The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-27
PRESIDENT FREEMAN
As C0Nv0CAT|0N
SPEAKER
Theme Was David Graham
Phillips Book, "The Great
God, Success"

1.-THE Great God Success" was dis
cussed by DR.. Luther B. Freeman,
president of Morningside college,
Saturday, before one of the largest
audiences ever assembled at convo-
cation exercises. Prof. Vernon p.
Squires, in the absence Of President
Frank L. Mcvey, presided. Before
introducing the speaker, he called
Anderson for vocal solos. Miss Mar
quis serving as pianist. The solos
were of especial interest. the words
having been composed oy DR.. Gott-
fried Hult.
Prof. Squires, in introducing DR..
Freeman, welcomed him ''as stu
dent, as a fellow-worker and as a
helper of young men and. women"
The lecture which followed was Of
most inspiring nature and those
present will long remember the mes
sage it conveyed.
DR.. Freeman stated that there was
always hope for the young, even
though the young be in the sopho-
moric stage and be filled with an ir-
ritating amount of conceit. The
and should have an idea Of the con-
ditions they are to contend with. The
subject of DR.. Freeman's lecture was
suggested to him by the death of
David Graham Phillips. whose first
book was entitled "The Great God,
Success" In this book was depicted
the young man entering upon his
life's work and first coming into the
reach the top at any cost" atmos-
phere pervading society. DR.. Free
man babe the young nan and young
woman beware of the enervating
moral influence Of this superficial
view.
The Popular View.
The mass Of the people seldom ex-
anime the motive or the personal
character Of he who attempts to
achieve but ask: us he making
good?' Had George Washington not
made good. he would have been hung
as a traitor. It Jefferson Davis had
been successful, he would have been
hailed as hero. The nobility and
high character of q Washington
would receive no consideration at the
hands of success worshipping peo-
pie. The popular idea does not
grasp or consider motive. We should
be taught that the minority are not
always wrong but often right. The
masses never see the difference be-
tween the prophet and the rascal
confined in the same jail. Jesus
Christ and the thieves were. In the
same cell but the people could not
distinguish between them.
The college student should learn
to accept effort and not the high
mark in the measurement of char
acter. Henry Ward Beecher and
Daniel Webster we're not "A" stu
dents at school; they were rather
stupid. But they persevered and put
honest labor on their studies. Stu
dents should dispise the dishonest
man who Cribs during examination.
Rather be beaten hundred times in
athletic contests than to bring In
ringers" and professionals. Truth
should be the aim. Be honest and
look the world in the face. Do not
wait for the opinion Of others. Re-
member that the great leaders COM
menced with the minority and swung
the majority to their view. Maude
Adams in "The Chantieleer," in a
rather spectacular manner, teaches
the lesson of perseverance and self
confidence. DR.. Freeman gave an in
teresting Interpretation of the play
to illustrate this idea. He closed
with strong appeal to the young
man entering the world-battle to
consider all opportunities for the
teaching of right, to see the truth
and to forever stand by the truth.