New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-29
PUBLIC SERVICE" IS
DR.. HADLEY'S THEME
"Is Ancient Yale Tradition" He
Tells Students in His Ma
circulation Sermon.
SERVICE IN W0OLSEY HALL
Says Long Line of Distinguished
Men Proves the Value of
University's Original
Charter Provisions.

New Haven. Sept 2s.-Arthur T. Had
ley. president Of Yale University. deliv-
cred the matriculation sermon in Woolsey
Hall to-day. He took for his text Acts
xxi. 20: But Paul said. I am a citizen
Of no mean CITY. beseech thee. suffer
me TO speak 10 the people
Dr. Hadley spoke of Yale traditions and
Yale ideals, emphasizing the duty of pub
lie service
He said, in part;
Two centuries ago a few Connecticut
ministers founded a collegiate school.
They had little; they gave what they had.
putting ir all that they could. and caring
nothing for any return TO themselves.
From that day to this their example has
been followed by successive generations
Of teachers and students. who have given
Yale what was best IN them. and have
thought little or nothing of what was TO
rome back 10 them In the way Of money
or fame. The scholars who have taught
here and toiled here for more than two
hundred years could easily have acquired
more IN the way or money and comfort
by doing something else; but they pre-
ferred TO give themselves and their ser
vices 10 something which was to last
longer than~they did.
such loyalty on the part of the teach
ers bred loyalty on the part Of the stu
dents. It meant something to he Yale
man. II means. and should mean. more
to-day than il ever did before. We have
entered into an inheritance Of thing
that is better than money and better than
cor1fort-an inheritance Of principles and
ideals and sentiments. II is for you 10
enjoy this inheritance during your brief
wears as students and your longer wears
as graduates. It is for YOU 10 transmit
that inheritance 10 those who come after,
better for the way in which you have
Nsed It.
THE first. and in some respects 'he
most fundamental. Of the Yale Ideals Is
that of public service. To fit men TOT
public employment in church and state.
these were the words of our original
charter. which have been repeated WIN
but slight change in the subsequent char-
ters Of almost all American colleges. No'
private enolument. but public usefulness
not the gain 10 be made for cnes sef'
but the gain 10 be achieved for the com
rnonwealth. This was the object IN Ire
minds Of the founders. this has been the
puruose in the heart Of generations OF
bows and men. How well the lesson was
learned at Yale and al other colleges s
seen in the long line Of Presidents ana
Governors. of legislators and Of judges
who have laid the foundations for their
career In their college life; It is seen also
IN the impress which the college life Of
these plen has stamped upon the puDi''
life Of the American nation.
"Our college life IL We will but use
Il, rightly. can I'll for MS IN real ana
important sense the kind OF place "hlch
the city filed in the life OF the anGeh's'
TWO thousand years age the jewish
,eople had honorable traditions; II had
marvellous law: il had standards OF cor
duct which were in many WAYS better
than those of any contemporary nauoh'
Put II made the mistake OF becoming an
sorbed in these traditions, 10 the exclusion
~ all interest in-things beyond them ana
Of caring for its OWN standards 10 the
neglect Of all beside. The Jews mace
the law an end instead Of means. 1heir
visions and aims and hopes were limited
nithin a framework Of tradiuonalism. IL
vas the work OF Jesus 10 widen the
1evs' outlook upon lifei TO teach theHl
- holm others instead Of being con'eht
"a servo themselves. He UNDERSTOOD the
1ev.isb traditions and cared Tor the Jew
,sb traditions a. much "a any PhaIlsee
PINT he saw that the only way to preserve
tho shirt OF Moses and David as a Nv
,ng force was 10 bring it into touch. VII"
Tho wbole great world about Him. tha'
IN. on,v wav 10 maintain the jewish ira
d,tions was 10 widen them into CHRISTIAN
traditions. "a.
Oct rs remember that the Nale trao'
,iors arc in this high sense the Chrisuai
traditions. and that ii is ours 10 Keep
tbero en- They were built up by men VINO
-rora engaged I'm serving the world uleE
oar orlv he maintained If the 1aie men
800, will continue 10 serve the WORM
ven larger sense than their ia'heIs
5,d 1be true Yale man. IKE the
C,h,ietan man. is in no wise set aP"'
,-o,, lis fellow men, except as p,'H7
,,,da~ increased obligation 10 cohsiue'
-, md 10 serve them. By the haily
habit OF consideration ana 't
30 hest learns the lessons ma We "a'o
- each and best enjoys the inhe'l'ai0e
that We nave 20 follow