The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-25
Program Terminates a Year of
Unusually Successful Work
and Opens the Annual Sum-
mer School.
ALBUQUERQUE MAN
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Beyond the Diploma" Sub
ject of Scholarly Statement
to Graduates by Marion L.
Fox.

Silver City. n. NJ, May s5.-The
annual commencement exercises OF
the Silver city state Normal school.
held this morning IN the assembly, hall
OF the school. terminated what is be-
yond question the most successful
year in the history OF the institution.
The ear has brought increased at
tendance, more comprehensive facili-
ties and courses Of study, a larger
n stronger faculty and a general
advance In the tone OF the work
done. AZ the same time the exercises
today mark the opening OF what
promises 60 be a most successful sum
mcr school with "a considerable In
crease over the record enrolment OF
last ummer
The principal event Of the COM
mcnccment program this morning.
aside from the awarding OF diplomas
by President T.. l.. Enloe. was the
scholarly address Of Marion l.. Fox
of Albuquerque. whose subject was
"Bcyond the Diploma" MIR. yox said
in part:
Probably Il would he well for Us
to have "a clear understanding AT the
outset OF the object Of education.
The old idea was preparation for in
dividuhl success. much as the puRi-
list trains himself for excellence IN
the prize ring II was this thought
In regard To religion hat caused the
monk and anchorites OF medieval
times to spend much OF their lives
In cells and lonely deserts. away from
touch with humanity. In order "a
purge themselves. by prayer a holy
contemplation. from all evil thoughts
and thus ~ themselves for cterna.
bliss beyond the grave.
But things AVE changed. Now
the best Christians are too busy try.
ing 10 better the conditions OF their
fellow pilgrims In this world To waste
time worrying over what b. to be-
come pf themselves after lifc's htfuI
fever Tor they know they shall
sleep well II they have done theii
work we'll.
Little more than q decade age
President James OF the University ol
Illinois. in his inaugural address. de-
clarcd that the object OF education
II preparation for service. \ few
years later President Lowell Il HAT
ward university. IN his inaugural nd.
dress, expressed the same thought.
In the language of the lawyers
therefore, We may regard the tcsti'
mouy of these expert witnesses al
conclusive evidence tina the obiec
~ education is preparation for serv.
Ice II our fellow men. aud the bet
ter the preparation the better tn
service. Faluure To grasp this basi'
truth too often lends young men q
rapid-fire law aud medical school
where diplomas are acquired with
little work. Armed with these an,
admitted to practice by too libcra
examining boards, they hope To D,
paid for inefficient service while thc'
learn in practice what should hay,
been taught them IN school. Full.
% per cent OF such poorly equipped
men fan in these professions, as tn
poorly equipped, as a rule, fail In al
professions.
Another thought I would burn int
your minds Is that while YOU are pre-
pairing To serve others, you are attn,
yourselves by the surcst means &"
personal success Ia any field of en-
deavor To which you may be called
By study, ana the discipline tina
comes with systematic, hard work