Evening star., 1922-06-11
MILITARY TRAINING
URGED BY PERSH|NG
"Reasonable Preparedness"
Is Always Needed, He Tells
MARYLAND Students.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, Juno 10
The flags Of the nations. the state
colors. the university world war
service flag, the olive drab of Gen.
Pershing and other officers. the
black Of the academic costume Of the
faculty and students and the vari-
hued spring frocks of the women
combined to present a colorful scene
at the University of Maryland COM
| mencement exercises on the campus
today.
Gen. Pershing, who delivered the
address to the graduates and re-
ceived the honorary degree Of doctor
of laws, was introduced by DR.. A. F.
Woods. president OF the university.
The general won the hearts of his
auditors when he stated that for
some reason it was customary for
graduates and their friends at COM
mencement exercises to listen to
'tircsome. dull speeches" but he
trusted that they would not be too
hard on him. He then proceeded to
deliver "snappy." interesting ad-
dress. which kept the audience at
He told the graduates that upon
their shoulders. the educated men
and women. depended great deal
in the worlds struggle to overcome
the ignorance which he termed large
ly responsible for the world war
and for disturbing conditions which
have since existed throughout the
greater part of the world.
High Moral Leaders Needed.
Gen. Pershing stated that each
nation must have men of the highest
moral type as leaders and that 1t
was the duty of each country seek
ing to improve itself first to purge
no conference designed to improve
world conditions could succeed unless
the participants entered into it with
clean hands.
The general stressed the fact that
book" education alone was but
small part of the equipment needed
for useful citizenship, stating that
men and women must be able to
think clearly and to apply their
knowledge in d practical, everyday
way in both the spiritual and mate
rial life.
In this connection he said that the
spirit of Independent and original
research now being encouraged by in
stitutions of learning on the part of
their students represented real prog
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enabled the world to progress more
In the last century than during the
whole of recorded time before.
Gen. Pershing believed that too
few were familiar with the funda-
mental principles Of the Constitution.
and that even many Of those who
were familiar with these principles
did not practice them enough.
Urges Military Training.
Concluding, he stated that expert
ence had taught that unpreparedness
was a very serious thing and this
country should always be in rea-
sonable state of preparedness. He said
Il reasonable military training was as
important as the other essentials of
a good education, and he urged Mary
lands sors to always maintain that
degree of patriotism which had char
acterized men of the university who
served in the world war.
Sterling Ruffin Newell Of the grad
uating class made an address on Our
Debts of Honor" He said that a
Maryland graduate owes a debt to
his parents, his alma mater and his
state which he or she should strive
to pay in a substantial manner
Degrees were conferred. certificates
presented and honors bestowed by
President Woods.
A musical program by the univer
sity band, glee club and chorus was
a feature of the exercises.
The presidents buffet luncheon to
visitors, the final event of the COM
mencement program, followed the
graduation ceremonies.