Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-06-14
ADDRESS TO HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATES
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people, I tried to cast my mind
twenty, thirty, or perhaps forty
years in the future. Are there
not perhaps among the number
men and women who will become
prominent in the life of our state
or of our nation in the years to
come? We are each one shapers
of our own destiny; we each one
more than any influence around
us, shape our own lives. l want
then to talk for while on Per
sonality,' that which we are our
selves. It seems strange for a
lawyer perhaps to talk to you in
this vein. l recently heard the
story of two neighbors who were
in continual litigation. One said,
Tll law you to the Superior
Court I'll be thar came the
reply. T'll law you to the Su-
preme Court I'll be thar again
came the reply. Fll law you to
He'll. My lawyer'll be thar the
fellow nrswnred. A young law
Yer was overheard talking with
a famous lecturer. When you
are speaking, and make a mis-
take what do Won do?' the young
fellow asked. Well it depends
on how large or small it Isl the
lecturer replied. Once | meant
to call the Devil the father Of
liars, and l made a mistake and
said the Devil is the father OF
lawyers. But it was 50 near the
truth l let it CO.
what is personality? 1t is
that something that you call by
my name and l call by your
name; that quality of intellect,
ignorance, or industry that dis
tinguishes you from others. 1t is
the greatest asset of life, the
thing that makes most for mans
or a woman's success; the asset
on which the constable never lev
les, which the sheriff never sells;
an asset that never goes into
bankruptcy unless we will it so.
And it is what we make it. 1t is
for us to determine what shall be
the things we select to make up
our personality. 1t was my GUS
tom when in college to look bach
over every year and see what |
had gained in knowledge; it is a
custom l have continued-to look
over every year and see what ]
have gained in knowledge, in
spiritual perception, in human
sympathy. Life is growth, a de-
velopment. Maturing years are
beautiful Experiences as they
accumulate make life more useful
and more real generally.
81 should like to dwell upon
three essentials in the develop
ment of personality: first, the
value of knowledge, second, the
value of ideals, and third, the
value of moral character.
"Knowledge is the doing force
of life. If you do not know yo'
cannot do. It is essential to &C.
uuire knowledge in order that we
may have the power to do things
for ourselves, our community
and the world at large. 1t is q
long way from the cave man tt
the man of the present day, but
it is only knowledge that has
made them different. The cave
man lived in the same country
with the same climate, the same
forces of nature. 1t is Ions
way from the savage slowly ant
cautiously making his way alonl
the rocks, to the man of toda.
riding across the continent in ;
palace car, but only knowledge
has made the difference. 1t is
long way from the savage anx
iously watching for his sigma
fire, to the man taking his mes
sages from mid-air. Knowledg,
has made the difference. Thu
products of knowledge win. NJ
boy ever rose to prominence un
less he knew how to do things. 1
is knowledge that gives hin
power, and knowledge is tn
limit of the power of life.
ideals and Moral Character
are the directing forces of life
Ideals are the snow-capped noun
tains of hope toward which thu
moral character flies. Ideals ar
the measuring rods which we in
vent by which we measure ouI
life; those things we are looking
forward to, the lighthouses to
ward which we are steering tn,
ships of our lives. Ideals are
formed by association and read
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