The Washington times., 1916-06-02
PRESIDENT HONORS
ACADEMY GRADUATES
Awards Diplomas to Ut Mid
shipmen In Graduating Ex-
ercises at Annapolis.
CONTINUED from FIr,t PAGE,

FlTSt fhke.D
before the presentation OF diplomas. Flo
said:
Il have thought t..ere was one In
terestIng bond that united US. You
were at Washington three years ago and
saw me get into trouble, and now I am
here to see the beginning OF your
trouble. Your trouble will last longer
than mine. but ! doubt II II will be any
more interesting. I have had liberal
educa ton In the last three years with
which nothing'tha l underwent before
bears the slightest comparison. But
what want to say to you young gentle
men Is that. can illustrate It In this
way. Once and again when youngsters
themselves and done something that they
ought not to do and were about to be
disciplined. Perhaps. severely for It, !
have been appealed to by their friends
to excuse them from the penalty.
Knowing that have spent most Of my
life at a college they commonly say to
me. You know college boys. You know
what they are. They are needless young
sters very often and they ought not to
be held up to the same standards Of re-
sponsibility that older men must sub
init to- and l have always replied:
Cadets Are Different.
Yes, I know college boys. but while
these youngsters are college boys, they
are something more.
They are officers of the United
States. They are not merely college
boys. II they were. I would look at
derelictions of duty on their part In
another spirit; but any dereliction OF
duty out on the part Of a naval officer of
fortunes of d nation. and 1t cannot
be overlooked. Do you not see the
difference? You cannot indulge your
SELF In weaknesses. gentlemen. You
mefit, because there may come a time
when that weak spot in you should
AFFECT you In the midst of a great
engagement, and then the whole his
tory of the world might be changed
by what you did not do or did wrong.
THE personal feeling / have for you
Is this. We are all bound together
for the time being. and you permanent
qy. under a special obligation, the most
solemn that the mind can conceive. The
fortunes of a nation are confided to us.
Now, that ought not to depress a man.
Sometimes l think that nothing 10
worth while that 10 not hard. You do
not improve your muscle by doing the
easy thing, you improve 1t doing the
hard thing. and you get your zest by
doing thing that Is difficult. not a
thinS that Is easy / would great deal
rather. so far as nv sense of enjoyment
Is concerned. have something strenuous
to do than have something that can be
done leisurelv and without a stimulation
OF the faculties"
The Secretrrv's Speech.
Eulogies on the naval service were
pronounced by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels In his address to graduates
The Secretary said general order No. ]
in the navy was and would always lie
practice. Ready. Aim. Fire." with
which the Secretary began his address
during its course. formed the keynote
OF the Secretary's advice to the class
"The class OF 1916 is coming into the
pansion. of its highest efficiency and
strongest hold on popular favor" Sec
rotary Daniels said. 1--WE miss the
members of the visiting committee. hui
that our regret is n Iessened because aus we we
navy in the halls of Congress than
they could do here.
I'VE know their absence Is due &c
the fact that they are at this minute
passing the best naval legislation In
our history"
Ready, Aim, Fret"
Ready, aim. ire,'-these are tn,
three directions that have come I,
you here In your first days In the
naval seryice wonder A. whan w,
bear tbis command ya .rasn ~ o.,
80 ."e u
sienlnSahce OF ready. ~ Is cas-,
10 iuiIy take IN the meaning or th'
coIhtnaha 10 am. II caiIs TOR clea
,,,f,, anu steauy hand' put Wher'
VIII you ma these qualit,es tNcep
aslnons une Few VINO rave earned u
md thu pamd sy oo IN ~ drs W,
hn9 the manu-, aye the brain ana Wnoi'
o1ug as wei ANY man can nre
6,r sun, ou' enPeIs nrlns IL
sr,em ,i mastered only attei years o
pTho S, s,,,,
en- 81 eta.y auVIseu the young mel
s sha. navni Wnrtare may UNDERGO com
i p,iE.e IeV9lu.on 9etore tney become ad
.ni ans; ne utseu mem 10 DISCARD wor
P "a al Inimss because they are OH
anu aaopt courageousig awning ina
,1ent conu MY do' III s ON new ueEeiop
th ei. epnVinces tnSni tne ola way is no
'he fish' way 10 victory
Work for Imnrovament
There never was ship that could no
be improved. he said, and 1t would b.