Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-27
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
Yankee Traits, Developed Out Of Pre-
dominant Teutenie Blood, Are
For Government, Build
ing and Commerce.
From The Sioux city Tribune.


From The Sioux City Tribune.
That young America is a cosmopOli-
tan. combining the richest blood of all
the ages In his veins. with the tradi-
lions of all races, n that his mission
is to produce a greater nation. u purer
democracy and to bring about a feeling
of fraternity among his fellows. was the
hopeful declaration of DIR. John Merritt
Driver. pastor OF h Peoples church. OF
Chicago. In his address to the 176 grad
yates Of the Sioux City high schOo
recently.
Friends and relatives OF the grad
yates packed the large Auditorium to
overflOwing. 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 Not Artistic.
But inherently young America IL
not an artist like h Italian. said the
speaker. From his Anglo-Saxon fore
father he has inherited the traits Of
the law giver, the ruler. the builder
n wieider OF empires, and Young
America is a modified Anglo Saxon.
He Is fond of sculpture. But he Is
not a sculptor: fond of poetry. but not
4 poet: fond OF music. but not Il mu-
stefan. America has produced no mu-
stefan of any rank IN a special
ICED on syncopated rag. But for his
good hard common sense. his archt-
lecture. would have been q laughing
stock to the world of art. He is
~SS 80 2~n $3.50 hat 500 - y.r - - AA~k A
and according to the receipts OF
the theaters his tastes are not par
ticularly high. God has given unto
His other agents these arts. and
Americans look pon them as avoca-
tions, 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
and to play the fool. His German
blood alone would keep him from this.
He has a humorous side. but this H.
rather his avocation. His dreams are
OF armies and navies. Of congresses
buttons, OF republics n empires and
of the Kingdom of God me the final
judgment. His ideal of manhood Is
sober. sedate George Washington
Money Not an Object.
His mission Is not to set the pace
money per Sc and is the greatest
spendthrift in the world. American
m%illionaires became millionaires in
spite of themselves. Young America
has no ambition to become an ami
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.
Per sc. Young America cares MOTH
ing for philosophy n science n
terial. Education is not his natural
bent. His mission Is to accomplish
Jehovah's ideals OF what God-made
man should be. 1t Is a great thing to
give to the world music. poetry, art.
sculpture, government. science. but the
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 millenial
brotherhood OF man: but this idea oes
bloods of different species and pro-
duCing a mongrel breed. 1t is rather
fraternity. unity of spirit and brother
hood of man M is in no sense equal-
ity, which Is impossible with the diff
ferences in talents OF individuals.
mission 20 Oov0lop Ideals.
Hence seeks to purify politics. and
his mission is to develop on American
soil a pure and true democracy. This
Is not an impossibility. as a little time
can demonstrate. And his mission.
toe. 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 ID. $.
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 selections.
week will close tonight with the an
u alumni banquet. which will be
held in the high school building. The
banquet will begin at I o'clock.