Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-05-27
GOVERNOR DE-
LIVERS ADDRESS
Before Class of 1911 AT Com
mencement Exercises Friday
Evening at Opera House

Mr. Chairman, Graduating Glass,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1t has been said that there are but
three events in life which are such
supreme events that they are worth
birth, marriage and
death. ! might add to these one 9TH
er event, and that is the entrance in-
to the activities of life of the young
man or the young woman who has
heretofore spent his or her time in
acquiring knowledge from books.
Most Of the members of this gradual
ing class are in all probability leav-
ing school forever and bidding good
bye to books, because it is not nee
essary in most of the pursuits of life
that the higher education afforded
by our universities and colleges
should be engaged in. Some will
undoubtedly pursue some other years
in acquiring the knowledge of the
higher branches necessary in var
ious professions.
The active cares of life, the duties
of life are now being opened to you
graduates Your knowledge has
heretofore been knowledge CLEANED
from the book. In the future you
will learn from men and from nature
One lesson you must learn and that
is to be thorough, to reason care
fully, to come to conclusions slowly.
You have so far been engaged more
in learning how to learn than in a.
quiring real knowledge. Lord Pa-
con well said, "A little knowledge Is
a dangerous thing" Therefore, in
whatever branch of industry tie
young man or the young woman en-
cages, in order to succeed in life, the
knowledge must be thorough The
fullness of intellectual strength like
the fullness of physical strength, the
requirement of the full intellectual
stature like the requirement of the
full physical stature, Is of slow
growth, and my young friends-and
the lesson will apply to all of my
still younger friends who are inter
ested In these proceedings-never be
dissatisfied because Of slow progress
Learn to adapt means to the end and
remember 1t is. not luck that counts
in the contest of life or that makes
successful men or successful women
1t is earnest effort and systematic
trying. Don't be satisfied with mere
ly seeing thing, view 1t until you
comprehend. The rules for success,
the laws of life are now as they al
ways have been. 1t is not so much
new laws in existence, new rules Of
conduct as it Is the observance of the
old laws and the old rules, because
the laws of life are as they ever were.
We must know them and under
stand them.
Nature abhors a vacuum, 1t Is sail.
| think that nature abhors ignorance.
Therefore all should try to be learn
ed--not learned necessarily in the
lore of books, but learned in all of
hose matters which pertain to the
everyday things Of life, especially
those of the pursuit in which you are
ngaged. Real ignorance 10 often
shown by those who are most learn
ed in books, because they refuse to
learn from nature; but while learn
ing and industry make success when
combined, there must be something
more. Be moral, be temperate, be
honest, reach up to the standard OF
good citizenship. Not only do your
iuty to yourself, to your friends, to
YOUR parents, but also your duty to
vour state and your duty to your ma
tion.
Certain rules of conduct should
guide you in your journey through.
life II you expect to make success
# life. To you, my boy friends, J
would say that there Is something
more necessary than hard work an
even hard thinking if you are to make
such a success and rise to the full
stature of good citizenship. You
must be manly, clean in your con-
luct and in your thought, and ! can
give no better advice than to ask
you before you do thing to consia-
er whether you would desire your
sister to know that you are about to
commit the act And to the girls
| would say that If you expect 10
AXE your proper place in the econ
my of things in the future, yot
should never do an act that you
WOULD be unwilling for your mc.hers
. Re informed in regard to. Bear IN
mind these words