Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-22
Bar Alien Tongues,
Urges Penn Orator
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Continued from PpEe One
different speech and from the unity If
the great a. a'-Amcrican fellowship.
In his address on Our National
Unity" Dr. Shorcy traced the influence
OF Washington. Lincoln and other great
leaders ON American traditions.
"Our American spiritual unity, which
seemed so secure a few years ago, is
not yet forfeit. but is graycly threat
cncd." tho speaker declared.
The two chief measures that will
preserve il. aside from adherence to
sound American tradition and the study
OF American classical literature, he
continued. "nrp the temporary restric-
tion of immigration and insistencc that
this nation remain n nation Of one Ian
guaEe.
Yet them exercise sympathetic
imagination on thc sacrifice which dcS-
tiny cxacts Of us older Americans of
English descent, whether we will or
not. 1t smoothing less than the renun.
citation Of all pride of race anI the
hope that once was within our grasp
that this virgin continent should for all
time belong not only to our languag"
and our political institutions but to our
blood.
Should Study Classics
Americans who hope that the new
America will remain pluribus unum
and carry over all thnt was best in the
old should make It their concern to see
to it that our schools make fullrr aud
more critical use of this noble Ameri-
can tradition Of tho rational, sober.
stutesmRnlike and lawyerlika discussion
Of grave political problems. And with
1t they should encourage the study 1t
tho selected best in our pure, refined.
intelligent. IL not supr"mCly great,
American classical literature.
"A Russian novelist. the idol Of the
literary critics who nOur contempt upon
the rrticenccs and the docencics Of the
American classical literary traditions.
writes: Listen We ARE going to
make Il revolution. We are going
to make such an upheaval that every
thing will be unroutcd from its founda
tions.' We'll. the Russian int"lligpntSin
wrote. read and talked in this strain
for forty or fifty years nnd they got
their revolution. Shall We nnraphraso
Patrick henry and say: Germany had
her NictzSrho, Russia had her Artzi
baShnff and AmPrica-may profit by
their example. II this be rcactionary,
make the most Of it?
" "hAllDEluN anu HoDStNtll
"Washington took for granted that
national unity tho practice Of the plain.
hOmclv virtues law and order. and
the sanrity Of lifc and property were
good things He would no more have
consented 10 debate them openly as
omen questions with wide open mind
than Roosevelt would have done.
'"TO bcgir at tho bottom, the basis
Of Americas prosperity Is her geo
graphical and economic unity.
This has always been th" first con-
dition Of true national life and pros
prrity. II was the cause Of SUCH relative
peace and happiness as the Roman En-
Dirc brought 20 the ancient world be-
fore i's decline. Its carly achievement
by France made her for thro" centuries
the leader ~ European civilization.
The Necessary Union
"It IL thiS that makes forever nee
csSary the union in some form OF the
British isles after the largest conces-
siOns have been made to the principles
Of frdcrntion and local self government.
'Whpuever the issue has been clearly
defined that has always been the over
whrlming sentiment of the American
people And for thia reason denuncia-
tion of American miitarism, whether
hy siuc"ro or insinCPre pnCifistS at home
or suspicious diplomats abroad. is a
prcposterous thing, \ people that spent
thirty billions and sent two million of
their SONS across three thousand miles
uf sea 20 night for human liberty, and
when yictorious demanded quite literally
no,hlng for itscif will never wAg"
wanton and aggressive wUr. To ,crur"
is indrDpudencr. defend its unity and
prrscrv" civilization ii has thrice show II
tive world that il will fight and that
under heaven il cannot be defeated -
Ai.cr tho orator had dcI'yrrcd his
address "TIuil PENNSYLVANIA was sung
by the graduates and the student body
Acting Provost Peuujman tncn confer
ed tho degrees IN cours" and the hon
orary degree.
The hymn "oiIorIous Things Of Thee
Are spoken preceded the bcnediction by
Dr. Mact tulI
List Of BoNholders
The lis, Of bolnoldcrs follows.
Double Quartet Glrr Club, Governor
Sproul and party, Prof. Shorcy
and party, Kari B!oomingdHlc, prcsi
dent "PoOr Richard Club Dr. NJ
Willard Lampe, secretary Y VI. &. A.;
Acting Provost Ponniman, tho Rev. Dr.
Alexander MacColl Or Edgar +.
Smith. r e. Morgan, +. W Murnford
Pcnrosp, Ir.. l.. c. MADEIRA. +. s.
Houston, Morris !. Lewis, Judge John
NJ. Guest. David Mi'uc. +. T. Lip
pincott. Dom laird, Dean Frazer,
Doan Pepper, Dean MtkclI. Dean John
son. Dean Turner, bean M"ollor Dean
Abbott. bean Koin Dean Graves,
Dean Quinn, Dean Ames. Miss Snow