The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-31
TELLS GRADUATES
TO LOOK UPWARD
Higher Life Is Theme
of DR.. Dilrs Bacca-
laureate Sermon.
OPEN COMMENCEMENT
Hold Senior Class Day Exer-
cises This Morning Final
Ceremonies Wednesday.

A call 10 the higher heigh,s oi of
i've a mountain ihnb'
,Sousht through ine innP,''"S ,no
,oon' Ascending tho I'M .Uo,iin
Iord - delivered NY ~ ,,U roi.
u Diu. dean OF Henry hen't'' .,rv.
az the 2gnd baccalauefd'' 80,
~ tho college held ycSl'i."' "hs
,,tny in the First Frespy'o' '''
church. u. maintain
.,.,n make your goal the h'sne'
neiphts. the upper Teacn'S'
-" "c;od calls higher Tho call OF COG GOO,
.,,-, ,nWard Look up, hol
-. uemembcr that tho ueh.
.h,nas Of ufe are up higher tnat
~ one can stand still, that ne VIZ
ao.s not advance, slips back"nlu,
Tnose who would walk win boa
must ascend the hill OF th' i''i ".
Chris, Is a pattern set up lor m
on the mountain top and We are I"
strive 70 reach MN. ,, ~
College ls q miuhture NC hnu
the tug and strain are h"' ".
when the graduates r1,o'N'
their degrees, DR. Dill deu''i' w.
This is your comtn'hoc,.',aa
daX. not your
mates of the class OF lo20. LII"
will demand the most rigorous eN
srtion. the most energetic eUort
anon your part n YOU VIII go WIN
God TO the top Of the hill You must
,,rugple to reach the higher i'nor
ideals This upward urge thht you
teel must be cultivated. must ne i'l'
lowed" ,.
Tho goal is worth tho etrugele,
the speaker said In conclusiph.
have never found any one IN my Ille
who was sorry he struggled. - mat
Ter how much ho had TO sacrifice. no
matter how great the effort IL docs
not matter how far We are upon the
mountain side, how we sometimes
slip and fal NJ we arc only climbing
The struggle IN hard bss we have
guide who has gone on the way PC
fore us, an elder brother VINO mas
endured all these dangers, one VINO
will help us to go LAs way ne went
up TO God.
In the large congregation, which
thronged the First Presbyterian
church yesterday for tho event were
"fond parents OF the students. coll
lego students. former graduates, ana
friends OF the college. a section
marked with the Kendall colora was
reserved for the faculty and grad
yates and the college colors were
also reflected In the yellow field
flowers which decorated the pulpit.
Special programs contained pictures
OF DR.. ], NJ. Gordon, the new prcsi-
dent; DIR. Din, campus view and
tho new gymnasium.
The services opened and closed
with the professional and recossional
OF the faculty members and gradu-
ates OF the college. fine arts and
academy departments. In the order
named, while the audience remained
standing
In the name OF the faculty, stu-
dent body and trustees, DIR. Arthur
Lee Odell. retiring president OF
Kendall, who presided, extended an
invitation to all friends OF the In
stitution and to the public TO all the
exercises OF Kcndall's 22nd com
mencement season. IL was an
nounced by Or. Odell that. owing to
the failure OF certain materials for
the gymnasium to arrive here I'm
time, the dedication will not be held
this week az planned,
Praise for the manner I'm which
DIR. Odell has directed the destinios
OF Kendall for the past two years
was paid by Rev, 6. w. Kerr. pastor
OF the First Presbyterian church.
This is one OF the happy days OF
the year for our church, when we
have the graduates of Kendall with
US, but there Is note of sadness
In our service In that It IL tho last
time that we will have Or Odeil as
president Mr. Kes- said. "rIe has
done splendid work here. He came
at critical time and under his safe
and sane leadership, the school today
Is In a better condition than II has
ever been before"
The senior college class day exer-
c;ses will take place In the college
chapel at 1880 o'clock Tuesday
morning the annual alumni banquet
at $40 o'clock. and the first annual
alumni recital a. $40 O'Clock. At
the commencement exercises 10 be
held in the chapel at 1880 O'Clock
wednesday morning the dogrccs
prizes and diplomas will be awarded,