Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
ART not 4 FACTOR
IN The MAKEUP OF
AVERAGE AMERICAN
DR.. Merritt Driver Addresses
High School Graduates In
the Typical Native.
WE ADMIRE; NOT PRODUCE
49,
Yankee Traits, Developed Out 81 Prs.
dominant Tsutonie Blood, Are
For Government, Build
ing and Commerce.
WE ADMIRE; NOT PRODUCE

thai young AInerlCa.NlS a COSmOpOll-
tan. combining the richest blood OF all
the ages in his veins. with the tradi-
lions OF all races and that his mission
Is to produce greater nation. a purer
democracy and to bring about feeling
of fraternity among his fellows was the
hopeful declaration of DR.. John Merritt
Driver, pastor OF the Peoples church, of
Chicago, In his address to the 176 grad
yates of the Sioux City high school
recently.
Friends and relatives of the grad
yates packed the large Auditorium to
oVerfowing, the class of 1913 occupy
Ing an improvised amphitheater erect
ed on the stage.
Young America is composed OF a
variety Of nations, Greek, Roman.
French, German. Danish, Norwegian,
English, Scotch and Irish and the
product Of the mingling of these bloods
is per Sc American. Mingled in the
race are the racial traits of those
mighty nations. No wonder that
Americans are world builders
Americans Not Artistic.
But inherently young America is
not an artist like the Italian said the
speaker. From his Anglo Saxon fore
the law gtver, the ruler. the builder
and wielder of empires. and young
America is a modified Anglo Saxon.
He Is fond Of sculpture. But he is
not sculptor; fond of poetry, but not
poet; fond of music, but not q mu-
sician. America has produced no mu-
sician OF any rank and has special
lied on syncopated rag. But for his
good hard common sense, his archi-
lecture would have been laughing
stock to the world of art He is
fond Of drama, but not a dramatist
and according to the box receipts OF
the theaters his tastes are not par
ticularly high. God has given unto
His other agents these arts. and
Americans look upon them as avoca-
tions. things to a1nuse for the pass
ing moment"
Young America continued the
speaker, is not. humorous but serious
He was not made for cap and bell
and to play the fool His German
He has humorous side, but this is
rather his avocation. His dreams are
OF armies and navies, Of congresses
and parliaments. OF laws and consti-
tutions. of republics and empires and
of the kingdom OF God and the final
sober, sedate George Washing ton."
Money Not an Object.
Ills mission is not to set the pace
financially. He cares nothing for
money per Sc and is the greatest
spendthrift in the world. American
millionaires became millionaires in
spite of themselves. Young America
mated money bag. His mission is not
to set the pace in transportation. No
country has poorer highways than
America. England carries seven
tenths Of the worlds tonnage, the
United States, two-tenths.
co Av,,4 tar
Ing for philosophy and science and
looks upon these subjects as dry ma
terial. Education is not his natural
bent. His mission is to accomplish
Jehovah's ideals Of what God made
man should be. 1t is great thing to
sculpture. government. science, but the
achievement of achievements is to give
the ideal man and the ideal race Of
men; and for this mission young
America Is striving.
He is imbued with a fraternal love
for his fellow man, the millental
brotherhood of man; but this idea does
not carry with 1t the idea OF mixing
bloods OF different species and pro-
ducing mongrel breed. 1t is rather
fraternity. unity of spirit and brother
hood Of man and Is In no sense equal
ity. which is impossible with the Diff
ferences In talents OF individuals.
Mission TO Dsvsiop ideals.
Hence seeks to purify politics, and
his mission is to develop on American
soil pure and true democracy This
is not an impossibility. as a little time
can demonstrates And his mission,
too, is to bring about an evolution OF
his ideal religion and his ideal church"
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. w NJ. Hamilton. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church, and the
diplomas were presented by d. S.
Lewis. president OF the board OF edu-
cation. During the intervals in the
exercises. the senior girls glee club and
the high school boys glee club rem
dered several relections
+ The exercises Of commencement
week will close tonight with the an
nuat alumni banquet which will be
held In the high school building. The
banquet will begin at O'clock