Evening journal., 1911-06-21
Diploma Day at Old Delaware

ward Taylor, of Harrington; PERTH
Wainer, Of Delaware City; John
Stump, Jr., of Perryville.
Among the visitors in Congressman
w. Fl. Heald, who is an alumnus of the
college
Mr.. Smitbers' Speech.
In his address to the graduating
class, Secretary of State Smithers
spoke on the Greater United States
and the Opportunity OF Today"
Opportunity, he declared, wass ssnoth-
ing to the human race until a gleam
/ flashed over the ocean from San
Salvador on the landing of Columbus.
Il is true that Egypt had a refined
civilization, but mankind saw nothing
in It for the future and If there were
scientists and sciences in Egypt of
old, man knew not what to do with
it.
Assyria and Babylon both rose to
high state of artificial development.
If it we're true that God made the
country and man made the town, it
would seem that there we're really
men of Assyria and men of Babylon.
But if they attained high skill and
development they knew not what to
do with it. There was no hope there
in for succeeding generations, the
secret of their skill is lost to man
kind.
Babel's tower and the hanging
gardens must have been planned and
built after a system, but was there
anything communicated to the future
generations to show how or why?
The Roman empire was destined to
wax great and to make what we now
know as permanent improvements,
but finally Rome outgrew herself and
there was nothing to resort TO, no
trained young men to send forth to
other conquests of the mind instead
of that OF the sword. and finally
Rome. with her advancing civilization,
but her ring and arena atrocities and
outrageous and unspeakable mon
archs. was doomed to crumble.
But somehow the world and human
ity and ambitious man
Caught a CLEAN
OF the mornings first beam
when that peerless voyager, guided by
his Maker, set foot on San Salvador.
/ For three hundred years thereafter.
man did not yet know what to do
with the now dawning opportunity. Il
was not until the liberty bell pealed
forth its inspiring message of victory
and freedom to all mankind, won by
sacrifice self-denial and the shedding
of blood, that mankind was fully
aroused.
And since that day who can meas
ure the progress of this world? The
utilitarian has sprung up everywhere.
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edge and training and he has been
brought under the light Of knowledge
through organization. The utilitar-
ian age, ever increasing by leaps and
bounds and unfolding new avenues
of opportunity to the trained mind
and the courageous heart for the
comfort and convenience of mankind
and so that man, In his short span Of
life. may lengthen that life by saving
time, seems even now only in it's early
morning-time. Everywhere there is
a demand for men of skill and men Of
energy. men who have been accustom-
ed TO the drill and the discipline of
our splendid institutions, men who
have earned diplomas by working out
scientific problems and solving solu-
tions that seemed at first unsur-
iuDuUAdb dbAf--lntct are WdUltu DN All
countries and all races of mankind,
I for yet hidden in the bowels Of the
earth, or yet undeveloped I'm the ma
terials all about us are the COM
ponent parts Of the necessaries Of life,
the comforts, the life-saving acces-
sories and the means Of ministration
to all mankind.
Mr.. Smithers' remarks we're inter
mingled with humorous stories, many
Of them of his own experiences, and
by numerous references to Delaware s
progress.
Luncheon was served to the Alumni
at / o'clock in the gymnasium. The
program for the remainder of the day
follows:
200 p. m.-Meeting Of the Alumni
Association.
$50 p. m.-Review and Competitive
Drill for the Roberts Medal
4.S0 p. m.-Baseball game; Alumni
VS.. Varsity
$50 p. m.-Farewell Hop given by
the Class of 1912 to the Glass of 1911. |
Gymnasium.
Last evening the Delta Phi and the /
Athenean Literary Societies held Joint /
anniversary exercises. The Rev. ]. |
A. Herold, Of Lewes, was the speaker.