Arizona republican., 1917-06-10
GOVERNOR HkS
 RINGING WORDS
 FUR GRADUATES

to the normal school graduates, by Governor Thomas E. Campbell Gov ernor Campbell said
 To the students here assembled wish. first, to express my grateful thanks for the privilege and honor am accorded in addressing you upon this very momentous occasion. Let me assure you that the heavy pressure of political affairs has not crushed out my academic instincts, and to meet such large assembly of students and to discourse to them of matters affecting theiN future, is, most well come interluf in these other occu- pations. The greatest glory of a state is in the education of it's people. The institution from which you young men and young women are graduat- ing, is a state institution and if, as
 charge d,affaires of the state should be able to give you thought or suggestion which might aid you in your life work. my pleasure in being here tonight will be greatly enhanced
 The classes of 1917 that are being graduated into the life of this nation. are facing a graver situation than has fallen to the lot of those "commenc- ing" the.r life careers for many years. The wants of this particular year are indeed very special and very urgent. The changes that have taken place among us within the compass of d generation, as to the external and material condition of life have been far greater changes than in any pre- viouS period of our history In our laws we have become more progress sive; our mode of living has reached such a velocity as to portend a plunge into a dangerous abyss. The wealth of the nation has increased with such strides that no statistics can announce it. We are satiated,, intoxicated with success. We had begun 10 forget the duties which belong to great and successful nation until an alarm sounded and we were awakened to the gravity of very critical situation. Never before in our history have we needed the contemplative, thoughtful. intelligent devotion of every American as we do today. with practically the entire world depending on us for food and bleeding humanity with it's arms outstretched to us for help.
 The world is learning, largely through American experience. that freedom in the form of government is no guarantee against abuse, tyranny, cruelty and greed. The old sufferngs, the old passions are still in full blasl among us. What. then. are the ad-
 
 chief advantage is, that self govern ment enables man in his youth. in his own town. within the radius of his first public interests. to fight the important battle of his life while his powers are at their strongest, and the powers of oppression are at their weakest. Democracy lets character loose upon society and shows us that in the realm of natural law there is nothing either small or great; and this is the chief value of democracy. In America the young man and the young woman meets the struggle be- tween good and evil in the earliest form in which it was ever laid befor. men, The cruelties of interest and of custom have with us no artificial as sistance from caste, creed or race prejudice. Our form of government is drawn in close accordance with the laws of nature. By our national docu- ments we are dedicated to mankind and hence it is that we can so easily feel the pulse of the world and lay our hand on the living organism of humanity. We hold that the state is strong in the proportion in which ev- cry individual in that state is free, large. Independent. The object of our American education is not like that D. ! to educate the favored higher classes ! higher; we are not educating the top; we are educating society from the ! bottom to the top: we are not at tempting to give to those who al ready have, we are attempting to put hands under the foundations of hu- man life and lift everybody up. Every American should be proud of the ef- forts which this nation offers. the highest and broadest liberal educa- ton, rather than what the Germans call "a bread and butter education. i In the affairs of our state and our nation we find it important to edu- l cate our masses because from them i come our administrators. our law | nlakers. our leaders, We do not in- i herlt political responsibilities through 1 family as in many other countries. i Any of you young men may be called l into administration. With us admins 1 traitor is not government. With us 1 the people govern actually not by proxy. Presidents. governors, secre- tarles and senators are merely the { clerks and messengers Of the great mass Of people and if from this great l mass We are to draw our administrat- 1 ors. it well behooves us to look to the i state of ignorance or educa ton oi 1 those masses, and the manner in which we must reach those masses is through leaders and you, young men and you, young women, must be the 1 chosen ones to eliminate. this ignor , ance that is the cause of all the evils and vices of the world today In those of you who have the princelv gift ot education-and it does not matter whether you go to the wilderness o Lake Superior, the most crowded wart ta. ! of Arizona-in you lies the responsi 1 hility of the uplifting of this nation.
 I have touched only Ii i~htly on tho moral side of the great office fol
 which this state and your countr.
 have trained you. Now 1 shall ad
 nonlsh you that there is an obli2a
 ton on your part toward that coun
 try and that state. In mere gratitud, to such nation and such a stat, you owe. your lives long, something t' their service. 1t is the duty first. O
 every one of you, to level up from tn, first moment. the public advancement
 of the place where you live; the coun
 try school. the high school. the col
 lege, the public library-these live an,
 grow or starve and die according a
 you determine. You and those other
 who have received what you have re
 ceived from the lavish love of tn
 state and the nation. "Whatsoeve
 thy hand findeth to do, do it witt
 thy might" No work is worth doin
 badly. He who puts forth his best eff
 fort in behalf of the task that come
 to him will surely outstrip the ma
 who waits for the great opportunit
 before he condescends to exert him
 self. If the duty at hand calls you t
 the border, instead of the officer | sV,tr
 that the duty at hand is the patrioti
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