The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
Rev. MT. Haynes Defends Sec- retary of War at Hopkins
 Grammar School Ex- ercises.
MORAL COURAGE TESTED
Great General Came Out the Victor- Award of Prizes for the Past Year Announced by Rec- tor WoOdfOrtl.

At the 24Sth anniversary exercises of Hopkins Grammar school, Rev. Arte- mas J. Haynes of the United church, who delivered the address to the grad- uating class, warmly defended Secre- tary Taft for his Memorial day speech at Grants tomb and said that MT. Taft had made the great war generals ac- complshments greater by showing his defects
 Dr. Haynes address was on Moral Courage" He said that Secretary Taft had been criticised for bringing out the facts of Grants early career, and making them into a fascinating story. This, he said, Is a departure from the old custom, where in eulogies the vr- tues of a person are all that are re- membered, and the defects deeply buried. Secretary Taft told the truth and spoke of Grants weaknesses. It cannot be denied that at one time Grant was apparently failure and a disheartened man. After reading Secre- tary Taft's address we admire Grant all the more That he had enough moral courage to overcome his physical in- tirmities fills us with respect That he could so overcome them as to leave the mark on history he has, we won- l der even more.
 | I do not mean in any way to depre- cate the physical courage of Grant or any other man. From the time of Achilles to the stormlng of Port Arthur we have always admired deeds of phy- sical prowess. But we admire moral courage more. In President Roosevelt we see both. While we admire the bravery with which he dashed up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders. we more admire the manner in which he is fighting for the right in public life, the way he Is fighting the men in high places and the weaknesses of our American life.
 Live your own life and stand on your own feet. A great danger is in our lifG today from the fact that young men like you initiate too much what men of their own age and little older do. They sec them smoking and drinking and do the same. Just now am not criticlsing those acts as vices. am criticising the imitation in itself. Peo- pie are afraid to step without the cir cle of conventionality, no matter how much they will accomplish ultimately by SO doing.
 The anniversary exercises last night were held in Lampson Lyceum and the attendance was unusually large. Elev- en members of the senior class received their diplomas, Chief Justice Simeon E. Baldwin, president of the trustees of the school, making the presentation. With Judge Baldwin on the platform ! were Dean Henry>P. Wright, the rec- tor of Hopkins Grammar school, Ar- thur B. Woodford, Walter Camp and pr. Haynes The music of the evening was especially good. Beside the singing of the Pilgrims Chorus" by the school the Hopkins Glee club rendered several
 selections. C. A. Parcella sang "The : Gypsy Maid" and an encore, and Sher-
 idan T. Whitaker of this city, son of Town Clerk Whitaker, sang 'Mattina-
 ta," accompanied by Miss Anna Car- roll. The most enjoyable vocal selection of the evening was MT. Whitakers en- core, My Old Kentucky Home" Daniel James Bailey delivered Clark Howell's Our Duty in the Philippines in very effective manner The saluta-