The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-06-19
H0WARD's COMMENCEMENT.

Under ideal skies and amid the leafy
branches Of stately elms 1000 people
witnessed the forty-ffth annual COM
mencement exercises Of Howard uni
versity. held the first week In June.
The academic procession Of faculty
and graduates, headed by President
Stephen Morrell Newman. marched
across the campus and took places in
the specially constructed pavilion near
Clark hall. The commencement ad-
dress was delivered by the Hon. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan. secretary Of
state. Mr.. Bryan's subject was "The
Measure Of Greatness" He in part
said:
It is proper for every human being to
aspire to greatness. Everything depends
upon the measure Of greatness" Every
diligent reader Of the Bible was q little
provoked when he read Of the quarrel Of
the disciples as to which would be the
greatest in the kingdom Of heaven. Let
him who would be chiefest among you
be the servant Of ALL" came the divine
answer. This was the doctrine Of the
greatest Of teachers-the gospel Of serv-
Ice. AS Christ went about among the
people doing good to high and low he set
an example that the happiness Of life 10
not measured by what we take out OF the
world. but by what we put into It. Hap
piness Is only possible for workers and
health likewise. II you take an your mot
to that your greatness 10 to be measured
by the service you render you will bs
happy.
All human beings should study the
question, How much can q man rightfully
collect? Note the emphasis on the word
"rightfully." We cannot rightfully col
cannot honestly earn more than fairly
measures the value Of our service to soci-
ETY.. Can a man earn millions-yes. $780,
600? There can be no limit set upon the
amount Of money a man could earn BY
giving service. l believe that Thomas
Jefferson. who to my mind was the great
est constructive statesman the world has
ever known. ! believe II he had received
$500 100000 he would not have been over
paid. and l believe that Abraham Lincoln
rendered q service that was worth even
more. How will you measure the value
Of the service rendered by the man who
discovered and taught US the use Of steam,
Of electricity? How will you measure
the value Of the service Of those who have
stood back Of the great movements OF the
world?
There is one thing true-not In q single
case have those men been paid what they
earned. Men who have earned $500 100000
have been SO busy earning II they have
not been able to collect It. Men who have
collected II have been 30 busy collecting
It they haven't had time to earn II. A
man who does not earn more than he u
paid does not lead useful life. We can
not keep books on our services. II We
keep the books ourselves We may over
estimate the value Of our service to the
world. Do not decry that which you do
not understand. The young man with
smattering of learning who ventures to
denounce religion as an old fogy institu-
ton and condemn the Bible because he
cannot understand some things In It
should order his CONN. The frst time he
goes home let him ponder upon the old
green grass and then give white milk with
yellow butter In itr' No one perhaps can
understand II, but We do not stop drink
ing milk or eating butter.
President Newman presented 1877
diplomas to the graduates Of the sew
eral departments. The College Of Arts
and Sciences conferred the degree of
bachelor of arts upon forty-nine COW
didates, the largest number ever grail
uated In a single year from any col
lored college in the land. There were
twenty-three graduates from the teach
ers' college, six from the school Of the
ology, thirty-two from the medical COL
lege with M. D. degree. twenty-three
from the dental college with degree Of
d. d. 8. and nine from the pharmaceu-
teal college with degree Of Phar. D.
sixty.four In all from the medical de-
partment and twenty-five from the
school Of law with degree Of IL. B.
In the College Of Arts and Sciences
Miss Eva B. Dykes received the de-
gree Of A. B.. the first one ever award
ed by Howard university.