Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-15
BACCALAUREATE AT
VEST TEXAS NORMAL
BY JUDGE KIMBROUGH

service are the sources Of true hap
plness and the measure OF genuine
success.
But this is no new thought. In
our own day the altrulstic principle
tina, Is. the principle OF conduct
that seeks the good Of others rather
than 81 self. Is on all hands receiv-
ing tremendous emphasis Every
VI ere In the church. in the school,
and IN the literature Of every tongue,
he altullstic II held up for admira-
ton End the egoistiC or principle Of
sclf-sackinr is cried down. Furthe--
more. tbs urging OF the altruistic il
assuming q practical and somewhat
dangerous form. In certain labor
circles economic association aud po-
itical bodies tlc altruistic principle
las berr erected into tie socialisiic
propaganda the competitive princi
pie in abe industrial and commercial
world Is sayaeoly attacked and a wide
revolution IN the social and economic
phases OF our civilization involving
abolition of wealth and acquisition
and the reduction of all property 20
a common ownership, Il seriously
proposed TIE church and the school
in some degree are unwittingly help
ing on this agitation by industrlouSh.
and enthusiastically preaching rpoif
the altrustic and preachinv/down the
ceostic.
The emphasis thus placed on the
altruistic principle and tho odium
placed upon tie ecoisiic have devel-
cped especially IN education, some
undesirable results our bows and
girls. our young men and women
learn 10 think that money however
honestly earned. is tainted. that
wealth is a badge OF fraud and op-
preston that gain is guilt. aud that
It is wrong to aim a. self-adlarce-
ment In any form Inevitably su-h
views tend 10 neglect o. thoosc nor c.
Is bat primary virtues Of Thrift and
economy In living and dilcionce and
alertness In business. that lie 40 The
foundation of success and happiness
FOR al leost four-fifths uf the human
race.
Furthermore. when school DAYS ave
over and the students schoolcd iu the
altruistic stands az his commence
ment at the threshold of his real life.
20 take his place In the civilization
in which he Is 10 live and iO. he
finds every whore the predominance.
not ~ the altruistic. hut Of the ego
istic and competitive struggle On
every side instead Of tie soothing
notes Of altruism. he hears the loud
changing voice OF seli-interest lrg-
ing on the combat thus he is sud-
denly and somewhat rudely awaken
ed to the fact that the eeoistic prin-
Ciple which he has been accustomed
TO depreCiate Is the great motive
power which stirs the activities OF
the world To enter this arena Of
strife and measure arms with It's com
batants with any chance OF success
he must reconstruct lis ideas. lie
finds. or thinks he finds. that his
education has been wrong. because
his largest thoughts. his noblest i'm
pulses his high altruistic conception
OF lie and duty are In his way soon
he lays them aside or relegates their
use TO the hour for church and sun
day school. while six DAYS out Of
the week he tries 10 shape his course
unaided so as 10 get on In the world
NJ competition. struggle and sell as
sertion. OF which hitherto ne ,as
heard but 10 decry Present., ne
grumbles both AZ his environment
and his education lie finfs hirisalf
confused. bewildercd. disappointed
and discouraged. Consequent, vel
hesitatcs. blunders and loses. VI lie
his uneducatei fellow pushes on amid
The din and strife holding s,esdfast-
y TO the principle OF his oWr inter-
est. and wins position. wealth and
honor Then TIE world. POINTING 10
the two, doubts whether u pave. az
Ter all. 20 educate
Mark you. DO not reicc. the al
'ruistie. ! believe in Il most pro
fohndly The law OF service is the
law CT life. A man ennobles rim
aelf by what Ne gives forth rather