The Washington bee., 1908-04-11
DIR. VERNON, SOUTH.

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Ceutical Colleges of Walden Univer-
+, sity, Nashville, Tennessee, on the
evening of March 81, in the presence
of a capacity audience at the Rymar
| auditorium.
| The exercises had been arranged
with great care by the faculty and
members of the graduating classes
and were of unusual interest and
appropriateness and successfully ex-
ecuted.
The music both vocal and instru-
mental were OF a very high character
and rendered with singular beauty.
The Nashville American, one of
the leading dailies of the South, gives
the following extracts from the Reg
ister's address:
4 always count it an opportunity
greatly welcomed when permitted to
say a word to those who stand at
the threshold of a career"
Men of the class of 1908, your
mission is indeed lofty. To you will
be afforded the opportunity of deal
ing with the structural side of the
race, and broader than race will be
your influence, in that their destiny
affects our common country and all
humanity"
Then let us to the task of dealing
with our problem manfully and fear
lessly as becomes the future leaders
of confding, struggling race. Your
lives must harmonize with the dom
inant sentiment of this progressive
age"
The tendency of our civilization
is toward association on right princi-
pies, helpful cooperation, federation
and justice"
To-day at birth every child has
opportunities surprising the dreams
of all past ages. The accumulated
knowledge of the world, through cen
turies grown is yours"
Civilization an epitome of all hu-
man history makes its onward sweep
before us. Man utilizes natures
power, and like a monarch commands
the captured elements around him.
The thunder, the lightnings, no more
strike terror to his heart. They speak
across seas, telling of some new ad-
vance he has made in science"
Il might pause here to add that l
have no sympathy with those who
believe we are to reach our fullest
development elsewhere than in Am
erica. More than three centuries ago
we left behind us the environment OF
the land from which our fathers
came, and to which we would natur-
ally return, should emigration OBJ
tain"
with torn hands and bleeding feet
we have gone forward with the wea-
ry load and heavy heart on American
soil to a degree truly inspiring to
our. friends"
Remember that the achievements
of the past are an earnest of the
possibilities of the future, and that
no man of impartial view can hon
estly predict other than Our final sue
cess"
Those elements of progress which
have brought success, despite unto
ward conditions, are but the elements
exhibited by the white race IL Am
erica which have given to them a
civilization today the wonder of the
ages. So then, repeat to you, &C
forward in your efforts, in your la.
borS for a trusting, confding people
for it is but to give impetus to theil
development, eventuating into a fna
triumph; is but to contribute might
lily to the progress of American civ
ilization.
Then, members of the graduating
class, go heal the sick, the halt, anC
the blind, so that it may be said 0.
you, as it was said of Hippocrates
the great father of medicine, Hi.
was the ambition which sought tn,
! aggrandizement of self in encom
passing the happiness of others; hi.
the wished-for glory. whose throne
was contemporary gratitude, anc
whose crown the blessings of aftei
ages
Throughout the speech was receiv
ed at times with applause, and at it
conclusion the Register received al