Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-06-21

may make suggestions, but YOU alone
must decide what is the "one important
thlng You must determine elements
that constitute success. Do something
worth doing; try something worth try
ing and whether you do it or not
is success. IL it be for you alone, that
is selfishness! if for others it is worth
doing; if helpful, whether it seems to
be much or little then it is success.
Something which is helpful to others
is success. Find this something and
do it, Try earnestly and honetsly to
benefit others. and you have won be-
cause you have served your fellow man
DR.. Scott defined the two kinds of
uccess-outward and inward, or per
sonal The former he said, pleases
the world and is the standard of man,
the latter pleases oneself. To the
world at that time the Man of Nazareth
who died on the cross, was not a sue
cess neither was John Knox, accord
ing to the world "a success, but Ma
poleon. when a crown was about to be
placed upon his brow, was. to the
world "a success. But was he? When
he trod the rock of st. Helena, how was
it with him then?
Count no man happy until he is
dead, says someone, but DR.. Scott said
he went further-"Count no man to
have won success. in life until what he
has tried to do has stood the exacting
test of time as well as of a deceptive
and deceiving present. When Wash
ington resigned his commission here in
the old Senate Chamber, he was sue
cessful. When another Virginian, lis
tening to what he thought to be his
duty after four years, laid down his
sword had he succeeded or had he
failed?
AA higher standard than that OF
success is doing something which when
done endures, not only to your ad
vancement but to that of your fellow
creatures. While there are many inn
partant things to do,there is but ONE
for each of you to do, said DR.. Scott,
addressing the graduates personally.
When you have found il. live for it;
work for it; die for it in order that the
one important thing in your hands
shall not be tarnished. We will sue
ceed if we make our lives better and
those of our fellow creatures, and may
you, the graduates of 1916, find that
zone Important Thing" and do it earn
estly. honestly and faithfully, perse-
vering unto the end.
st. Johns commencement this year
was unique in many ways. First be-
cause of the troublous times that had
called away several of the graduates
and those presented degrees and prizes
who, at the moment when these were
awardd, were marching to answer the
call to colors.
In presenting the prize of the Alumni
Association, the Hon. Fred Sasscer
made a strong speech to the prize win
ners, A. B. jacques and Fl. j. Selbby
each of whom was awarded $40 for the
best original essay and general excel
lence, respectively. Mr.. Sasscer quot
ed the words I'm the lexicon of youth
which Fate has reserved for bright
manhood, there is no such word as
Fail" Honors, he said come by dill
| gence. riches, by economy. As YOU
| stand today all things seem posslDle'
he said. to the graduates. He spoke of
the country and its momentous events
= that call for the heroic deeds of young
men; he referred to the transgression
/ of social and civic codes and said men
are needed. not a system of ethics, but
I men More PEOPLE who will consistent
| VI live up to the code of ethics estab-
lished in civic and governmental af-
fairs He charged the prize winners
TO be faithful in all things and to
press onward to noble ends.
Prof. S. S. Handy presented ON the
! part of the Philokalian Society the
silver loving cup to the Philomathean
Society. won in debate. The cup was
accepted on the part of the Philoma-
theans by Prof. Harry Sturdy.