The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-10
FINAL EXERCISES
BEGIN AT UNIVERSITY
Baccalaureate Sermon Is Preached by Dean
George Hodges, of cambridge Session Now
Closing Is the kighty-oeyenth,


nit y.o then you will enter into no con-
loyalty to your client which aDsolves
you from your larger loyalty TO the
welfare Of society. You may not. as
retaining lee against tho ten com
a mar If. for tho money. you
ally Yourself with thieves and liars.
nave not only proved yourself a
traitor 10 all the larger Royalties, but
you have sold your soul.
lawyer is not to his client, but TO the
establishment and maintenance of
righteousness and Justice lie is the
guilty client whose case when
brought to trial Will lay heavy
au our of expense on tho taxpayer
! nnn VIII M the daily newspapers with
ms duty to urge the offender to con-
Tess. And If such confession is re-
FUSED. he will decline to be connected
with the case.
Medicine Being SocinIized.
some OF you WIZ presently UNDER
take the practice Of m-utcine You
hhow already That tne great future or
! your profession lies along the lines
OF prevention. Medicine Is being So
ciaI!Ied, n Good doctor wouiu DO
ASHAMED 10 minister DAY after oay to
orinG TO ind and stop the sources OF
the disease. HiH loyalty to mis- pa-
.ieht Is nut detail in Il larger loyalty
10 an tPe people OF the pace. HIS
MISSION Is not only to contend against
Eases OF disease, out TO MAINTAIN tn,.
physical well being OF the commu-
MY, He is the minister OF health,
-, -; inc lawyer is the minister OF Jus
ice; The larger loyalty is not easy.
~ demands self-sacrihce; 1t calls Cor
courage.
business. And that, you may saw. is
oiferent proposition. Business Is
no, not an aitruistic AFFAIR like law and
Intention Of business is to toe make maxi
money The rule of success is to buy
~ the cheapest market and sell IN
me dearest: and If you can quietly
at one end and OF the dear buyers
AT sno the Other you will get rich so much
pnse quickly ~. The determining pur-
is that true? Is 1t true that while
no lawyer may practice law and no
nnEsician may practice medicine ana
no minister may preach or pray sim
pa 1oF money. without losing his self
aspect and getting the rcproach of
-, az profession. a man Of business may
~ Tor his own benefit? Here is the
province OF the lesser loyalty. wherein
, .ne larger loyalty has no standing?
u. !" nc s ~noae trend OF progressive thought
: against conception OF business so
petty, so narrow. 50 ignoble.
Inc truth is that business. right
- UNDERSTOOD, Is the human side OF
a divine partnership. Here men CO.
operate with Goa 70 exchange the pro
ducts Of the fields for ths treasures
" INC mines The man Of business
snoes. not merely 10 enrich himself.
out that the people :nay be snod
anu plans that they may be fea. Tne
, i necessity Is shat MS business
tr!bution 10 the general bcneht. But
thc demands of the new order only
Loyalty to Human Welfare.
More and moro IL Is required OF the
man OF business that not only shall
me products OF his Industry be good.
minitcr to human welfare. The larger
loyalty is enforced in all the work-
men compensation acts, In all the
housing laws. In all the regulations
OF hours and wages. The principis
Us that every merchant, every manu-
iacturer. every employer. every land
aione bun In t business n not for himself
The most mena cling fact in our
present social life is that so many
men men 81 business haze to be compelled
sort of obstacle. Frankly, they care
ho IN. go for the common welfare.
They are SIN living in some ancient,
outGrown century when human life
was cheap. They are out of touch
I'll 'tc new, progressive age, whose
IDEALS are IN the spirit of service and
In whose sight every human life is
precious they still believe that their
business Is moody eise's business.
company. lou wi'i help to solve ali
social problems by seeing to 1t that
you are not yourself a social problem
that however LILLE good you may sue
coed in doing. you will at least remove
from the path, of progress the dis
r GO hindrances OF your igno-
rance, your negligence, your narrow
prejudice, your idle apathy.
FIFTY years ago. your men who
STOOD where YOU stand were going OUT
thusiasm OF great ideal to give their
lives to the service OF the common
good. Selhshness they had cast be-
are e noi Fey oE f hd Ssara ga ths thsY
Of the Commonwealth and they an
swered gladly and eagerly.
day the Commonwealth calls
you. not with beat of drums. not with
sound of bugles and not to nelds OF
splendid battle. but to CONSERVATION
more noble and more difficult, tho
learned and gained OF all your rights,
Of all your hopes. to the cause of So
cial righteousness. of justice, OF hon
cradle ora. place, Of common happiness. to
tho lifting up of those who are down
end you. IN your turn. will answer
win great Eiadness You Will go out
INTO the wider ne, strong In thu.
strength OF your youth, wise with The
lessons of your education, to follow
the leading OF the larger loyalty"
0rgnn itecitai.
This afternoon William Jones. of
Norfolk, gave an organ recital in
Cabell Hall. The program was a well
chosen one and was eXccllently rem
dcred.
lev. Charles Hastings Dodd. D. D.,
pastor OF Eutaw Place Baptist Church,
Baltimore, delivered the annual ad
tian Association o-night.
The final meeting of the faculty for
this session was held Saturday morn
Ing. President Alderman presented to
|. Is. Moran. the retiring bursar, Il
beautiful silver pitcher on behalf OF
the president and faculty. III doing
SO. Dr. Alderman paid high tribute
To MIR. Morans services to oac univer-
ity, which. he said. were characterized
ny fidelity. zeal and courtesy
The faculty passed upon the candi-
lntcs 'Thpra ,t.H1 Il.