Evening journal., 1914-06-26

AIN sure tnht OF tneFe n30 been
any doubt as 10 whether you are
alive, it has been dispeiled,v said
DR.. Mitchell This has been the
livest body of alumni / have ever
seen. To me education Is little more
than friendship, oompanionshIp with
you. ! saw in the paper recently the
expression The City With a Soul. /,
and It come to my mind tonight. An
audience has a soul and each con-
tributes to that soul, and so a city
has soul, personal character, and
perhaps the highest expression OF
that soul Is IN this gathering tonight
So congratulate and count myself
happy IN having this Introduction 10
a Wilmington audience.
My first impression can have. Of
course, little final value. but can
have some meaning and Significance
| have been highly gFatified that Del
aware College has obtained many ad-
yantages recently said Or. Mitchell
as no referred to the new charter
for the college, the College Farm.
the College for Women, the athletic
neid, the recent gift Of noble
alumnus," and the extension course,
all Of which he said Indicated
heaithful growth on the part Of the
And ! am deeply grateful. con-
tinued DF. Mitchell "for the splendid
WORK Dr. HaFter has rendered to
DeiaNAFe College In the twenty-nine
years ne was professor and presi-
uent IN the college. / am daeply
impressed with the gentleness and
strength Of his character. and can
appreciate the penetrating influence
ne has rendered for the college ana
the State. We are not going To dis
pense with him. I want TO impress
that upon you. we are golne ~
work double handed and In harmony
70 carry out the big things blamed 3
Ut. Mitchell hoped that AZ least nine
~ OF the ninety-four graduates of the
elass OF 1914 would attend Delaware
College and the Woman's College. "Ym,
are fortunate in having a single col.
lege,' he added "Thaf means an I'M
alNlled constituency. There are GER
tainly great advantages in this one
'ohege az You have done. We can look
uPoh delaware College with its afIiliat-
~ Weman's college as the moral fort |
am happy to emphasize on the soil |
y delaware that all the great nations /
nave been teTiterially small. America 4
Y tremendous ideal in process OF re- |
II the college has breadth,
and is rendering downright 4
'erViee to the people, it is worthy Of /
ne support of all, ] shall count on
ne forces represented in this gathering
. do what they can to make il Of the |
greatest value to the people. II has
leen said that if there were three Yer
nonters and one had the lemons and
me the water and one the sugar. there
wouldn't be any lemonade. Let's have
he lemonadeiy
Judge Cray Surprised
Joastinaster Heald IN Introducing
Judge Gray as the next speaker. said
hat the State Of Delaware is known
'mong rs own people and among the
people % other States for its State
pride. NfBut we don't often ston 10
mink Of It until some occasion aronses
- said Mr.. Heald -Another thing
the respect we have for those who
iaye won honors at other hauds and
. our own, ] need only TO cali atton-
ION 20 the personal pride and the per.
onal affection which we all have for
nat man who has lived his life full %
p1ors, amongst us and vet who will
OF have so many years on his sho,I-
efs that he viii not enjoy the mental
ompanionship Of young men"
AS Judge Gray rose to speak. the
ntire Alumni Association arose
risky and gave one of the Oldest
ellis OF the school, beginning "Del-
ware the Constitution the first 10
lgn,' and ended IL with three shouts
I Gray The venerable jurist
vas much affected by the reception
ears came TO his eyes as he gazed
bout the room. Il would be bank-
upt OF language to thank !
ou for the warmth of your recep-
lon," he said finally. II do thank
ou for the sympathy you have shown /,
one who has resided many wears
your midst. and has been a part Of
our beloved commonwealth. Tt is with
source of pride as | face this aud :
enee to know that in this audience
\ our city, which l love, there IA a
ody OF men bearing the burden Of
ur citizenship and upholding the du-
les OF our state after receiving their
at the High School. Pardon
ne when say | did not realize until >
onight the debt we owe to that in
utuupn. feel a new assurance for
ne future as | look upon the men
'ho have come from that institution
eady TO uphold every good cause and
Q battle for higher citizenship Of
tate and country. II would be a
orry day. indeed. when from our in ,
ututions of learning the desire for
Material success was all that Won
arried away when you entered upon
he tasks of life. IL Il the ethical q
ide OF education that makes il VAL I
Iabie and essential to the well being I
i our State. | do not believe the I
lonest and enthusiastic student OF /
ne High School is thinking how he D
AN coin his education into dollars
.ha cents, yet the tendency is to tell :
ne young men how they can coin \
heif brains into dollars, That would ,
'e barren result, indeed. How can
'ou coin your brains into service, in
o the fatherho0d of Good and the
brotherhood OF man unless you coin !
our brain into spiritual results.
Il do not deplore material results the I
eeking after something better. but al Z
ne same time, unless there goes along
With the material struggle a desire to I
make the times better, to lift 10 a /
igher level, the result would be barren
tier all Of that scholastic education.
I'VE live IN times that challenge the
nxiety and soIieitude Of all thoughtful {
zen. We should strive to uphold ali
hose who are trying to WELD uplifting \