The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-15
ERICAN CTTZENSE HIP
(EME. OF MIR. ANDERSON
AND LEE
III Tablet to Charles Francis Adams Unveiled-Higt
huts Paid to Friend Of South and Of Lee and Lessons
1FRwn In Presentation Address-List of Graduates.

would be worthy OF our heritage, must
as citizens csSt aside the mental fet-
tiers OF locality. and the political Ideal
of individual and independent States.
SO far as they shackie our national
development: and pressing forward
TO the mark of our high calling
weave our lives into the national life,
and find our noblest expression in its
achievements
Test of Development
But the test of development is
| BY their fruits ye shall know them
Are we true to those ideals of ma
tionality. loyal in our hearts and lives
TO our national affegtsuce1 Again we
face the facts. We often exercise our
sovereignty through suffrage, lin ac-
cordance with the dictates of preju-
dice born of conditions now past, and
not as our real principles would re-
qutre, or our true conception OF the
national welfare demand. We hold
ourselves aloof from the problems OF
other sections In matters involving the
national growth and Affecting the ma
tional destiny. so long as they do
not directly affect our own lives or In
terests. We seek through a false sense
Of local pride. or prejudice. 10 have
our States retain or exercise control OF
great questions or agencies which
have expanded far beyond the legiti-
mate domain OF State activity, to the
injury and obstruction Of the national
growth. One class or section seeks
to use the national government and to
levy taxes upon another. without bur-
den TO itself, and then to enjoy the
proceeds; as Athens levied tribute up
on her allies. TO her own ultimate de-
struction. Even in our national as
sembly men deem themselves justi-
fed In holding their districts above
the nation; and we in turn applaud
them II they can despoil the public
treasury 'lor some local enterprise
which Is without benefit. and often
Of positive detriment to the national
interests. The conditions of which
these facts are but illustrations evil
dence a want of nationality, OF loyalty
to the national spirit. They weaken
the force OF our national life and OBJ
struct it's legitimate development. Blu,
they present an opportunity for Wig
orous and enlightened citizenship.
Remedy In Ourselves.
THE remedy is in ourselves. for
national life is but the composite ex-
preston of the ideals of the individ-
ual citizen. and government only an
agency to that end, We should serve
our local communities and individual
States in their respective spheres. for
these are the sources of citizenship.
the smaller streams and lakes through
which individual life becomes mingled
with that OF others, and finds It's
way. strengthened and perfected. into
the greater river OF nationality,
Through these agencies we should
pour our strength into the nation
not draw It's strength away, or weak
en- the national spirit BY the subor-
dination of national interests and
ideals TO local gain. or the attain
ment OF local ends. In tho nation
we must find our highest and con-
trolling allegiance. the ultimate force
of our lives. Our love should en-
/ Irvine itself about the national sym
| boil. and our thoughts find expression
In national aims until individual life
and purpose become merged with the
national life and fill that limit to Its
farthest verge.
Life so inspired and expressed will
expand beyond locality: State and sec.
tional prejudice will disappear. We
shall feel the stirring impulse of d
national spirit and develop a true
national ideal Then as the knight!
OF old turned TO the holy sanctuar,
to humble self and purify their soul'
for battle. so we may turn to the past
and with souls exalted by heroic ex
ample and purified by patriotic de
votion. may grasp the standard o.
civilization and march proudly for
ward as American citizens to thu
achievement Of a triumphant destiny
Nineteen sixteen graduates. theil
academic and professional degrees
and the scholarship appointments arr
az follows:
Master OF Arts.
Samuel Gwynn Coe. q. A., Edinburs
Va: Edward Leyburn Junkin, 3. A.
Lexington. Va; Rupert Nelson Lat
ture, b. A, Bristol, Tenn: Georg'
Robert Shaw, r. A. Frederick. Md
Bachelor of Arts.
John BARLEY Arrowood, Candor. N
c.; Lawrence Battle Bagley. Fayette
Vile, Tenn Albert Luther Bennett
Louisville. Miss; Mike Shoffner Can
non. Shelbyville. Tenn; Charles
Lynch Christian. Lynchburg. Va: AL
bert Nicholas Cocks. Jr.. Edinburg
4 Va; Edward Arthur Donahue, Bos
ton, Mass David Archer Falk. Tam
pa. Fla: Ralph Terrell, New Mar
tinsville, w. Va; Horner Charles Hen
nv Fisher, Washington. d. c.; VILE,
Davis Forbus. Militia Yuma. Miss: JohI
Lumpkin Harrison, Richmond. Va
Robert Preston Hawkins. Jr., Clifton
Forge. Va: David Taylor Hyatt. Mon
ticello, Ark: William McCieery Jun
kin, Lexington, Va, Frank McCon
nell Leech. Murat Va; Theodore
Bryant Leith, Mountville, Va: Reuber
Alexander Lewis. Jr,. Birmingham
Ala; Harrison Philip Magruder. Wood
stock, Va: Thomas Smith Patton
Marietta, Ca: Russell Sipe Rhodes
DAYTON Va: Maurice Brayden Ride