Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-24
DACCALAUREATE
ADDRESS GIVEN
BY DR.. A. D. Grille
Post Chaplain StirS Graduat-
ing Class at State Military
Institute With Splendid Talk
on Efficiency,


/ Austip y. Grille. captain and post
chaplin, this afternoon. marked their
real opening. Or. CRIES subject was
Efficiency"
The auditorium was beautifully
| decorated with flags and the stage
was mass of palms. ferns and cut
/ flowers Behind this bower of green
and fragrance, stood the chaplain. Al
though the hall rs large one, IL was
impossible TO seat all the visitors
Additional chairs were placed I'M
aislcs ana every available space uti-
/ lized. The specially Of these occa-
eions rs the singing Of the cadet corps.
and this attracted many. as usual.
| At the close of the chapel eXor-
/ Clses company competitive drill took
4 place on the parade ground while
/ the cadet band rendered an open air
| concert
Dir. Crilc's address.
/ Or Grille said In part:
I al no time la the past have wei
/ graduated class in such times usl
we now have. not only In our own
country but in the Whole wide world.
The aim OF our school is TO equip
young men for citizenship that un-
derstands its duty and does not shirk
when duty calls Il into arduous Ia
Dor, great difficulties. or the hazards
OF the battlefield. Il may well be said
OF each one Of you graduates, as itl
was said of queen Esther, You have
come to the kingdom for such time
as this time whenl we need men
with broad minds, sympathetic hearts,
and very great eniciency-m whol
can stand and look Oh the carnage
~ kfuYfura In lllYnl4a nd al a
the neutrality 10 which We have been
pledged, men who Will he ready tol
help usher in the great era Of pros
perity which must follow when once
again peace Is established on earth |
and we look upon you. each and every
one as well equipped TO take yourl
full share In the great work. You gol
out from US with the confidence of /
your teachers, the high esteem of
your comrades, with fundamental
knowledge, good ethics. and a firm
sense OF true patriotism. We trust
that al no time will you be called |
upon to leave your work and your
homes to engage la warfare and yet
we should be sad II you should be
derelict In your duty should our ma
tional manhood need defense.
Usefulness In Life Contemplated.
II am certain that each one OF YOU
has In mind very useful life. In or |
der that II might reach It's height
YOU should have hrst of an, self con
troll
THE old saying of Scripture Is GER !
tainly true, As a man thlnketh in !
hts heart SO Is he You should each !
have as II were an ultimate rule Of |
right by which 20 measure all yourl
thoughts all your emotions and ALI
of your work. If then there must be
some ultimate rule Of life. some
form which you can constantly use
to measure yourself in all Your yari-
GUS realms OF activity, the question:
VIII he raised, What shall be this I
ultimate rule of right Tor me- lf A.
wish TO measure board ! use foot I
rule II ! wish 20 have an exact mea-
snfement ! have an exact rule. divid- /
ed into integral parts of an inch ard |
| so about my work In a proper man.
uer II am Il careless workman /
win estimate with most any sort OF
stick the length Of my board. The
difference between an efficient work.
man aud one who amounts to but very
liitle h shown in the amount of care
he exercises IN the measuring Of his
hoard, Aud SO all men form some
sort of rule by which tO measure the
affairs Of life
standards Slow difference in Men.
The difference between men Isl
very largely matter OF hnw exact
a rule they may have. whether the
inches are subdiNided ana whetherl
they measure exactly ana carefully
Therefore 1t Is Of the utmost Import
ane" thai you establish for Yourself
the hest possible rule of form This
rule Is obtained by many people by
Imitation Of others. Then asan some
form this rule OF right by Il system
Of selection. Others asain arrive al
this rule Of rlght by system OF de-
duction, from the study Of philosophy
of ethics or releion. OF from inward
contemplation they viii estD bish
moro or less of their own rule OF
action Their lives oftenumes will
seem different from most people be-
cause they have deyiated from that
spirit OF the age IN which We live
Christ The Perfect Measure.
Gentlemen Of our class OF 1915. Z
wish % present to YOU and To pro-
pose lor YOUR consideration a. churac-
tel from which YOU shall establish a
rule of right that has been long test.
ed, that IS divided into the hum
dfedth part of an inch by which you
can measure To tho least aud finest
point every form OF conduct, every
form of activity that this world may
present 10 YOU ! propose the life and
words of Jesus of Nazareth. The imi-
taiiun Of tits lie. the accepting oil
It's words, viii give ynu i rule byl
which you can measure every pas
sion of the human heart In angerl