The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-16
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struction. deep interest and friendly
advice s,:vcs by the faculty r,embers
and to this st:3te for 1;.,viiing for them
such 6. spl:',did univsra..ty. He told
how truly this was ,hair commerce.
n1ent day. now astsT yazrs of having
ta1eir work laid Oh: to- them they
must now plan: tbirs ana act for
themselves, end low nf:e,, in future
times vii! come the a-ta,--tis, af.vices
and warnings 80 generously e;ven
them during iFieir university dsys.
After picturing tie progress Of e,il1-
cation in North Dakota since it's ter
ritorial days and the beginning Of
the university, he closed Ivy urging
each memher to further express; lis
appreciation by putting his elbow 20
the wheel and keep that progress mov-
ing.
William Lee opened the oratorical
contest with a mastery delivery on
oliver Cromwell" In speaking Of
this great statesman and stern work.
man of Goo he began with picturing
the turmoil in England during the
reign Of Charles 1. From there he
traced his quiet life to the time when
he determined to free the English
people from that tyranny brought
about by the existing belief in the
divine right of kings" and how nobly
he succeeded in his purpose, freeing
them from the curse of centuries and
uniting three divided nations into one
great empire.
His strong advocation for political
honesty and religious federation then
called him to take up the task of unit
ing church and state. His reign of
progress was then shown to be a most
brilliant one. How it was the era of
England's transition from gloom and
disruption to peace and modern up
lift. how schools f1ourished and soon
placed 1t on the map as the great
world power and lastly, how the great
soldier, reformer and statesman pass
ed away, being only recognized then
for his true worth and character &.
Money or Men.
The Grafton by Chris Torvend,
Money or Men," was one of the really
good features of the program. In the
closing paragraphs MIR. Torvend said:
"It is the mission of education to
prepare leaders in society, leaders
who are not selfish but have the in
terests Of society at heart. Men in
high professions should not choose
q certain vocation merely for mer-
cenary reasons. The engineer, the
doctor, the lawyer, the teacher, all
have important duties to society. and
a keen desire to be of greater service
to humanity rather than material gain
should be the spirit that prompted
each and every one to select his par
ticular cause. The criterion should
not be how much can l increase my
income, but rather how much better
an serve society. When our edu-
cational system has been able to es-
tablish public opinion which rea-
Lies the fundamental principle, that
man must be of service among men.
that AZ constituent of the social or
der he must be of service to society,
then the engineer will be able to WELD
his tools skillfully and diligently, not
to increase his own profits merely,
but his highest ambition will be to
benefit his fellow men, then the doc
tor will use his good judgment and
skill, not for selfish gain merely. but
to satisfy an ardent desire to promote
the health and alleviate the sufferings
of humanity; then the lawyer will
employ his legal talents and good
judgment, not without remuneration
to be sure, but mainly to secure a