The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-31
Jldge Bailey Delivers Eloquent Address;
Touches Upon War; Compares Ideals
Of Belligerent Nations
PRESIDENT AUSTIN !
CONFERS DEGREES
Exercises Marked by Simplicily;Teach
Certificates Granted for Firsl Time;
Is Largest Senior Class

Following an eloquent scholarly
address by judge Frank M. Bailey
at the annual commencement exer
cises OF tha Oklahoma College fol
Women this morning, President Aus
tin conferred degrees on the larges
class ever graduated from the insti
tuition. Besides the larger number
receiving degrees, there was also a
notable increase in the list of Ger
tificates awarded to those complct.
ing the preparatory course. A mum.
Der Of the students also received
teachers certificates, granted for the
first time under authority from the
state board Of education.
State Superintendent II. II. Wilson
was scheduled to speak to the class
and award certificates but he found
IL impossible to be present. Imme-
diatcly after Judge Bailey's address
P~esident Austi' Proceeded 70 give
out tho certificates after which the
eeniors took their places on the
stage where the various degrees were
impressively conferred upon them.
Simplicity marked the program
throughout. A number by the college
glee club and another by a quartet
were the only musical features.
Before the audience was dismissed
President Austin made brief talk
to the students and friends of the
college, predicting the continued
growth Of the institution.
The graduating address delivered
by Judge f. NJ Bailey of this city
touched upon the world war and was
comprehensive summing up of the
principles that are prompting tho
various nations to continue the strug-
gle to an ultimate decision.
The speaker took the position that
every nation is affected by civiliza,
ton and has been represented by
some national ideal and that the ma.
tional ideal has shaped the national
life and moulded the national civili-
zation. He illustrated the point by
stating. that the ideal of the He.
brew was purity, Greek beauty and
the Roman law.
In the modern day conditions, the.
ideals are represented by Russia,
Germany and the United States, the,
speaker asserted, Russia, he declar-
Cd has had a double experience.
Tho nation was the purest type of
absolutism, the people being kept in
the dark, uneducated, therefore be
Ing an easy prey to the other ex-
trcme which is boIshcyillism, de-
struction, chaos
In explaining the German ideal.
Judge Bailey stated that it was only
fair to quote from some of Germa-
nys statesmen. The two ideals of
Germany as explained by the speak
er are Prussianism and kultur
"Germany's is the ideal of a sin
gle glorifled state, dominating all
others. A government so strong as
TO crush all opposition and a free
dom that permits a freedom only to
do as you are told" said the speak
or Defining the Prussian principle,
Judge Bailey quoted the words OF
Bernhard as follows: Armed
strength is the truest measure Of
civilization He continued with a
quotation from Woltman. 1t fol.
lows: "rhe German race is called
upon to bind the earth under its
own control Both men from whom
tie quotations were taken are rec
ognlzed as among the greatest intel
leCtual powers of Germany.
In speaking of the ideals of Amer
ica. Judge Bailey declared them to
be the ideals of justice and freedom
justice and equality before God and
justice and equality before the law,