The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-22
SAYS EMOTION
SWAPS WORLD
Responsible For Great Successes,
George H Locke, of Toronto, Tells
Central High Graduates.

When George II. Locke. chief libra
rian OF the Toronto Public library was
introduced to the graduating class OF
the Central High school and their
friends gathered In the auditorium for
the annual commencement exercises,
Thursday morning, he made friends
with everybody at the outset with q
neatly turned remark that II was an
added pleasure for him to begin his
address inasmuch as his entrance into
the auditorium with the faculty had
been to the air OF Meyerbeer's "Coron-
alton" march, the selection OF which
he intended TO claim as pretty COM
pliment TO the great function taking
place today In the British empire.
II would not be loyal Canadian
were my thoughts not In London to-
day aud was delighted to see that
the school orchestra's opening musical
selection were the splendid Corona
ton march and the Prince Of Pilsen"
both OF which have titles suggestive
OF royalty, anyway" said Mr.. Locke.
MY name Is George, too. so I'm en-
titled to get little Of the limelight,'
he added.
In opening his address on THE man
of books and the man of action" Mr..
Locke spoke of the tremendous re-
sponsibility of citizenship which King
George OF Britain, took upon himself
today in the formal assumption Of the
crown OF the vast British empire. and
pointed out that the young men and
women OF the graduating class were
about to take an equal responsibility,
| II In lesser surroundings, because they
were about TO become factors In the
progress OF the greatest republic on
earth.
! 1T Is the fashion nowadays to lay
stress upon the tremendous activity
OF the present day and the necessity
for men of action" said Mr.. Locke.
"One would imagine the world had
never known men OF action until the
twentieth century. None OF. us could
be here today had 1t not been for men
foi action throughout the ages. We
/ moderns are apt TO confuse action
with business system and conciseness
There is a tendency to day TO force
| the practical into the mechanical
Everything is systematized. After
| listening the other day to the pastor
Oh well kuOWu large CuuiCu WINK
he told me how he had the business OF
that church systematized through
card indexes, ETC., could not helI
thinking what help to the record
ing angel the system Of that church
would be-
Let me remind you of an incon
trovertible fact-that the great sue
cesses of the world have been achiev
ed in excess OF emotion and not undel
mechanical pressure"
The graduating class members occu
pied all of the seats in the center o.
the auditorium, and while the white
gowns OF the girls were pretty and be
coming there was a noticeable absence
OF the extreme In style and expense
materials, which has been deplorablt
feature of the annual graduation exer
| cises In the past. Most OF the youns
ladies wore simple pink garden roses
tucked into their belts as their only
ornamentation, class pledge bind
| ing them to refrain from wearinl
jewelry. elaborate gowns and coiffures
/ The auditorium was crowded to its
limit and the extreme heat caused
many persons to seek relief In the
corridors before the exercises were
over