Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-16
Address Of H., ], Hagerman of
New Mexico to the Gradual
ing Class Of Colorado College
at Colorado Springs.
AMERICAS VITAL NEED OF
THE UPLIFT IN PUBLIC LIFE
Strong Plea for Active Partici-
patton in Practical Politics by
Honest Men With Ideals and
Intelligence to Sustain Them

'NSi''NDC''0O ~ OROANlii tlfOlllt
Before the graduating class of the Colo
RADIO college at Colorado Springs, on
Wednesday, June II, Hon. II j. Hagerman,
of New Mexico, delivered the commence
ment address. discussing the opportunity OF
the college man in the public life Of the
United States and the need for honest men
Of high ideals and trained Intelligence I'm
directing the affairs Of the nation. To the
man who has dared to have ideals in his
day Of practical politics; to the man who
cares for good government and who hopes
for better, cleaner conditions in American
public nfc, the address is an Inspiration.
emitting the Introductory remarks and that
portion OF the address devoted directly to
the affairs Of Colorado college, Mr.. Hager-
man sei4
But it is especially to YOU, the members
Of the class Of 1907. that / am here to
speak | presume that many Of YOU have
already determined upon your future course
and have already marked out the line OF
work you propose to take up. Probably
many others have no definite plans for the
future, ana win shape your course much as
circumstances may dictate. But all Of you,
II your collegiate education has resulted in
more than the storing up OF an aggregation
of facts and figures, will bring to your
various pursuits the good Judgment and
poise Of mind which marks the educated
man, The power to distinguish the false
from the t,ue sincerity from hvpocrisv
thorouphpsss from sunerGciaItv. the able
ity to exercise Judgment and to reach cor
rect conclusions in the shortest time-are
after all. what a liberal education must
have given you. if it has resulted in more
than the mere qualification to earn your
living in a profession. From the beginning
of vour careers YOU should have a distinct
advantare ovor those who have not had
tho ornnrt,nftias tn study history and what
was farmarlv called the bumanities What
o,or no tho n,rticuIar line Won may adopt
ar tho snaciaff, vou ma. choose as vour
life work there are general duties which All
az vnt, awe tbo community in which Won
i've and which as American citizens. YOU
canpot properIv avoid. You will have to
mix I'm nolitics 10 Won believe in our repub-
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.sovcrcign remember that. when il was
first nronosed to change some Of our rep-
~rcaeutauvcs abroad from ministers to am
baqeadors Tho wiseacres Of Europe said
such a thing was impossible. because an
aubassador was the direct pcrsonal repre-
sentative Of the ruling sovereign. They
said that the United states. being a re-
pubiic had no sovereign. and it was only
an tho theory that our ambassadors should
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