Evening journal., 1917-06-11

have not had your experience find
some solace IN the law OF compensa-
ton. We at times feel strange IN
your midst Associations on the CAM
pus, on the field. IN the classroom and
fraternity are far different from those
on the farm aud hurly-burly OF the
business world. Your life has been
one of deliberation, ours enc OF de-
cision. Yours one OF thought ours
one Of act on. Yours ono of inyestiga-
ton, ours ono of execution. You
know more of the glow Of midnight /
know more OF the beauty Of sunrise,
You know more about books I know
more about men. You know the lives
of the mon of history. ] work with
the men of the hour. Your life has
tended Your thought to the past with
It's Influence on today, mine Is on To-
day with i.s influence on tomorrow
You have dealt IN causes. ! have been
in the thick of events. You have
learned 20 think clearly. / have been
compelled 20 think quickly You know
why things happen, meet them when
they DO You are coming cut into my
world. can never enter yours. You
will learn the ways Of living but can
never have your vision OF life ] wei
como YOU. the world, your country
your stare and community need you.
You can do much for Us and we shall
give gladly our bit of experience.
speak. work and 0ght for your
convictiOna. The man who follows
without question may make o good
soldier but not a good citizen. BE not
awed by somo highlight. Dare not to
fawn to one IN high position. In a
word be q man OF Delaware whose
ideal is 90 respect authority but not
cater TO n. To win favOrably by
agreeing with everything i'll be-
comes our state.
I'VE have during your years been
living in prosperity Of mechanical
progress. The dramatic acts OF the
history heroes have not been in your
day. The rush OF Invention. tho
work OF development. the stampede
for gain have not the glanor Of those
who are pioneers or soldiers for
ideals Sacrifice for country. ap-
neals to honor are dulled
"But today again stronger than his-
tory records comes the call for aolders
for right THAT love OF country that
honor OF men. that defense of liberty
have been so accepted that we can
scarcely realize that they have been
questioned But they have Reluctant
as we may be hesitate as we have,
the stern world fact Is before us
We arc az war.
mot by choice. not by excitement
not by subtle plans. We are at war
Not for conquest not for gain. not for !
display OF force We are at war that |
this idea OF national lfe of ours SHALL |
live This ideal of ours. conceived I'm I
hardship dronched IN blood Is at bay |
Tho prime pies upon which this nation |
was founded the meaning Of our flag |
are not mere plat.tudes They are not |
mere high sounding phrases They |
have very definite meaning and !
hold a very definite bearing on your !
every day life and mine Say not that |
this is not your war. II Is. Democracy |
is not a theory but n reality Indi- |
vidual liberty is noe q droan but a |
fact II IS your war
whether I'm class ROOM in the !
laboratory on the market place on
the farm I'm professional life or as
a day laborer. you and l nave got TO
make tho sacrifice in time. with our
wealth. by our blood 20 stem the at
tack on q conception OF government
based on and approaching those ideals
! spoken by the man Jesus.
America demands something more
! than platform loyalty. more than
routine duty of citizenship. When
questioned II means our all II IS
heritage TO us. made possible by our
! fathers. They gave us all that we
might these privileges so enjoy As
worthy sons Of those fathers we must
see that il is defended. that our sons
will be as proud OF their ancestry as
we are Of ours
"Theso are wondrous times The
world looks 10 us for the mainte-
nance OF individual liberty Dramatic,
never In story since the gray dawn
OF Calvary has this day been eQualcd.
Called forth from these beautiful
halls. called from the shaded green
OF this campus. called from home.
called from ambition. hope and every
thing that Us applied Christian
.ty demands your thoughts your time
yes ~ need be. demands the sacri-
fee OF your an. ! appeal not in vain
10 the youth IN Delaware. The his
tory Of America, running down the
years Is splashed by our fathers
blood In war, in peace. our fathers
have been tue
"War has 10 me all the horrors that
mind can CONGO We. 7 am not unduly
excited But when the principles OF
/ your organization are held at bay. I
appeal to The strength Of our man
hood for tho preservation Of America
for our children.