The sun., 1919-06-24
WAR DEATHS THIN
CORNELL'S GLASS
Eighteen Members Gave Up
Lives In Battle and Others
Are Held Back.
33s RECEIVE DEGREES
Unusual Number of Girls In
Procession at Graduation
Exercises.

ITHACA -. L. Suu9 z1s-In6 COfueh
Univ.rsfty Class Of 1918. ths oas which
has suffsrsd more than any ether from
the great war. was graduated this morn
ing at Bailey Hall Tia roll Of honor
printed In the programme. with hs
eighteen names OF members OF the class
who gave their lives In battle, told hut
\ part Of the sacrffcs which has bser
made BY thts class. sincs many members
Rave bs>n out Of college for . year or
% vhils IN the army and now Gaming
back they had 10 stand aside this morn
Ing and watch their best friends and
classmates pass out into liza
Dus 10 the unusual brsvfty Of ths
terms this year degrees have been
awarded st various times 90 that to-day,
at tbs ffty-drss commencement, oue J55
men and women recetved their primary
dsgresa There were about the usual
number Of advanced degrees awarded.
OF the number VINO graduated to-day
the college OF arts and science was first
with 1853, Agriculture second with los,
then civil engineering with IL. chemical
en gtnssrtns with -. mechanical snEtn-
esrfng with 10. Architecture 8 and law l.
The regular graduation Of the golfers
Of law will not be held until July
Tho graduates clad In the picturesque
caps and gowns gathered on the campus
In front Of Goodwin Smith Han at 10 30
O'clock Led by the class nnarshals and
~ President Schurnnan, the deans Of the
various colleges and the members Of the
faculty, they marched over TO Bailey
Hall A. the chimes In the library tower
played.
Many Girls I'm Procession
In the procession thars seemed 10 be
an unusual number Of girls. another fact
probably due more or less 20 the war.
since 30 many Of the class OF 1919 could
not Do present
After the singing of "Anisrsca" the
invocation sy the Rev. George r. Baker.
%, and the awarding Of degrees. Prez-
dent Jacob Gould Schurman addressed
me graduating ciasa He uphAId the
life OF Ezra Cornell an an deal for
the members al the graduating class,
and said that the success Of the founder
OF the university had been due 20 h5s
willingness TO undertake any honest
work which cams to his hands. to his
indefattsuaete industry and to hts cour-
age and persfstsnce IN the things which
he did
DR.. Schrn1an, IN . sketch Of Ezra
cornsH. tod Of his poverty filed boy
hood, In which he was able 60 obtain
only common school education, and Of
the hard days on the farm which fol-
lowed The philosophy OF the lIfs OF
Cornell was TO search out the underlying
principle OF whatever task was at Ia nd
II was this passion for principles that
made FOR him an intellectual pursuit Of
some mechanical task. The sucesss Of
Ezra CnrnAITa -.
Or. schurn1an when he told how the
humble mechanic had perfected a pIow
In Maine. how he had at the request Of
Morse OF the telegraph invented q ma
chine TO lay the pipe which was 10 con-
tain the wire. and how Later he had per-
shaded the greatest scientists Of the day
That the only sAfo way TO tnsuiats the
telegraph wires was to piacs them In the
afr instead Of underground.
Government ownsrship Ozer.
In describing the invention Of TIRE tel
graph and tn relation to the life OF Cor
hell Dr.. Schurman brought a laugh WREN
he told Of It's final success and the offer
Df ths owners TO sell II to the Govern
nsnt for 100000. Think" sah DIT.
have happened 70 the communication
ovnershfp had been eccept-
ID At that time"
Ezra Cornell" said Dr. schurman.
'did any honest work which came his
vay-sometimss ] think that the college
graduate 10 too particuiar-and he vas
IN indefatigabls worker. This l think
Is one OF the secrets Of economic success,
You should always keep doing a littls
more than the job calls for oF the en-
ployer expects. And IN thu third place
Cornell was a man of courage and per-
sistence. Nothing daunted him. He
never lost his faith In God. his conf
1sncs In himself or his belief In the
American Republic Obstacles were
made TO be met and overcome That In
he way that manhood and wornAnhood
are made. He was q Trustworthy man,
another ESSENTIAL quality Of success
Emerson has said that a great man
Exists 20 that thers may b greater.
There can be greater men by following
he example Of Ezra Cornell. and the
words which would leave with you are,
90 thou and do likewise'"