Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-06


Uating address al the West Texas state
Normal College on Friday morning.
June I. His address throughout was
characterized by thoughtful reflections
upon life. and h. drew frequently upon
his rich experiences Tor many happy
Illustrations. : large audience greeted
hir stirring message with the most en-
lhusiastic applause
After brief introduction. Mr.. Cnus'
Inc announced hir subject IN the 10
lnwin words. Il shall ask you Ia think
briefly with me this morning on three
several groups 81 reactions upon cxcita'
tions by which our lives are hedgcd
about phyfical Social. Spiritual
Continuing h. said
Every child h entitled to hc prop
crly born. The congcnital ciipplcs'
wcaklinss and dcformiiirs that ask aims
on every corner uf the streets "l oui
cities and add hcayiness Ia hearts ~
many homes bear convincing testimony
against our civilization. These are evil
donccs ui violated law the consequence
of mans ignorance rather Than Gods
disp,aNurc.
'Statiriics gathered hy The Chil'
drcns Bureau at Washington. ID. c.
show that quarter of a million "hil'
dren die IN the United States each year
before they are siX weeks old; thivly'
three thousand mothers never rSWh
from the Valley II Shadows whittier
they go on lfc's highest hottest mis-
sion: one truth Il all children Born IN
America die In infancy, our govern.
mcnt last year spent i,.0oo,Oon
through thr department uf agriculture
~ aid iu the propagation and prcsrrNa
tiun of domestic aninal. hut II has
strangely overlooked the mast valuable
animal on The ranch-ihc human ehild
and Us mother.
by roacting On his environment the
child becomes ~ man THIS is the 'pi.
tom" 81 the educational process hv
which a Gladstone comes from a mmp
uf rcnticnt clay. From IA, observed
relations of I and I aud aud .. the
infant crawling on the floor climbs ~
the place If Newton who can mcl"
urc the distance between the stars ana
weigh the earth aud the sun From
Mother Coos, Ia Shakespeare b. e lnns
long way: but u has been trav"rs'd
From the timid. slammcring school hny
IN his Friday afternoon effort tn 2
Drmosihrnor. the distance h. liz" that
from earth tn star. lint b. can b.
travelled The distance from thu nurs
.rv Through the school tn the highest
honors Ia our government b. Ions
road. hut an American child from O.
Presbyterian preachers homc trav,lr,
the distance and spoke with AUTHORITY
To a listening world Young ladi'r ans
gentlemen. intellectual life b. "a
achievement. iis challenge b. thrill
Old Idols OIcrihrnwn.
THE world war ana It's issues shat
tered old forms II governments an'
traditions. dissolved Ul previous com
Iact,. AMI reduced men To- their oricira
Clements pld idols have been ovcl
thrown. aud men are walking In tn
twilight, 81 q new day. National bum
diary lines have hccomg tangled skoi'
and new geography y made with o1cl
new moon. Waves from the smittci
continent ruth over thu iair land a
OUR leaving ~ here aHd ih'r, s'rang
'iFus.' New emergencies aris' almu7
daily, AMI new cXpcliculs arr tried. NJ,
principles are pruclaim"l ard old ON,
find new application. Europe Is hanl
rupt materially and spiritually an
America has hccum, the great ,r,dito
nation of the world VI American don
ocracy fails the ligh, will go out In IA
world AMI civilization will be- obscure
In darkncss. But Il will not fail |. IN
high schools and colleges 10 not ~
IN their duty.
The Failure ~ Peace.
The world has moved backward I
Old conditions IL has lugt part IL II
high purpose through Americas unp1
donnl,lc delay in aF.sting the allies
conserve the fruits of victory The fai
urc of EuropC1n Statesmen made ~
wcrld war pms s.blc, the failure uf A.
,rican aia,ccmcn has made peace In
posrihlc. American craftsmanship h.
not clualcd American chiyalry ID
George Tructt said a few DAYS Az
God docs not raise up nation to 4
siru.tng aud Hclfish fo'.l tful ~ a
interest 81 humanity Nations can y
more live alone than individuals: 4:
nation that walks the path ~ s'ifis
ness viii finally hc doomed
The Chief Thing.
"Iiut | should fail of my purpose ~
no untrue "a you u should omit upt
this high occasion the greatest clcmcl
Ia human experience. thu spiritual lii
~ banquet a f,w nights ago In Hnu
ton DR.. AN-rn said. In the midst
this abundant prosperity We ahou
realize that nation h. great only
II IL spiritually great ana IN spiritIl
energy only can q nation be- immorta
Africar resources and probabilities a
beyond computation. and VI Africa D.
produced nothing great there Is
rrttual lie IN Africa Edropc Is q
smallcs continent ol the earth. hut II
the rirhrst In tho history II hum.
achievement
II YOU would SEQ the frutagc
ir..,f of Nazareth. although his
ligion " ar ~ imprrircUy undcrsiu
and partially tried contemplate q
Anglo Saxon ci,ilizntiun-E Europe a
America Every virtue that tends
make men happier and better n chr
Tim yirtu,-W whether found IN I
soidi,r on "a, battlefield 90 in the olo
tered saint cuuutin- bis h,ads In Z
ell. lcsl philosophy III life b. I
summary IT numan wis,ium.'
Diplomas and Drercre Awarded.
Immediately following. prrsidcnt
\ IWi awarded certificates. diplom
and ,l,grvrf Ca the following siudcn
o.. 4. Degree.
Ntt., Henry Eartun t'auNun. al