Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-19

A FORK
Of right, brings to us q new reali1a,
ton Of the fact that civilization 1.
based on law. The trouble with Ger.
many isathat she. substituted Nietxschs
for Christ. There can be no. progress
without faith. We are going to save
the world for democracy and TIL.
question will be II democracy car
then save itself.
I'VE will soon have thousands OF
men back from the frontqto be taken
care Of under the new conditions
We will have the problems Of central.
.ltzation and individuality. We will
have tremendous problems to adjust
and we will e faith, wisdom and
knowledge. What are the universi-
ties for but to train me and women
lens? We must not be standpatters.
we must recognize that our knowl-
edge Is the evolution OF the ages and
that all liberties that we now enjoy
are the experience of centuries and
the heroism Of the ages. We must
guard against the mistakes that come
from enthusiasm, hatred and .ignor-
aIASe. LIS FOupieF with germany rs
that she has violated. ethics and law
when she tool the position that there
was no such thing as a treaty and
no law but might. When she did
that. she put herself outside the pale
of civilization. A contract to hrr
means nothing. but q civilization Is
bound together on the honor Of a
gentleman. the obligation VT a con-
tract. You must have government by
/ a N ~ ~ hoHy~ I,.I-
man. In the latter case you will have
tyranny, 1t matters not whether it be
the tyranny Of a gar of Of an ignor-
ant mob. We owe much TO Lafayette
and We should remember that he is
worthy of study in a social as we'll
as in a military capacity. He broke
with his king because he felt that his
king had violated the rights Of the
people. He said: There is some
kings, the divine right of man.
A Dangerous Substitution.
All laws and constitutions are con-
tracts. Do away with them and we
substitute the rule Of might for the
rule Of right. There is a danger that
after this war there may be a govern
ment by intimidation and not by
right. We are warned of this dam
ger when we see in connection with
our supreme court. opinions published
daring the court to hold other views
because of the fear of public opinion.
There is danger that towards will
be placed in positions Of responsible
ity. Whenever a judge is asked to
decide a case as we were asked to do
IN h New Rockford Gaze in a GER
tain manner not because we thought
1t was right but because it would be
popular. then free government is lost
from among men. There is danger
of intimidation in government based
on misinformation. We must have
information. How a men vote on
constitutional, amendments without
knowing whether they are constitu-
tionai in conjunction with the c.n-
stltution already existing? We need to
amend the constitution to keep up
with the trend of event but this must
be done intelligently.
The greatest significance Of the
time is that after all a man may gain
the whole world and lose his own
soul and to the graduating class I
give n criterion of success: SD live
that you may be able to look in your
looking glass n look yourself fairly
and squarely in the face and no. be
ashamed. Keep faith and u~nfaltering
love. So live that you may keep faith
with the dead on. the fields Of Elan
ders and with those magnificent
women who have prayed that their
men might not be slackers. America
has found her soul and has now her
graduation. I admonish you to think
or how Christ went up on the noun
III n saw all the glories of the
world but saw too the lower path of
duty which lead to Cavalry. He could
ave had the whole world but he
saved His W soul. And so Amer
lea in this conflict, tempted similarly.
chose as did the Master. We are
learning hat the only thing in the
world that is eternal is the spiritual
and so America has given her gradu-
ating classes to the SERVICE" sHH
An account of the program of COM
mencement week would be incom-
plete without a tribute to the work
OF Prof. r. r. Hitchcock whose gen.
JUS for detail has made every appoint
ment OF the commencement season
perfect. For the past several years
thousands of people have enjoyed the
commencement spectacle and have
wondered at the perfection Of it all
but only a few have known to whom
Prof. Hitchcock's exquisite taste was
shown again this year in the decora-
ton OF the rostrum and the beautiful
flowers appropriately arranged for
each of the occasions Of the four
days. He is an artist who works
quietly.
The degree of doctor of laws was
conferred on Joseph Kennedy, dean
OF the college of education.
The Graduates.
Following is a list of this wears
graduates from the university,
Degree of Master of Arts.
John S. Bjornson. John Howard
Bradley, Maria, Elisabeth Stienine.
Ada Viola Jensen. Jabir Shibli and
Alice LELAND, 4.. ~
Degree of Master Of Science.
Everett Bowden.
College Of Liberal Arts-Degree OF
Bachelor OF Arts.
Cora. .Mardeen Anderson. Melvin
Sylvester Anderson. Berneice Fysher
Ball, Mary Barnes, Viola Henrietta
Bentzin, Minnie Charlotte .Bethke
Karl Henry Brunsdale, Harriet Ruth
Carr, William Mckinley Carter
Bernice May Clark. John Freeman
Como, William Leeper Grain, Ger
trude Margaret Cullen, Mabel Spence