Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-04-21


State and that on his part he woul
pledge his support to all in an impartia
manner
AT the close of his address, whic
was heartily applauded, Presiden
Thomas said he hoped if DR.. Hillega
ever found Middlebury College standing
for a narrow or selfish policy, he woult
let him know by return mail. He als
said he was glad to hear him speak o
"Our State, privilege Vermonter'
do not always allow to newcomers.
DR.. Hillegas spoke in part as follows
81 can remember with considerable
vividness the impression that men whC
had been out of college some fifteen ol
twenty years used to make upon US as
students when they came back and trieC
to talk to us; and how we thought back
into the dim past as far as we could and
wondered just what conditions surround
ed them when they were working as we
were working at that time.
Remembering that, | hesitate some
what about venturng out upon any
thing in the way of advice, and yet one
feature of the talks that were given to
US by men who had been out in the
world has come back to me time and
time again. think | never listened to
one'of those persons without getting a
stronger desire to get out into life, as we
used to put it.
81 want to take a somewhat different
point of view this morning, and to urge
upon you as students that you will never
be living any more than you are at the
present time. If there is in the mind of
any Young woman or Young man before
me the notion that they are preparing
for life by not living, beg of you to
change your notion. You are living
today. This is life. The difficulty arises
possibly from what may be taken as
more or less of an artificial situation
within our colleges and universities. |
want to indicate very briefly one or two
Of the key thoughts in actual living.
81 think | might take as my text the
1ffer that good Vermonter made some
time ago and re-made within the past
i've days a promise of $4,000 job to
Just as many people as could qualify for
S1O 900 positions. Now | wonder just
what that man has in mind as being
necessary in qualifying for such large
position. will venture to say that the
irst thing that he wants is conception
IN the part of the candidate of relative
values. He does not want person who
ices little things in Zig ways and neglect
he big things of life, And again
come back to the notion that right here
n your life, at the present time, you
lave one of the best opportunities for
Judging of relative values.
"If | had to go through my college
course again, and | say this after having
lad to deal with college students for
lumber of years, and graduate students
It that, would not take so seriously
what my instructors had to say. mean
hat in all sincerity. | would have some
Judgment of my own in regard to what
We were talking about. If it were
History, Economics, or Mathematics,
n any of these subjects, would form
ONE conclusions of my own. Now as
understand it, that is one of the things
hat you people can do right here in
'ou life at the present time.
i would know something about the big
that were concerning man.
lind, When we were studying the his
ory of Greece, would realize that
oday the attention of the world is
lIldCJSu W CelId pIODlClllo COIlCClIGu
With Greece at the present time.
"ln the second place, would gather
with which to answer to
ny satisfaction these problems. |
would not be a Democrat because my
ather was a Democrat, or Republican
ecause my father was Republican.
would have all sorts of patriotism and
indy feeling for my own institution,
ut | would never put my own institu-
ion so high above every other that |
ould not see where their points of ad-
antage might be. would get all of
he data required for the solution of
roblem and then | would organize my
formation so that when | went out |
'ould have solution of my own.
"And now if | may be personal for
wo or three minutes. have been in
tied to your State to undertake what
me seems to be one of the most i'm
ortant tasks that is before the State at