The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-12
KEEP Vigil WITHIN,
WARNS DR.. HlBBEN
Princeton's Head Tells Gradn.
ating Class Foe Without Is
Not Greatest Menace.
FOR SACRIFICING SPIRIT

PRINCETON, n. j.. Jun. n. :, ~,
baccalaureate address "a the ann mo,
bers Of the graduating clas. OF Primo.
ton University and q host NJ visitors A.,
alumni which taxed the capacity
Alexander Hail here this mornlns Pre-.
dent John Grier fIibben warned tina, ~.
country had less TO fear from a N. ,ror
without than from e%n.rva,'ns force.
within Il. He believed that tho cour,-v
was In grave danger from a sri-, =,
s%eldshness and complacent optimism ar.
q confirmed habit OF indifference And
inertia.
Upon many occasions during n, pss
year I have expressed my Views uco-
the urgent need of military rrena,...
ness said President Hibben. Thew.
fore I am sure that I shall not b. mis-.
understood II on this occasion ! en-.
phasiEe our national need OF moral and
spiritual preparedness. Thsre has bee,
OF late a revival OF the national idea.
The question which I would urs.
upon your consideration 10 not whether
we are prepared to beat back a foreign
foe In the time Of a great national per-,
but whether We are prepared N NEE,
our obligations and realize our oppor.
t%unities in the face Of not only the ort.
nary duties Of life but Of the cxtraordl.
nary possibilities which the presen,
world tragedy forces upon US as a ma.
ton. Our country II NJ the prese-'
time In rave danser.-dsneer Nh'r
comes from a confirmed habit Of md.
ference and OF inertia, from the srir, ~
selfish indulgence and of a complaceri
optimism.
Sees Greatest Danaer wtthin.
been 'dazzled by q too near view 10.
material things The man withou, =
country to-day is not the exile. the 81
cast. the traitor, hut the one who liss
In SNUG especta bility and self-conte
with no thought OF his coultrys nee
and no concern for tho realization - =
manifest obligation. II Is not tne n.
without but the enervating forces with
which cause a nation To sicken and az
This Ia our greatest menace
1T ~ imperative that We shou,f
recoEH1h" "u' N"' ~
uals to our country Ana me rue 20
lation also NJ our country to the word
Each Individual should contribute ns
gifts and powers To the nation tina
ito l'fe may he the more complete. We
have hut. n brief time Al hest to plsv
our part and do our snare ny "ha' We
do or nv Nhat We leave nhnohe oN'
country ~ r,rher or poorer : i.h0'
forward or held back, IL ennobled o. A.
graded.
"Pa'rIot''r g NOT a se'hsh love no.
my land against All o'ners nhi y"
land for all others me ~Hri' o. m'
tohaltm ~ a spun 81 s-.Nh'"
,ndiNlduai IS 'or the na''on' OUT 'ne ''
Ton Tor me world
our country Is nof 10 ne rern'''
hN US as a mere environment IN WI.
10 i've 10 WORK ana play 10 puiS"'
pleasure and achieve a name and raw
u ~ ra,ner a h''hS orsshlsm OF Wh'
each OF us II a part. so cons''tu'F
NAV one Suners WIN an anu WI VI
one, nv II inc soIlnhrI'y wnI'n
rue sp.!' vi "d''o'aNsHh acne
give We mus. no. forte, NAV "''
~ d co"mon lou WIN our ie'Io"s
'rSes h''"''"" y" Ds'e
There has been too much talk
times past In our country ri the rLsr',
Of man. The time has come to empNs
size the COMMON duties of man -
We are a. ready 10 recognize
our evident obligation. as We ar.
to fight for our ,nalierable right. W..
are IN tho way Of solving many ~ 49,
most rerplcNlrg problems ~ our ra'lova'
NE and OF our i~nternational rela''e-<
Patriotism cannot he adequately doH--
merely ne p love OF country. FOR -