Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-28
Commencement AT
COEUR d. LENE COLLEGE
Attorney R. |. Black Delivers Stirring
Address to Students


( Occur d'Alene college held com
meneemsnt exercises yesterday after
noon at the auditorium and r. l..
Black Of this city delivered a stir
ring and eloquent address to the
class. Dir. Racks address in part is
as follows:
Commencement week, SO long
looked forward to. is really here.
Your minds are flooded with a vari-
ETY. OF thoughts and emotions which
perhaps yon had not fully anticipat-
ed. The seeming shortness OF the
time since you entered upon your
college course. the qualification of
your parents who perhaps have de-
MED themselves much that You might
see this day, the preciousness of
friendships you have formed here.
the looming up Of the untried flu
ture with all its hopes and it's UNI
eertainties. the worthy ambitions that
fire your hearts. your spirit of loyal
devotion to yenr Alma Mater which
now sends you out with her benedic-
ton. all these and many kindred
thoughts and feelings are busying
your minds and stirring your souls
as you gather here at these exer-
cises of your parting week.
Il have thought that 1t might not
be inappropriate for me to direct
your attention to the significance of
graduation. shall attempt to point
out that significance not necessarily
as it appears to you this afternoon,
but as it will appear to you a few
years hence. when you can see it in
retrospect.
Your graduation does not signify
that at present, much less in the flu
ture. you are expected to retain know
ledge Of all the details OF sall the
work you have done. Some OF these
details you will never forget any
more than you will forget the multi
plication table that you learned in
the primary school. But few or no
university professors could now pass
examinations in all the branches In
which they showed suficient pro-
fieiency while in college. Yet much
that you have learned win serve you
either as foundation on which you
may stand in making subsequent at
tainments or as an instrument by
which you will be able to accomplish
valuable work.
Graduation ought to signify and
think does generally signify the
enlargement and elevation of ones
ideals OF his anticipated pursuit and
more generous views OF life and
duty In these formative years In
which your school work comes, one
with any degree of susceptibility can
not carry on his varied courses of
study under competent instructors
without rising to some adequate COM
prehension of the dignity and inn
portanee of the vocation to which he
is looking forward. He must view
life from a loftier plane than that
on which he stood in his earlier
days He cannot have eommuned
with the great masters of literature or
science under the leadership of en-
thusiastie teachers without having
caught some sparks of inspiration and
without being lifted to a point where
broader horizons OF life stretch
away before him. and a more strin-
gent sense OF duty Is compelling his
conscience and stirring his heart
Life no longer spreads out before
him as a scene for idleness or trif-
ing. but as the theater for strenuous
activity and benefeent service to
mankind So I am confident II looks
to you today. You are waiting Inn
patiently FOR the summons to enter
upon the stage OF action and to play
your part in a noble and heroic |
spirit.
How Is one to be a force and
benifcent force in the work.
"one should be genuine and sin
cere. in the long run your neigh /
bors win take you AZ your true value
DO not try to pass yourself on ~ q
higher value than that Pretense and 1
presumption do not long impose on
those who ere near 70 as. To ap-
pear 70 be what We really are. Is
consistent both with modesty and /
The self resDect whleh gives as con-