The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-19
ART NOT 4 FACTOR
IN THE MAKE up OF
AVERAGE AMERICAN
Or. Merritt Driver Addresses
High School Graduates In
the Typical Native.
WE ADMIRE; NOT PRODUCE
Yankes Traits, Developed Out Of Pre-
dominant Tsutonio Blood, Are
For Government, Build
ing and Commerce.
From The Sioux CITY Tribune.

From The Sioux City Tribune
That YoHHg America Is a Cosmopoi-
tan, combining the richest blood OF all
the ages i'm his veins, with the tradi-
tl0ns OF all races, and that his mission
is to produce q greater nation. a purer
democracy and to bring about a 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 tn the 176 grad
uates OF the Sioux City high school
recently.
Friends and relatives OF the grad
HRtAs packed the large Auditorium to
0~yerfiowiHg, the class OF 1913 occupy
ing an improyised amphltheater erect
Cd 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 mingiing OF these bloods
ia 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 ts
not an artist like the Italian, said the
speaker. From his Anglo Saxon fore
AANAtAIA ID NID NNh ~ ANVA NAAs ~ ~ ~
tire law giver, the ruler. the builder
and wielder Of empires. M young
America is a modified Anglo-SaxOn.
He Is fond OF sculpture. But he Is
mot g sculptor; = feud OF poetry. but not
q poet; fond OF music. but not q mu-
stefan. America has produced no mu-
BlcIan OF any rank and has special
ized on s~yncopRted rag. But for his
good hard common sense, his archt-
lecture would ave been a laughing
stock to the world OF art. He Is
fond OF drama, but not a dramatlSt,
and according to the box receipts OF
the theaters his tastes are not par
tlculary high. God has given unto
His other agents these arts, and
tons, things to amuse for the pass
ing moment"
Young America" continued the
speaker, is not humorous but serious.
He was not made for cap and bell
ard to- play the fool. H1S German
blood alone would keep him from this.
lie has a humorous side. but this Is
rather his ~aVocation. His dreams are
OF armies m naVies, OF congresses
and parllaments, OF laws and consti-
tutions. OF republics and empires n
OF the Kingdom OF God and the ina
Judgment. His ideal OF manhood Is
sober. sedate. George Washington"
Money Not an Object.
His Iuisslon Is not to set the pace
financially. He cares nothing for
money per. sc and is the greatest
m~iilioHaires became' mtllIonaires in
spite OF themselves. Young America
has no ambition to become an ami
mated money bag. His mission is not
70 set the pace in transportation. No
country has poorer highways than
America. England carries even
tentits OF the worlds tonnage, the
United States. tw0-tenths,
p . Sc. Young America cares moth
ing tor philosophy and science and
looks upon these, subjects Is dry ma
teriaL Education Is not his natural
bent His mission is TO accomplish
~Jehoyah's ideals OF What God-made
man should be, 1t Is a great thing TO
give to the world music. poetry. art.
achievement of achievements Is to give
the Ideal man and the ideal race Of
men! and for his mission young
America Is striving.
"He ID imbued with a fraternal love
for his fellow man, the milleniaI
carry with 1t the Idea OF mixing
bl0ods or different species and pro-
ducing a 'mongrel breed. 1t is rather
fraternity, unity Of spirit and brother
hood or man and is In no sense equal
ity. which Is impossible with the diff
ferences in talents OF individuals.
Mission to Develop Ideals.
Hence seeks to purify politics. and
bis mission is to develop on American
soil q pure and true democracy. This
liz not an imposSibiIity, as a little time
can demonstrate. And his mission,
too, 10 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 gIee club rem
dered several Eelectlons.
The exercises OF commencement
week will close tonight with the an
nual alumni banquet which will be
held In the high school building. The
banquet will begin at z O'Clock.
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