El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-01
PATRIOTISM AND NEWER IDEALS IN
FENLNLSN DOMINANT NOTES AT THE
NJ SIGMA COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM

! out Of Joint today is from lack OF
] symmetry in character, declared Rev.
I Mr.. Swift. He said the great majority
Z Of people are one sided. We are fool
7 ishly optimistic or sadly pessimistic.' -
he said 1t is commonly known" said
DR.. Swift, that the all round man in
the business world is unusual; a good
collector is a poor salesman In re-
ligiOn one good soul viii believe his
salvation depends on how hard he
works; another thinks that by faith
alone he is saved. Faith and works
are heavenly twins. One sidedness
causes trouble. We can not see the
other mans viewpoint
A Wave of MateriaIism.
DR.. Swift asserted that the wave Of
materialism that has swept over the
world of today to give a common
cause for everything and do away with
the miraculous is traced to the Ger
man people. The great work in life
is to combine qualities of nature that
have a tendency 10 exclude each other
but are not incompatible with each
other. he asserted. The greatest men
in history are the men who have
united these qualities. Among the no
table examples cited were Moses in
ancient history and Abraham Lincoln
and Theodore Roosevelt in modern
times
The days following the war will
not be the days for specialists" as
serted DR.. Swift. What the world
viii need, will be all around. well de-
veloped men; men with higher stand
ards and more equally developed"
The Class vaIedictory.
Miss Helen Murdoch, who had the
highest average Of the class. delivered
the valedictory. She spoke with the
utmost Efr11~,1f1fFr~ ---f~T,,-r4 -
tation- Her personality was most
pleasing and winning. She spoke OF
American democracy and the change
that il Is undergoing in the old ideals
concerning women Miss Murdoch
said Women have proved themselves
as capable as the men. taking the
mems places along all lines Of en-
deavor-" She asserted that "Ameri-
can ideals are permeating every
country in the civilized world. and
ence comes the basic principles Of
that meeting viii be the American
Ideals Of democracy. freedom and
equality"
The SalutatOry.
Miss Winifred Shelton delivered the
salutatory. having the second highest
average in the M Sigma class. Her
delivery was made in a most satisfy
ing manner and she spoke interest
ingly Of different colleges and
schools, speaking especially Of those
that were interesting the young wom-
en- Of the country
E. N Whitaker. president Of the
school board. presented the diplomas
preceding the presentation with
brief address in which he congratu-
lated the class on the splendid show
ing il had made. He said: The class
Of 1917 is not only our largest class,
but the most intelligent They are
not only living in the most progress
sive age, but the most progressive
city"
COmmends Certain Students.
In presenting the diplomas, special
was made OF Camille Ar
guelles, as having the highest average
among the boys: Miss Reva Dubinski
as having made the grammar grades
and the high school in SIX years: Miss
Julia Morse as having completed the
high school course in three and one
half years and receiving high honors
in all her work; Mott Rawlings as
having won the medal for the best
drilled cadet Erwin Schwartz. in ad-
dition to his diploma was presented
with the Eugene Harris oratory
medal Mr. Schwartz also won high
honors recently at Austin, being rec
ognized among hundreds Of contest
ants for his ability as an orator.
Miss PhIlis Routledge. Miss Marian
Burt and Charles Overstreet made the Z
four years course in three years. and /
Miss Julia Morse was mentioned as
the course in three years
Following the presentation OF the 1
diplomas, Mr. Whitaker presented 1
Darcy Pearson with a medal, which 4
was given BY Tom Lea for the neatest /
appearing cadet
Paul Harvey, who won the SIS cash |
prize given by DR.. E n. Irwin. re-
1uested that the money 20 to the
most efficient cadet rather than an
officer.
The class sang in chorus, led by
Miss Bessie Hall. Laugh and Sing"