The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-09-07
FUTURE OF THE couNray
Ansen Of the Universit~ Of Mich
'san L. Full of conas.

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49,. 'san Is Fun Of conaden.a
10 the pesslmlsts Of tha a"|.
car lar 10. lor the future of our conntr y''J
10 a.. oIoss the Hudson River, come ont
~ Tue middle west and we win CON-.
you into optimistic" " SO"'er'
one Of the grand old men % ,ho
,,Vn extends this invitation through tho
world to the carping, the cynical ond
Ine doubtful Of New York and New
snsiand-the molder Of bundrod
thousand students James B. ANGEL,
resident Of the University Of Micht
gan says the New York World r..
LII .y-slx years he has been the sct,vo
neao OF this institution, with moro mn
'ergraduates than Yale. and Of nearIr
Every nationality. Now, at the age OF
49, MS mind, stored with the observa-
'ions and experience of long life has
ture. VI Tue III
am an optimist," he continued 70
lne world correspondent who had
sought an expression Of his views ana
round the venerable president plunged
n WORK closing up the affairs OF an
o'ner successful university year. "As
justice Brewer OF the United Stats
supreme Court recently said, look
forward with every hope and conf
oence to the continued greatness and
improvement Of this country.
Il know that among many persons in
the east there is a spirit Of pessimIsm
prooding and gloomlness over the
outlook. Let all such come out here
and we will cure them. We will show
them broadening spirit Of response
pility, higher plane Of Ideals and a
serious endeavor to make things bet
ter.
know the temperament Of New
England. l was born in Rhode Island
and educated there. I know the In
clination Of the men of Boston to look
with mlsgivings on what is coming and
to doubt our democracy, our financial
virtue and our political morals.
TO a certain extent you cannot
blame Boston She has had more than
her share Of bad government. And you
In New York have had some expert
ence. Philadelphia, too. has been
through hard trials Of public corrup-
ton.
But out here In the middle west.
though we have our bad spots and oc-
casional conditions not to be commend
ed, there is general pulling together
toward higher and better things in pub
| lie and private life. We have no fears,
no gloom, no forebodlngs about the
future. We look forward with conf
dence, for our young men are setting
out inspired with loftler ideals and
frmer principles than ever before.
1T is because l have known the
young men of the past generation and
because l know the young men Of to
day In the west that l am an optimIst
In our universities and schools there
are many thousands Of students, the
leaders of tomorrow. Each one OF
them must view life from a loftieI
plane than that on which be stood in
his earlier days. He cannot have com
muned with the great masters Of liter
AZURE or science or law for years undel
the leadership Of enthusiastic teachers
without having caught some sparks o.
inspiration, without being lifted to
point where broader horizons Of liz
stretch away before him and a more
stringent sense of duty is compelling
his conscience and stirring his heart
Life no longer spreads out before hin
J as a scene for idleness or trihlng. bu
as the theater for strenuous activity
and benefcent service 30 mankind"