The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-16
THE aEE0 OF TO-DAY
fs,i.sl1l
IS AN AWAKENED YOUNG
MANHOOD
Address BY T. c. 'Haddon Of
Hodges AT the Commencement
AT Clemson College

at the commencement exercises Of
Clemson College was made by r. C.
Haddon of Hodges, who for the last
two summers has been connected with
the Peoples Bank of Anderson. He
will work in the bank again this sum
mer. Mr., Haddon's subject was IAN
Awakened Youth the Need OF Today" -.
Mr.. Haddon's address, which received
much favorable comment is as fol-
lows: .
n The day of. long, tedious, drownout
7oratory has given way to day of con
else speech: public spcpking seems to
have passed from, a sphere OF entcr-
tainment to that ofshsefulness. This
Is an age Of rapid progress;, 1t is a
time when the young, man has much
to learn and come to nnlearn.
The needs of this day arc very spe-
cial; and very urgent. Among the
forem6st'Of these are the needs Of the
young man and his greatest need is
that OF an awakened self. Tho stu
dent OF today Is brought up in q new
atmosphere and fed on new principles.
He should. open ifs eyes with wonder
| at the meaning, the val1e and the re-
suits Of education. And we must
give up the. old idea that: our liberal
education 1f otbday deals with the
dead, past, buried peoples and cxpiod-
ed PHILOSOPHERS, for most of what we
| get sin DUR Echools and COLLEGES Is
awake with life and capable of appli-
| cation to modern uses.
| May we, as Young tnen, awaken to
this fact before too many Of our COL
leSe days are over; and come to real
ize that education is the developing of
not the mind, nor the body, not, even
the spirit, but may we realize that It
is tho developing or all these forces,
together with accuracy in observation
Epf quickness and certainty In SELLING
lnpn the main; points of al RlsewssIbject.
, and discrimination in dividing the
IItflYtal from the important in(i i..great
masses 6ffactS. More than that edu-
cation develops a seRsc of, btaise.
duty and honor. All praise for the
young man is due who carly awakens
, to the meaning and the value OF an
education; and oil honor to the col
.leges ,forttffe prepare UP In the most
useful manner for the practical pur-
poses of life. o.
Ihe young man must awaken to
the use and responsibilities of leisure.
The increase of wealth in our counr
try, Rpd tllc standardization sof great,
f1f1tSlIeS has prpdute ed "a: cor res pSndss2.
ihg Increase In the Humber OF Young
men, wflo., fortunately .br 'unf6ftiihate:.
ly are the heirs of large estates. Re-
member; m+Shsy in Itself isg.iWotth!Ass
and receives i;value 'oniy through Its
purchasing power while we have time
and our own lives at, our c6mmand;
yet we let days and ycare slip by un-
atuathese great Opportunities are Used,
|1oE nothing but Self and cenEual grats
ihcation with no result but evil to
ourselves, and others.
& The first thing for the youth nf leis-.
hre to do who really wants tt count
fh his day. and generation, ts to. ac-:
4uire the habit Sf Tfteaf work. Work.
and think; therefore, for wien the;
habit Is once attained one will. soobn
find that for which he is best fitted. !.
There are none 60 discontelted as the;
Idle and tho Older they grow the more
bitter and unhappy they became. They
have no holidays and no, one, of. the
JOY and charm that- comes from work
ling before and' after them.
II ahalf hof ehdeav6r 70 sReAk OF any
particular work! for, the, youth sbf ileIs.s
ure, but. the opportunities are many
and large and, the demand for intelli-,
gone work is vast and yet growing. =. \
But there is- another great awaken
Ing that must pass DIVER us as young
men T ts akani ing .in 70 The
meahing and the cbst oEstctHss;. Il is
e n: realization that there exists great,
anu a snfe'l keys tp sssuccsgss; and that.
he a eaaa SefGfe o,sae,yas = will
.''rffs is what I. should and fhefefore.
II Is what shall do" To strike the
same keynote that Ssuccessful man
struck once whaR boy asked him:
.sWhat is the sstfas to success?' re-
It, 1t is just dl!aa, digi" And that
Is exactly thb ps4HnssaRe that t should
learn. We ihIs ;flta adeS Gin its
rightful, place at aa6afs fliliBSt l6e moth
idg more simBss sbee i6H ssSsn do not
give 1t the Eronsst iilh ldaa What
we do well, R9,.SMcGead III aetA al good
definition of ss ac ccompiish-
ment, the carpy yfhks sfb u successful ter
Emination that which we started out to
Now success is for any one 'Jfs id
inSthis audience In! proportion to our
capabilities and as 1--WE. arc willing to
pay the price. The price is hard work
ana, personal sacrifices. Recently
4lMiaeM tue SEedI infeHLOr, MT. EQlaO0,
M9s asked the meaning OF success, re-
ssssS pSs ssHs y ssaHISs aAs
tpsssasS asked :is snnius aibsp plTati ioHs rel
HUG ~ ID helSptfat tieHs. I, IHE ins
e tsltis yolstEs tttlihn sS3f aay 1i.ise
tssljasl istiat dsnsnds yupnn;'
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4 EAna Eiide while We Hfai y0iifiE AID ifY'
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