up
holding the TRUTH of which he said In
part; Truth is not propagated by mere
authoritative statement, nor wisdom
gained by the paroting Of formulas OF
creed. Truth carries her own credentials
and makes her appeal direct TO the COD
like attributes of man. When once re-
ceived into the citadel OF human exist
ence, she is a guest OF perennial welcome
never-ending joy.
"But you, my young friends, have had
special training. You are TO engage
in business. You are 10 occupy positions
of trust and Importance in the marts OF
the trade, and | may speak 20 you witt
profit of business affairs. As business
men and women YOU will be confronted
with problems involving the deepest in
terest of mankind. Two great concepts
of human life and destiny are hetor'
YOU. One Is that man is ruling th'
lower orders of creation, and superior
men are ruling inferior men by reason o
their fitness, as proven by their surNiva
after long contest of brute strength
and cunning If you adopt this view yol
may conclude that might is right an'
that which men can do, men may do, an'
the success of the strenuous may b'
freely commended.
"3ut when you try this statement a
the bar of your intelligence the sense o
Justice will assert itself The quality o
mercy will raise a dissenting voice, ant
the spirit Of selfsacriheng love viii or,
with feeble voice, IL may be, bat ye
with persistence that cannot b.
denied, III this il true, we have no plac
in human affairs
Mercy a Factor.
erhe other concept Is that man is lor'
of creation by divine appointment, and j
responsible to his Creator for the faith
full performance of his task. In thi
concept of life, justice, love and mere,
are controlling factors. This is the con
cept of the Bible, and the Gospel of Jesu
Christ reveals iilal relationship. Tn
Fatherhood of God and the Brothorhool
: of Man is declared, and il this grea
truth shall find lodgment in the tempt
of your being you will hear in the rus
and hurry of the market place penetrat
ing the noise of buying and selling an
getting gain the echo Of AN insisten
question that fell upon the ears Of
strenuous wimeval man; Cainl Cain
Where is thy brotherg and all your con
duct win be affected by IT,
"Nou will find in whatever station yo
many occupy in life a Keen competitiv
struggle for existence. Now competitio
is healthy. wholesome thing in th
presence of unlimited opportunity, wher
an may work and men may strive TO d
their best, and thus 10 win their own ap
proval. the commendation of their Makel
and the applause of mems but when 10
=. lack of opportunity the contest sink
10 a question of sheer existence, and ia
struggle is to determine who shall go {