New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-06-18

IdClIllltS lOl CuuIdtlOh IMAM dONo
New Mexico. Our colleges are over
run with students, anxious for an ed
ucation, not only in New Mexico, but
all over the country. School advan-
tages OF your w particular town
here are second to zone, and the i'm
provement of the school advantages
of today, even compared with the
time when | myself was in college
(Which is not so very long ago. there
is absolutely no comparison, as you
have better methods of teaching.
students are advanced through the
grades in about half the time that
they formerly were, educators now are
of the very best, and | look for a
bright future all along the lines OF
education in our state.
AS | said in a previous talk before
one of the schools it was the set OF
the soul that determined the goal
and you should have a fixed pur-
pose in life, something always ahead
of you that you could look forward
to.
MY advice to you students is to
advance as rapidly as possible and
to take the advantages that are Of
fered you today, Be considerate OF
your fellow pupils, and especially to
those who seem to be OF a poorer class
speak kindly to them, as their hearts
may already be breaking. lou do
not know what a kind word to
them may bring forth.
The school children all over the
country helped to win the war, our
recent war, There was o a drive OF
any kind in which the school children
were not depended upon to do their
full share and more. In a recent smal
drive in our state in securing one
thousand dollars for Americas gin
to France for the Marine Memorial,
nine tenths of that was raised by
the children and teachers themselves.
| happened to be treasurer of that
fund and ] know whereof | speak.
Now, without being personal !
want to say a few words to those
who have obtained a good educa-
ton. and asl: is ii the ch'!drea OF
the very wealthy or the middle clas-
ses, or those of not great wealth
1t would seem that the wealthy have
the best opportunity, but very often
they do not avail themselves of this
opportunity, and in nearly every case
you will find those whose opportuni-
ties were not flattering obtained the
best education in fact all OF our
great men have had to strive and TO
make sacrifices to obtain the educa-
ton which they received and all OF
those men had no wealthy parents
TO assist them. and it was by hard
work, and many of them had to
work their way through school and
today these men are holding the
highest positions in the nations at
fairs. Our President of these United
States today is said to be one OF the
best educated men in our country, and
he had not the opportunities as you
people have them here today.
Try to lead an industrious life, and
do some good in the world. You can
do it. Better of course. if you are
educated and when this life's WORK
is done you can say as Paul said in
his last hours to Timothy, his best
friend: 81 have made a good fight;
| have kept the faith the time of
my departure is near at hand. and
| am ready TO answer His call"
Advice To Craduates
81 want to say a few words TO
this class of graduates, who are fin
ishing up their course. You will go
forth into the world with new duties
and new responsibilities ahead OF
you. Let your light so shine and your
conduct be so exemplary that this
University Will be proud TO say that
you graduated from here. Make use