Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-23

ortaor has culogized him in the most
eloquent of his periods: and the surg
ing proletariat shout themselves
behind the gilded chariot Of
the victor.
WAR MEANS TO
THE SOLDIER.
In spite Of all these evidences of
popular esteem and hero worship,
when Invested of its glory n glamor.
war means the inhospitable camp.
the wearisomc march. the loathsome
prison : pen. the disease : breeding
izing death and the heart Of hate.
notwithstanding the general fact that
war>seems unjustifiahle from almost
any viewpoint. vet the one redeem
ing and justifying feature of war is
that ideas. have always marched at
the head Of or both contendinS
armies, and the maintenance of such
ideas often justifes war with all its
attendant horrors.
We are today lighting for ideals no
less worthy. no less sacred. than the
ideals that have led us Alright during
the three hundred a Of our his
tory. We are fighting because We love
peace, because We love law. because
we believe in treaty obligations. he
cause we believe in the rule of the
people. and because we hate military
autocracy. These are the ideals that
will lead our flag to Europe and back
again in triumph.
TRUE AMERICANS
RESPONSE TO CALL.
The response of every American to
his country's call should be, III say
what you wan me to say: Ill do what
O want me to do; I'll go where you
owe all and to her we must give all.
with flags unfurled VIC SO where
.e honor calls:
t. With feet we'll shod we tread the
bloody way:
With lifted eyes we hall the coming
dawn
The dawn of munkind's great DEM
Ocracy."
We are accustomed to Hooking at
war through the transfguring mists
of vanished years. The sufferings OF
ago make slight appeal to our hearts.
Their sacrifices get small sympathy.
their groans Go not reach us. their
agonies do not l%acerate. Time heats
81 rth's scar takes away the stencil
of h g battlefield and carpets with
grass and flowers a desert which war
has made.
We are today facing. not the weak
unnooving memories of past armed
conflicts: hut we are facing. the wreck
and wrath Of wars present fury. IT
those we love. Some of our universe
~ boys have probably gone to the
front under the heck of a ha'eful
star out through tho gates Of hone,
Some may agonize in foreign field:
where there"l Nc no mother to shed
Tho tears of sweet affection. and
whele the truth for which this nas
sta n,ls may he tho only alienation ot
suffering and TIE only sancti6catior
in death.
STUDENTS HAVE
DONE WONDERFULLY.
You students have done n generous
ami Il handsome thing in presenting
this service flag to the university. OR
beh11f Of the state board of regents
the faculty II the state / accept this
gill rs fitting emblem of the depth
OF ycu" deviation. the purity of YOU,
lpatriotisnl, and the Elial affection fo,
Ithoso who have gone. This flag will
b., preserved as a lasting memorial
to the students and alumni who hay,
enlisted: and 1t will be a fount of in
SEPARATION for those who are here nov
or will hereafter come within thes,
sacred precincts. Theirs the daring
ours the remembrance; theirs tn,
service, ours the homage: theirs thu
sacrifice, ours the veneration.
May Gods mercy rest upon those
of u W people who will look il
vain through the sad and desolute
years for the ear ones who will nevel
return; and nay He give us all pa
[tience to wait, .fortitude to endure
and courage to achieve"
SERVICE FLAG +.
ceremony ENDED. ~
At the conclusion of Mr.. Crawford.
address. which made a deep impress
sion on the audience, the ceremony
of tho service flag vas completed WITH
| the singing of God Save Our Noble
Men" by the people, and a'prayer fol-
the men by the Reverend Charles f
Vermilya, of the state board of re
gents.
The. program ended with the sing
ing of America, the Beautiful. TIL,
benediction was pronounced by Mr.
Vermilya.
Among the features Of the program
was the reading Of a telegram from
William H. Greenleaf from Augusta
Maine, secretary of the Alumni asso
citation, expressing the sentiments o
the alumni on the occasion of Found
ers' Day. :
On this occasion also announcement
was made of the first four seniors VIII
have Vol entrance to Phi Beta Rap
pa. The fortunate ones arc William
l.. Crane. Mabel Hay, Katherine Nc
lCusker and Helen Tombs.
Many alumni returned to the uni
versity yesterday to be present at tn
celebration. and hundreds of relative
and friends Of the men whom tn