The San Francisco call., 1909-07-28

upon; that it is particularly taken care
of by the Deity, and is sure to come out
right in everything, and, what is more,
he is willing to say it and, if necessary,
say il through his nose. There is
good side to this 1t is in the tremen-
dous heat of this enthusiastic alteration
of the nation, this religious patriotism,
that America has become the smelling
ducing new race, neither Celtic.
Slavic, Romanic nor Saxon-but an
American race characterized by vital
ity, energy. good cheer, high faith, and
bearing for its motto in golden letters
on a field of blue, the celestial bidding,
Boost, Don't Knockr
All these characteristics have their
source and summary in the quality Of
optimism. We know they laugh about
us for that, too. and tell US the con-
f1rmed optimist is typified in the man
who fell out of the sixth story window.
and, on passing the second story, was
heard to say, so far all is we'll" But
the fact is there isn't much use for a
man on this territory who isn't an
optimist. We haven't time TO listen 10
meanings and wailings, and we propose
to clean out the distempers and dis
eases of things that aren't as they
ought to be by dwelling on the blessed
health and opportunity of the things
that are just right.
THE TRUE AMERICANISM
1t is the same way with American
ism in dealing with people. 1t knows
of course that we are all misera BILE
sinners in one way or another, but IL
takes people as they are and Just as
they come, exercising all human char
ity and trying to get the best out of
every man by appealing to the best
that is in him. And this makes up
Americanism; the energy, the optimism
and the square deal of Roosevelt, joined
with the patience, the humor and the
human charity of Lincoln.
COMPLIMENT TO BERKELEY
And the third thing I have learned
from Berkeley concerns the joy of liV-
ing among clean and cheerful neigh
bors, under equal laws and an ex-
cellent government, in the midst of up
lifting influences of study and thought,
and all of ii within the very garden of
the Lord and yet upon the footstool.
/ doubt il we have yet realized how
thankful we ought to be for the ad-
mirable city government under which
we are living. 1t embodles plan by
which we are, it seems, at last able to
express ourselves as citizens in the
exercise of the ballot and actually
know what we are doing
ADDRESS By wICKSON
"The Relation of the University to
the Agriculture of the State was the
subject of the address delivered by
Prof. f. J. Wickson, dean of the col
Iege of agriculture of the university.
He traced the growth of the university
in agriculture and declared that the
direct and practical value of the in
struction given was shown by the in
terest the farmers of the state took in
instruction and the demand they made
for it.
President George B. Ocheltree. presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce, pre-
sided at the banquet. at which We're
gathered a large number of prominent
businessmen from the bay cities. Jus
tice H. A. Melvin of the supreme court
was one of the speakers of the evening
and delivered an address on Some of
the Humors of the Law"
Among the guests of the evening
were: DIR. Clarence E. Edwords of the
California Promotion committee; Ralph
A Russell, secretary of the Alameda
board of trade; Edwin Stearns, secre-
tary of the Oakland chamber of com
merce; DR.. Frederick W. d'Evelyn, pres
ident of the Alameda board of trade;
w II. Noy, mayor of Alameda; Hays H
Gable. president of the Woodland
chamber of commerce and others