The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-18

strenuous life, OF citizenship, good
citizenship; but good citizenship does
not necessarily go with good scholar
ship, but intelligent citizenship must
be a part of your scholarship. On the
character of your citizenship and of
the other youths of our land will de
pend the permanency and perpetuity
of our institutions. Responsibility is
with you for the future.
1 have said that no longer would
life be dream. 1t Is true that in the
strength and rush OF your ambitions
you will dream again the fond old
dream, the realization of which comes
to no man but which each generation
dreams again and again. But it i.
ny wish that you become practical,
earnest, active, intelligent citizens of
the commonwealth.
1t seems ito me of the highest i'm
portance that the young men and
young women of this country lbe made
more Immediately influential ia all of
of the great issues and questions of
the day, which each moment press
upon all society. From the events of
shores, in our land, the final battle
predicted by the ancient prophets is
to occur. the last long strife between
the powers of light and darkness
which have been wrestling together
Throughout human history and when
fol {hn xy-fS hot lot Eold
heard will be the voice which through
the lips of seers and sages has been so
long searching for the heart and pur-
pose of man. You will then know
that truth, love and virtue and all of
the things that make for peace abide
that wisdom, gentleness, charity and
humanity are the fruits Of the best
culture: that the good is the aoso-
! lutte, the unseen is the real; the in
visible. the substantial. 1t would be
my injunction, therefore. to you today.
go forthwith courageous and without
fear. remembering the great purpose
of the republic and the matchless des-
! tiny of the American people are to be
worked on the whole continent. That
is the field. 1t is your duty to see that
the philosophy of our history, the pur-
pose of our government, the individ-
ual and national character is brought
| to its full and intended destiny. Each
duty is performed by you as you now
enter the great university of life,
looking TO opportunty. I am sure that
opportunity will be found and will not
turn away. It is important to you
and it certainly has been the purpose
| Of your education in this institution
| TO determine what opportunity means
and when it comes and when to en-
brace it. A distinguished writer has
| warned all humanity to be alive to
| the presence of opportunity and has
| said:
Master of human destiniAs am l.
Fame, love and fortune on my foot
steps walt
Cities and fields l walk. 1 penetrate
Deserts and seas remote. And pass
ing by
| Howell and mart and palace, soon
OF IdI6
I knock unbidden once at every
gate.
If sleeping. wake: if feasting rise
before
turn away. 1t is the hour Of fate
| And they who follow me reach ever,
state
Mortals desire, and conquer every
| foe
Save death; but those who doubt OF
hesitate
Condemned to failure, penury and
woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly i'm
plore,
1 answer not, and l return no more
Indifference is the evil of the day:
the destruction of the best results OF
the performance OF duty and death
to opportunity. The battle of Manil"
Bay would never have been fought
and the glory of the American navy
would be much less in history had In
difference characterized the fleet up
on that May morning in 1885, The
best performance of duty and the dis
position to embrace opportunity was
there shown to the world. The indif-
ference which l would have you guard
against is that which seems to have
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