The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-09-09
City Goversn,erx ts1e psase ~ Begin
Reform. Says President Of Michigan
uriyersity-Wsst Already Advancing.
Views Of Life to BE Nobler.


ITO the pessimists Of the east whe
fear Cor the future OF our country say.
Cross the Hudson river. come out to
the middle west and We will convert
you into optimisis.
one of the grand old men OF the ma
ton extends this invitation through
the Ana Arbor mica, correspondents
Of the New York World TO the carpinS
the cynical and the doubtful Of New
York ami New Eugiaad-tha melder OF
4 ...ndretl thousand minds, the idol Of
4 hundred thousand students. James
g. Angel. president OF the University
of Michigan For ttirty-six years he
has been the active head of this inSti
tuition. with more undergraduates than
Yale aud of nearly every nationality
Now at the age of seventy eight his
mind. stored vita the observations and
exnerienee of y long life. has acquired
ii clear perception OF the future.
Il am an optimiss.' he continued to
the correspondent s.iio bad sought an
expression OF hi, views and found the
venerable y. esitlent plunged in WORK
closing up the affairs Of another ste
cessful university year. As Justice
Brewer OF the United States supr9'Ea
court recently said. l look forward
with every hone and confidence I" the
contiaued greatness AMI improvement
of this country.
Il know that among many persons
in the east there is spirit OF pes
simism, 4 broodinS and glooniness
over the outlook Let all srch come
ont here and we will cure them We
will show them Il broadening spirit or
responsibility. Il higher plane OF ideals
| and n serious endeayor to make things
better.
81 know the temperament Of New
! England ] was born in Rhode Island
i and educated there. | know the ~
clination OF the n,en of Boston 10 look
with misgivings on what is coming
and to doubt orr democracy. our finan-
cial virtue and orr political morals
! To a certain extent you cannot blame
i Boston. She has hat more tlian her
share of bad government. And you in
| New York have had some experience.
! Philadelphia. too. has been through
hard trials of public corruption.
"Bnt ont here in the middle west
though We have our bad spots and
occasional conditions not to be COM
mended. there is general pulling to-
gether toward higher and better thiI.gs
in public and private life. We have
no fears. no gloom. no forebodings
about th., future We look forward
with confidence. for our young men
are setting ont inspired with loftfer
ideals ara firmer principles than ever
before.
"AH nag life has been spent in uni
rersity .-ork and II is because | have
seen and known the young men that
our institutions turn out that l am SO
hopeful. So much of al optirniSt. Any
mans forecast of the future depends
on the spectacles through which he
| looks trhcy may be colored d9rkly by
his imaiediate surroundings, but mine
have been bright and clear because |
have locke! Gu The young men
Ion: universities are giving more
attention to teaching a nan's duty to
the p.iolic welfare. his responsibilities
as a ...tizen and his obligations to the
statA We have reversed the old order
| of political instruction. and instead %
begrring ut the top VIC start at the
bottom with tie specific subject OF
| mun' cipal government. Departments
dealing directly with municipal prob.
iems have been created. for it is in city
life that our great reforms must be
aueurated. SD that they may spread
rhrc tgh the entire fabric Of govern.
ment
III you go among the cities and
towns OF the middle west YOU will find
the gesults showing III many places.
There is an honest endeavor TO DO
Thugs as they should be done. to puri
fy municipal government and to work
FOR the public good.
10 the students who We're gradual
ed from this university last week
sad: Your education calls you to de-
| vote yourself in all practicable ways
AMI in the broadcast sense to the public
| SVDu. lIiIS ~ iTue III IL ttitdIu StllSt
o.: every educated man But 1t is en-
Dna tically true OF men educated In Il
| university supported at public expense.
! Whatever advantage you will reap
from your higher education You owe
largely to the generous aid of the pep.
pie Of the state
ITO the obligation which You would
owe to the public. wherever you h;;d
received your education. this fact adds
the special obligation of ministering
as you can to the needs of the people
Of this state This does not require
tou to enroll yourself in the list OF
office seekers. But il you are called in
I'm honorable way to bear the burdens
Of public place you should not shun
II. if il is clear that by accepting the
call you can render a real service to
the public.