Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-03

NF4rnnIfA- fAtA AEN
l season At the University of NeN
VIVA Yesterday afternoon when tn
~noIureate address was delivered L
,|a g,adutes Of the class of 1909 Of tn
t.at7ar4ity by the Rev. DR.. Il. NJ
,hanman. rabbi of Temple Albert
Th, combination Of fine weather an,
Interesting service brought out ;
,,rea crowd Of theater goers which
villa no spacious Elks' theatcr, tn,
ao, dresses of many Of the women II
shs audience contrasting with tn,
cIassicaIy somber academic dress OF
the can and gown in which the stu
dents and faculty appeared.
Dr. Chapman's Address.
DIR chapman. taking as his subject
.T,to Success and How to Achieve
M pointcd cut most earnestly to the
,ouue graduates the high aims which
shouId shape their lives as they now
onter actively into their life work and
bis talk was listened to with close at
tention by students and audience.
Or. chapman said;
our life is like a scene in the old
noman am%phitheatcr. as it might have
heeu in the days when Rome was
Mn mistress of the world. Thousands
mon thousands of people have come
ia witness the chariot races, in the
spacious enclosure. Men. women and
children Of all na|tionalities, crowd the
enormous building. from pit to dome.
Tier after tier is alive, with a gesti-
culating .shrieking. sayly dressed mass
of humanity. Prince and pauper,
p|atrician and plcbeian, officeholder
and officc-Seeker are there. and all
seem ON the tip-toe OF excitement,
awaiting the beginning of the sports.
Anon, the chariOteers. with sl<tlIul
hands. guide the gOrgeOuSly caparisOn-
ed horses, in sight of the spectators.
There. the beautiful creatures stand,
chatting their bits, paving the ground.
with their W~cll-turned feet, tossing
their beads with self-conscious grace
and eager for the fray, whilst their
presence is greeted with Nociferous
shouts Of delight. The signal is given.
The competitors start, On and on,
hey madly tear, round and round the
charmed circle of the vast amphithe-
ateri Now, one pair to the
front, now. anotheri Now, one pair
falls by the way, now, another! The
time for making the final circuit, ap-
nr0aches. y silence, as of death, fails
over the vast crowd. Brcathless with
excitement. they observe the faNorites
fall behind Now. a pair Of Outsid-
ers forge ahead. Now. some despised
couple is in the lead. Again, the ia
roritcs close up the gap, which has
been temporarily formed. and on the
hOmc-strctch. those who have remain
ed tn the end, are punched together
The crowd is growing frcnZled. The
air is again fun Of shouts! Catching
the enthusiasm of the occasion. every
driver is using whip ana voice. nov
lashing, now cheering his animals on
to victory The fiery steeds respond
20 the appeals of their masters, and
approaching nearer and ever nearer,
they come. neck and neck, rushing on
to the winning post, liy n supreme
effort one chariOtcer forces his ami
mails forward, reaches the goal and
gains the prizel 40 Victor! Vac
Victisl' HAN to the victor, Alas for
the Nanquishcd" break forth from a
thousand human thoratS, ana amid
prolonged cheers. or calculations 81
sarcasm. the surging masses display
their satisfaction with the winner, or
oohtemDt for the losers. As ii was
With them. in days gone by, 50 ii Is
with us at the present day We al
Struggle for first place. We toll ana
m0il, We fight and contend, we rush :
and race, so that the palm of victory
may be lid upon ambitious brow
il is sweet. We say, to be the first. II
s soothing to our sense of self-elori-
%lcation. to receive the laudits Of the
multitude and the adulatiOn of thu
onl00kers. 1t is not TO be denied that :
those who come in first are win !
ners, i1r are they. therefore success
iul? That depends entirely upon
We NEAR by success" Nothing !
5 moro certain than that success {
does net mean first place. nor does 9
failure mean last place Leaving G
the smile Of the amphitheater. 1t Is {
clear hat the most prominent I
are not always the most successful \
nor ave those Of whom the world
hears little, failures. Success in the !
sense of the term, namely. c
NE achievement of our purpose IN $
Iie. is a very uncertain quantity. q
Know of no rule by which we can be 5
'lre Of accomplishing it. In this sense !
1 tho word, the successful men are u
NE executions. If we take the m v
of those who have succeede !
md contrast them with those who q
nave failed and seek i'm them "A prinei- e
le that viii explain the difference q
No are worse than confused We cer- n
ainlv do not find the rule to lie IN a
he line OF ability. For. to the shame g
y history. the world sablest men have f
been recognized tin long ate
ney hHd ceased the weary fight I
nero IS % fearful sarcasm In the a
punscf of Mirabeau-'Make for hlhi 5
gallons and hang him thereon. Let "
second generation from this erect n
pr him a monument of bronze. y
.llyln speaks truth when he say O
lhe world has ever SHOWN small Ia e.
OF % it's teachers. hunger aud naked G
fss' perils and r%cvilines. the prison .
IN N4HHFf Tho ngfaAn41 HhnHgt have. o "a
Z most times and countries been the y
tkei-nlacc it has offered for Wis f.
'm Turn tho pages of familiar II
'sVnfN and what is the story? Homer Il
wandering heggar. Milton writliS Is
immortal epic, in great poverty r.
al NEGLECT and. at last. selling his a
hNf1nt of Paradise Lost. for a al
'lfF am. Roger Bacon and Calico !
p1o-tlN dungeons. Locke writing n
Is tssHr on tho understanding. in 2 CT
.'h earret. Tasso pines in the cell 81
. mad house. Camocns dies. beg :
S in the streets az Lisbon. SPANS I
,.alest literary wd~k. written. for @
". "i paner. on bits OF rag and y
gathered from the %scavenger "a
I, T"ifates. poisoned! The bright W
h, ui' era. in which we live. have -
t'el been associated with ncrse- p
IN the face Of these facts. n "
M 'tei almost to say. that mcdioc- "
not always succeed. Again. IN
g that success is due quite oi
s 10 events outside OF tho man ul
ht.t personal clements. Events m
20 ~ le cannot foresce or control a
ui,tr son OF his success. In CAL II
Tor anything not vet accom- is
non. We ann ignore the IN -
0 M, ~ffospcrity comes and goes 10
- I'D direct opposition To al la