The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03
HARDING PRESENTS
 NAVAL DIPLOMAS
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and for which answer could be made to God,
 Personally Congratulates Each
 The Presidents short address was delivered after he had handed each of the 260 graduating midshipmen his diploma and had personally congratu- lated each on his completion of the academy course. Previously Secre- tary Denby of the navy department had made the formal commencement address, advising the graduates that their best assets also first would be the respect and love of their men ana counselling them to be truly -"off1cers and gentlemen" and never "snobs."
 Similar advice was given the grad .uates by Rear Admiral A. H. Scales, superintendent of the academy. In a farewell talk accounting their suc- cesses and praising them as "one or the best bodies of men anywhere. He touched briefly on the troubles of the past year at the academy, adding that the difficulties were not ours, but the successes are ours
 Accompanied by Mrs. Harding, the President motored here from Wash ington and arrived shortly before II a m.. the hour set for the commence ment exercises The regiment of mid shipmen, drawn up in line of battallons on their parade grounds, stood at present arms as he passed before them while a battery boomed the i-gun presidential salute. MT. and Mrs Harding went first to the house of Admiral Scales, near Dahlgren hall, and after the ceremonies were the ad- miraIs luncheon guests before startlnB the return trip to Washington
 Japanese Admiral Guest
 Among the distinguished guests who sat on the platform during the com- mencement program was Admiral Uriu of the Japanese navy, member or the class of 1881 and the only living Japanese graduate of the academy, Formal notice of his presence was taken by Secretary Denby. who iti beginning his address cordially bid the Admiral welcome to American shores once more.
 Both Secretary Denby and Admiral Scales also officially welcomed the Sweethearts of the graduating class" amid much giggiing and hand clapping from the feminine contingent of the audience. Later President Harding carried the suggestion forward into a eulogy of the part women play in the greater affairs of the world.
 "The measure of highest achievement is the measure of noblest manhood," said the President and when I say that l mean also the noblest woman hood. Because after all nothing has ever been wrought in this country, never a heroism worth preserving, new CT a striving for a high ideal, that was not somehow inspired by the love of mother or wife or sweetheart. 1 shall not venture where the admiral and the secretary have gone in deal- ing with that subject, but I warn you of one thing: You need not avoid the married state, but you will command less after you enter it than you did before.''
 The president also took occasion to command secretary Denby and to draw from his experience an object lesson for the young midshipmen
 TT was very much interested,' he said, "when the secretary made refer ence to his service as an enlisted man and an officer in the marine corps and as an enlisted man and one off, Ger in the navy. That is why he is secretary of the navy A man who can get all the viewpoints is the man fitted to lead. so I commend to you young gentlemen in the pursuit o. your careers to try to get all the viewpoints and always bear in mind that he always fights best who al- ways fights justly"