The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
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weapons OF your warfare. The smell
OF powder and roar of bursting shells
do not scare you.
Hear Much of Preparedness.
1T is, however, OF supreme impor-
lance that you be in constant state
of preparedness for whatever may
come. We are hearing much about
preparedness in these days when the
nation Is menaced by new evils, and
the old order changes. giving place to
the new.
Our splendid President has sum-
moned the nation to attention and
Congress 10 trying to work out a pre-
gram, We may differ as to the wis
dom of some OF the things proposed.
For one. l hope that America will
not commit the supreme folly of be-
coming warlike nation. Militarism,
| instead OF preventing, produces war.
! l want my country TO be the great
peacemaker among the nations OF the
| earth. | want her to show the world
| a glory not of nationalism but of in
| ternationalism. not of patriotism but
| OF passion for humanity, standing
/ iof III hlitcis lb0 UdlloIS OIL Ln6 eaTtn
as a champion and defender of racial
good will, of international friendship
and world peace.
! For our personal share in this an
we'll as for ali other tasks which stop
| and knock at our door, we need a
program of preparedness for the CAM
paign of life. How may one live 60
as to achieve the best? What is the
preparation that will equip us not only
| fA A.RA
yourself are the chief element in this
program.
To thine own self be true. ana
It follows as the day the night thou
canst not then be false to any man.
Cherish Lofty Ideals.
You cannot riae above yourself,
and you win not fall below yourself.
Cherish lofty ideals. Ones ideal IL
his divinity, 1t helps him TO achieve
the impossible. See that your char
acter is clean and straight. Your
character is what you are In the dark.
Do your best whether you have an
audience or not, Learn the great
lesson Of service. Service is the only
true greatness. There is something
more splendid than military s4ory,
something finer than hating and con-
quering your enemies. 1t Is loving
your enemies and laying down your
i'tS Iva tiic ptttllTSt. SUCK 10 YOUR
work. Live with your face to the
morning Carry the welfare not OF
one nation but Of humanity in vour
| heart. and you will and when the
campaign ceases that you are close
upon the shining table lands to which
our God Himself liz the sun and
shield"
Graduation Exercises.
Inc graduation exercises preceded
promptly at 1890 O'Clock, the bac-
calaureate procession forming at 10
O'Clock and filng into the auditorium
a half-hour later.
I. =. Harwood, Saluda. Va. saluta-
toran OF the class. gave the great
audience most gracious and cordial
welcome, after which six representa-
ives delivered thrilling messages, full
OF the enthusiastic hopefulness and
ouoyant chitalry of the college
roetrum type Of eloquence and oratory
Miss Annie Laurie Wicker spoke
frst' and matie plea for Education
That Is Different" Eduaction must
be spiritual rather than mechanical
she urged We cannot lower our stand
ards, but standards will not guarantee
the free flight of the spirit which the
aspiring man must have in order to do
his full work.
/
the changing sentiment of the world
with reference TO heroism in her es-
say. entitled The New Chiva1ry." The
new knishthood's standard of honor
does not put the emphasis of Chivalry
on death. hut an life The modern
crusaders are the health propagan-
dists. following exactly in the foot
steps OF the Master In their efforts
| to relieve human suffering and add
to human joy
Mr. William Lee Kinney's Grafton
treated THE Price of Progress"
which he showed ever to be blood and
sacrifice. Victorious defeat Is just
another way of naming the price ex
acted by the goddess of progress.
/ The Source Of Ideals.
Miss Susie blanche league read a
! Ideals" Ideals are dreams but they
are dynamic. They spring from the
mind of God and thrill the heart OF
man to action God speaks often
| through nature and through men. but
the reverent man can always clearly
discern the voice of God in every ideal
that knocks at his heart for entrance.
True Preparedness was the
thought with which r. r. Bradford
concerned himself He deplored mill
| tarism as unnecessary. but equally dis
agreed with the extreme pacifcts
I Americas hope is in adapting the
| Horatian attitude of the golden mean
| The final speaker was r. r. Brown,
who pleaded for Christian charac ter
as the basis OF education and of life
| He examined carefully the various
educational ideals of the past but
could find the summum bonum only
in character of the Christian type,
with strong empha sis on fitness and
disposition to serve
\ Bible to Each Member.
President Harper then presented al
Bible to each member of the gradu-
ating ciass--'as the chart and com |
pAss OF their iffc-voYaSe. q sure anchor
tor the soul IN every lNe-tempest, the