The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-21
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the quality of their ambitions, and j
the lofty heroism of their ideals, in thei
unconquerable perseverance toward aim
the dull, unbelieving world calls impos
sible OF achievement. Every advance tn
old world has made has come throug
men who dared TO be unique, almost j
not quite fanatic. 1t was by man be
side himself that the fishers of Galile
were taught the God who redeems tn
world; it was by man beside himsel
that the religion of the Nazarene chal
: lenged the empire of the Caesars; it wa
by man beside himself that in the l6tl
century freedom was born for the mod
ern world; it was by men beside them
selves that commonwealth founded OF
the fear of God was planted in the for
ests of New England; it was again by
men beside themselves that natior
conceived in liberty was made free from
sea to sea. The history of progress is
the biography of the fools and fanatics
of their contemporaries.
"The world of our own day fingers in
old time vices, and poverty and hopeless
ness blight fair portions of the earth
and the smallest fraction of earth's mil
lions attain true manhood, cleanness and
strength of body, clearness and vigor OF
mind, and purity and largeness Of spirit
manhood as the noble and the great
have demonstrated it may be--the small
est fraction of our brothers attain it
| for lack of leaders and masters to show
them the way. The problems of human
ity are soluble. Diseases can be con-
quered and put away. Ignorance may
| be taught the truth and any child can
| learn sufficient for worthy and Joyous
| life. Communities need not abide in
soddenness and iniquity. In the forests
of Africa, in the frozen fields beside the
Arctic seas men have lived who have
changed barbarism to Christian civiliza-
tion in a generation. The truth that
sets free has been spoken. The method
that solves every last problem of hui
mainly has been discovered. The gov
eminent and law that insure perfect
state have been specified and their prin-
ciples made clear. The laboratories for
the conquest of every secret of nature
and the mastery of all her forces are
built and equipped and the methods of
research for the discovery of the last
secret of the earth are in use every day.
"All we need is the men, the excep
tional men, to work out the problems
with the instruments and by the meth
DDS by which the problems of the past
have been solved. Give us the men to
exemplify the liberating truth, and the
truth will set all humanity free. The
world has but one problem, the finding
of sufficient men of single heart and of
the mind and spirit of masters.
ut is the mission of our Vermont col
lege to send out into the communities or
this state men and women qualified for
service, imbued with the passion of lead
ership and the spirit of mastery, who
dare to be beside themselves in their
faith in the possibilities of opportunity
and progress ia our commonwealth. and
in their devotion TO the particular tasks
they may undertake for the public well
fare. We may never justify ourselves
by numbers. Perhaps only small pro.
portion OF the youth born in Vermont |
will seek our halls. We are not worth |
the confidence that is reposed in us and |
the benefactions bestowed upon us for |
any delights of culture we may give to a
select few for their own sake. But we
shall be worth far more than we shall |
ever receive il we can place here and
here in these hills and valleys men be-
'ide themselves in passionate devotion
10 the dear little state beneath the
lark green hills and beside and above
he multitudes about them in the clear
ness in which they see their tasks. the
mercy with which they grip their work,
md the gift by which they will not WELD
Until the ideals of their souls are
wrought into glorious deed. The prob.
ems Of Vermont are soluble. The old
tate may be garden of Eden in plenty
md prosperity; its people need yield to
zone in intelligence and worth, in hap
illness and sweet content. All we need
; the men. exceptional men like the
,uilders Of this college. TO work out the
roblems Of this state just as the inspir
ne destiny Of our alma mater is being
loriously achieved by the men wso love
or to-day.
Members Of the graduating class: The
reatest good possible for YOU 10 attain
rom your four years in Middlebury col
age is the spirit OF the college itself
knowledge is weak. and even scientific
METHOD unto larger knowledge is i'm
otent. unless they are received into
manhood that pulses and quivers TO use I
hem in the worlds mighty work. That y
assion for useful achievement. and =
srtain glorying in tasks that the prac- g
cal world SAYS cannot be done. are the .
cry soul Of your college. wrought into >
,r BY more than a century Of strug- ]
Il against odds. IL was a mad thought v
I III men. when Vermont was not a g
ncade old. 70 establish in this town,
lsn en- outpost Of the West, a seat Of q
arning. Time and again IL has seemed a
" height Of folly 60 think ito build 4
re a college strong and great, worthy lv
the noblest academic tradition Linn r
; have been set for us by well-disposed Al
,unsellors times without number ali q
. could hope 10 DO and be. And al. N
avs aims mater has scorned them and Il
0rffed in Der weakness a. the foil by
hirh some day her greatness would =,
line IN greater lustre The DAY Of her q,
owning NAV yet h. far distant. You
q NAV place our bones beueath the "a
ru~ture before the dreams II the ia !.
.srs core true. Bot the hope they y.
mot take from az. snd the ioy n liv- ~
z Tor the dream. and fighting and /, /,
0-nlur Al sho pronouncs 4 idle. H.,
% A. Middisfary men. sos Nlll Do youT =.
e uurk against Odds. u is brad INTO =,
~ hr.ns. and uhsn tie triumph is near =,
a I'D better move %. Your college \.
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