The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-12

Four students were graduated from
Wesley college yesterday morning,
when the annual commencement ex-
ercises were held in Corwin hall. Ed
win Burling, who Is also a university
graduate. received a diploma from the
arts department. Evelyn Leone Cory
and Floy Nora Jackson from the con-
serVatory of music, and Miss RATHER
inc Louise Stavens' from the depart
ment of expression.
The commencement address was
delivered by DR.. Karl Stolz, who has
Just beer elected a member Of the
The Right Minded Minority" The
diplomas We're presented by President
T.. p. Robertson, who spoke q few
words of advice and congratulation to
the graduates. Features of the pro-
gram were musical selections by the
college quartet. Mr.. Weller and Louis
U. Rowland of the conservatory.
Following the exercises. the gradu-
ates, members of the college faculty
n the board of trustees went to the
university commons. where luncheon
was enjoyed. This luncheon was also
attended by President F. l.. McVey
n h board of regents of the uni.
versity.
At the conclusion Of the luncheon,
DR.. e. P. Robertson, who presided,
called on a number of those present
for short addresses. President Nc:
Vey responded briefly, saying that he
was deeply interested in the plan of
af1liation and intimated that the prob
lens arb being worked out more and
more enthusiastically. Judge Young.
president of the board of regents, eX-
pressed deep interest in the important
program being worked out and voiced
the disposition of the regents to do
their duty fully in working out the
questions of the relations between the
university and Wesley college.
Edwin Burling, a graduate of both
the university and he college. re-
sponded in an appropriate manner
He declared himself to be a champion
OF afHliation, which had given him
the opportunity of graduating from
both the university and the college.
RE expressed his gratitude to the
faculties of both institutions.
DR.. j.. G. Moore, a member of the
college board. spoke of the import
ance of the affiliation. He said that it
vas generally remarked at the Meth
odist conference in Minneapolis that
The North Dakota a%ffiliation scheme
Vas being watched by the Methodists
throughout the country.
The address of Mr.. Stolz follows:
- Inc iieSIi Is uelF 10 the temptation
Eo be on the side of the majority, It
convenient to be popular; to receive
he plaudits of the. multitude affords
,ne the luscious sense of being ap-
nreciated. 1t Is easier to follow the
,,eaten path than to blaze a new way
through the trackless forest. With
lrsoever the multitude goes we love
Torships the goddess Of statistics. He
%;'rries in her temple. he grovels at
''ar feet. he sacrifices his " pro-
:r@ss upon her affairs. in her presence
= Turns the incense Of his lavish
.aise.
%everthelss, I propose to make a
"a for the minority-the right.
"rts Of the few who plant them
ives in the pathway of civilization,
I to impede its progress, but to turn
into higher channels. My tribute is
the few among the many Who are
-'2hued with the pioneer spirit, who
'oldly enter and develop new CONT
':ents OF science. art. industry and re-
iigion. Mankind may roughly be
grouped into three classes-the ron
Tative, the inconoclatsic, the con-
structively progressive. The conser-
natives are controlled by civilizations
that are decadent or dead: the incon-
oclasts would cast into the rubbish
ledP dii ia mas come from the past;
he constructively progressive hold the
middle ground by conserving the best
traditions of the past and by preserv-
ing an attitude of open-mindedness
for new revelations of truth. The lat
.er are frequently the right-minded
minority. They are the pathtinders
If civilization. They see what is hid
faen from the eyes of others. they hear
voices not audible to us. they exper-
ance what others do not feel. They
are the prophets and seers of the race.