The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
THE TRUE TEST or GIVING.


only had the chance.
THE TRUE TEST OF GIVING.
Hampton Institute was celebrated last
week. One hundred and nineteen cam
dIdatcs received diplomas or cortif-
cates-thirtv boys and thirty girls
from the academic department: forty
six from the trade school. and thirteen
from post graduate work The school
at Hampton has done good work. 1t
was made by General Armstrong. and
his successor. pr Frissell, has been
keeping It up TO the standard of the
founder. or course, there was some
speaking. and some very good speak
ing. at the celebration. DIR. Robert c.
Ogden spoke, DR.. Elmer + Brown,
United states Commissioner of Edu-
cation, spoke; but the best of the
speeches was made by plain JOB e..
Hedges. of New York, if the following
is a fair sample of his message:
There are disadvantages of being
educated--you have that terrible sense
of having to have a proper attitude
of mind towards others. 1t is easy TO
be good when people arc look'ng. II
is easy to be generous when you have
plenty to give. but the test of gem
crosby is not how much YOU have
given. but how much you have left.
.trhcre is a great deal Of difference
! between telling others where they are
wrong and you are right. DO not think
YOU have the moral responsibility or
the whole world to bear. but bear your
own share of the responsibility and
keep busy while you are doing It,
would rather make mistake and ran
than not do anything at ALL
We do not know what Mr.. Hedges
was doing there: but his visit was
worth while II what he told the grad
yates of the Institute shall impress
them with their individual strength
ana at the same time with their In
! dividual weakness. 1t Is not what
| they have learned In school. but what
| they are going to do with 1t now that
| they are out of school that will make
them of much or Of little account In
their own little world
| Ono of the best things that
I has been said on the philosophy
! OF true philanthropy since certain
poor widow threw her two mites
| into the treasury-"all that she
| had. even all her living"--was said by
Mr.. Hedges in these words: The test
OF generosity Is not how much you
have given but how much YOU have
Il left"
1 The Macon News having noted the
! fact that it took twenty-sevcn days
for news Of the surrender of LORD
4 CORVALLIS to reach Boston, the Co
y lumbia state makes this very palpa-
BILE hit 1.-THE news OF the victories oil
the Cowpens and Kings Mountain has
not yet reached Boston"
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Mrs. Ella Flagg Young will be nom
mated for president of the National
Educational Association at its annua
meeting in Boston next July, and shf
ought to be elected. Mrs Young i
the superintendent OF the public
schools of Chicago, the second larges
} school system in the United states. am
She has administered her Office wit
excellent results
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"Blly' Mason, former United States
Senator from Illinois, said the othe'
day: II believe that so per cent.~o
the seats in the United States Senat'
fhave been practically purchased Bu
t 'Billy" is liable to believe anything
i that "ain't so,' At any rate every
! body ought to be glad that. he did no
have enough to get in. There ar
7 worse mon In Chicago than Lorimer.
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!. The New York Evening Sun Is PRO
!! noting Beverldge and Bryan; but W
4 offer an amendment: Cone Johnson ant
Y Bryan, They would make a winnin
u team.
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| Since Adam was shut out of the Gar
l den OF Eden there was never fine
day in the world than yesterday !
N Richmond Nearly everything I'm Ricl1
lAY mond Is OF the Garden Of Eden orde