Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-17
DR.. jeremiah jerks of Cornell De-
livers Class Address.
TALKS ON PRAISE OF FOLLY"
Calls Roosevelt Foremost Man of
Nations of World.
BY THE CHANCELLOR
Regents, Fnculty ana Alumni Are
Guests of Mr.. nnd Mrs. Avery In
the Evening at Library
Hall.
tFrom a Staff correspondent.)

LINCOLN, June 16.-(Speclal Telegram 81
Today marked the finish Of the annual com
mencement exercises t the University Of
Nebrska. The senior procession moved at
10 o'clock this morning to the Lincoln Aud
itorium, where DR.. jeremiah 'Whipple
Jenks Phi. d. LII D., of Cornell university
delivered the address, taking for his sub
ject THE Praise of Foley"
During the evening hours Chancellor and
Mrs. Avery rendered a reception to the re-
gents, the alumni and the faculty at Lii
brary hall. Glass reunions are features of
the commencement exercises for the
alumni.
DIR. Jenlks' Address.
" he advocate par excellence of the success
full life, Theodore Roosevelt, is easily the
foremost man in all the world" declared
Prof. jerks, head Of the department of po-
lltical economy and politics at Cornell uni
versity, in the annual commencement ad-
dress to 300 graduates of the State univers-
ity at the Auditorium Thursday morning.
He delights in toll. AS he strides from
one position to another, still higher, he al
ways has a bully or a 'corking' time.
Soon after he became governor Of New
York, a friend meeting him, asked him
how he liked the work Fine; never had
so good a time AS he moved on to the
presidency the exuberance of his pleasure
did not lessen in spite of numerous annoy
ances inseparable from such position"
Pleasure is the true measure of life, ac-
cording to DR.. jerks. Unless individuals
live for the best in life by cultivatng taste
and feeling and lifting themselves above
sordid desire, merely 20 get they fall short
of the highest enjoyment. DR.. jerks Sc
lected as the theme of his commencement
|
ION commencement day it is fitting that
a careful estimate be made of the real
value of some of the purposes and plans
that mould our lives. Men are swayed by
different motives, emphasis often being
placed on what is termed common sense
as contrasted with sentiment. Yet those
inclined to boast of common sense are
often swayed by a rather strait-laced SEN
| timent, while others who in their lives
| have seemed to their fellows to have been
idealists are adjudged by posterity to be
wisely practical After reflection on the
sayings and doings in society, the more
foolish seems much of the practical COM
mon sense to me and the wiser seems much
of the folly.
Viewed in the perspective, it will be
found that the larger view of life is senti-
ment What is the debt to the doctor who,
at the sacrifice of his life. taught us how
to conquer yellow fever. Can there be
greater folly than for mere sentiment, that
we call love of country or patriotism, to
leave home and its love and its comforts
as does the soldier to endure the priva-
tons and sufferings of the camp and per-
chance the agony of death? For the poor
soldier there is not even the poor comfort
of a name in the annals of history He is
Iry., ., 4 HI.
he calls patriotism, nothing more and yet
in time of stress when the nations life is
in peril, we applaud the heroes and our ap-
plause nerves them to heroism. Or is there
a reality in noble thouLhts and deeds that
in itself is a reward besides the wealth and
ease which are poor and despicable."
Wealth that Satisfies.
The wealth that satisfies is the income
that ministers to the souls needs. AS the
measure of a nation is the influence exertet
, in fostering knowledge, the moral energy
given to the world and the intellectual hap
piness disseminated, so the same measure
applies to the Individual. Thus in history
we find the most illustrious figures are no
r those who have boarded vast amounts O,
wealth, but those who have thrown out s
life line to hungry people. They live II
history because they have played on human
hearts as a master strikes the harp, max
ing sweet chords of sentiment and feelinI
and thus arousing the noble and unselfisl
deeds.
"As citizens of the state with the welfar
OF the community at heart let us dare t
cultivate the higher practical nature tina
e TO the selfish and shortsighted viii seen
folly and be devotees Of the higher senti
e ment Of truth and unselfish patriotism.
p Capacity for Enjoyment.
= college graduates usually select thei
r life work with view Of pecuniary remun
= Grafton. With most people today the prac
e teal man is the money maker. hav
n nothing to say against wealth, but II
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