Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-14
DACCALAUREhTE BY
DR.. {. {. ROBINSON

school Sunday In the Polk Street
Methodist church. 10 a capacity house
even standing room being AZ a pre-
MUM Excellent and special must
was rendered for the occasion. and
every minute OF the cr' Ice vas crowd
cd with good things, from the open.
Ing number 20 the benedlction
DR.. Robinson selected for his text
that Impressive and expressive bibli
cal text Wherefore ! have praised
the dead which are already dead
more than the living which are yet
alive. Ecclesiastes AZ. The sub.
iect being Much Left For Us 10 Do
around which the whole beautiful SER
mon wa sgraolously entwined and IN.
terllnked 10 the very last sentence.
/ IN opening his remarks. Or Robinson
said:
II All the men and women that
he high schools have trained for col
lego and universities were here this
morning they would make great
army We are Justly proud of our
public chool system. Our schools are
celebrated not only for training H.
mentality. but they do not forget TO
impress the importance Of character
building upon the student. You could
tell an Arnold-grown man wherever
YOU would meet him. for the master
Of Rugby Impressed himself upon his
boys. Not otherwise has n been with
YOUR teachers here. young ladies and
gentlemen. for ~ ! look upon your
honest and intellectual faces. do
not believe that yon viii blot orr
their star Of hope
Yo uhaye heard the wcll-worn
story OF Alexander. When his father
had taken a city or achieved some
victory instead OF rejoicing iu the tri-
lmph OF Phillip he used 10 say 20
his companions, Ny father win 80
on conquoring until there will be
nothing extraordinary left for YOU
and me 10 do
II you who are Just now enter
Ing upon life will give heed 10 Ger
tain vol 'es all too common nowadays.
you VIII become tho miserable vic.
tins OF the same wretched ambition
which made this Macedonian prince
so unhappy There arc many who
tell you that YOU came 10 the world
Too late. everything worth doing mas
been done before you arrived Thcy
tell us That the age Of tho great ora.
tors and orations have passed They
say tho worlds greatest poem ua4
written centuries apo. aad tina, suc,,
poets as are nov left are but dopor.
crate specimens OF species which
VIII presently become extinct The,
say that the great statesmen lived In
former generations. and that there /,
nothing left FOR present dav public.
lists r. do but 10 get offices and hold
them. They even toll rs that IN,
sublime themes Of the gospel hay,
become tritc. andtha tho ago Of m,
Great preachers and teachers Is be-
hind u.s.
After following this line of state
mcnts setting forth the attitude o.
the persons who look ever 10 the pas
Tor every element of greatness. thos,
who attach no importance 10 the pres
emit nr Robinson said
'What shall cure us from thi
dreadful disease n II shall have fas
tened itself upon any OF u.s. Ou
hone shall rest On simple ~ooduog
and the power OF Righteousness =,
Master every difficulty that confront
"a ana 20 improve every opportnnitI
and privilege that comes 10 our ricl
iuh"ritanre. The cali was never loud
~ Tor strong manhood and womann
Nnm9nhood In any generation than h
our present time do not desire {,
call YOU into the contentious 81 IN,
political marketplace. bpt 10 mnres
ana illustrate N truth that am seek
ing 10 enforce In scene in m
United States senate IN the spring o
lNtN. @ southern Senator had beer
asked % vote arainst his conviction
OF duty 70 his ptople, by the lcgisla
inte Of the state which ne represent
ed. Ni'or an entire night of debat,
on this bill he sent 10 the clerk.
dsk ~ be- read q resolution which h,
folt bound 70 disobev. After IN,
reading he rose and said Between
this resolution and nv conviction Il
a 2reat gulf. | cannot pass IL. or ,1y
love for the people OF Mississippi
need not speak. my life alone car
tell H. All the honors her peopl,
have conferred upon ME are heartily
appreciated ! have helped TO edu
cate n generation OF her Young men
and hav sought to add my part &c
the wave after wave OF her menta
and moral development. and hav,
always taught that truth is bettel
than falsehood. honesty Is better thar
policy, courage Is better than COW
ardico Today my own lessons con
iron me. shall be true. or false
honest or counting, faithful or un
faithful? NV duty as ! see Il. viii
do. will vote against this bin
"Forbearing 70 express any opin
ion OF the correctness or incorrect
ness OF his views OF the measure pend
ing i do commend 10 YOU his simple
but sublime creed commend {,
VIM shrrnFCr. ,..G.A ~ -. -.