New-York tribune., 1922-06-19
lowell ExhOrts
Harvard Men to
Think Clearly
cr,duates Urged to Form
Moral Code of Their
I Own and to Stand by Ii
Regardless of Pressure
400 Members in Class
Commencement Week Be-
Gins With Largest At
,eudance i'm Its History
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s.,-sai Dsrofch 70 ne Tr'bu-e
e,yBRiDGE. Mass. June is.-with
..,.asnee larger than at any time
-, i, its history Hnrvard's 2S6:h
r.--resment Week began to-day
I. President Lowell's hnai charge
a, ,la" Of %. Merscvs Of the
" ",.....,..d Harvard clubs, $500 strong.
-. ,r. just completed t~o-day
..,..ion In this city and IN Roston,
-,s,sd over FOR the ceremonies srd
., Of them will stay here tie entire
rsk
p,,eSen. Lowell spoke - 410 mem
-. r the graduating class IN Apple
.r,,,el. admonishing them % think
s.,,iy And Justly, 20 forr, moral
~. = their oven and 20 stand hy -
..s,rhingly. His text was; They
-,,,i.g themselves by Themselves
.s,o-naring themselves amo7g them
80, sfe not wise.
!. ne course OF his sermou Re sa.i;
~. alwsys ir mediAtely. but ui;i-
-..,lv. mankind IL led BY those whose
..'..irr is clear. conscientious and
...,,ors. and never IN is history has
-,,d been more IN nced OF such
..:-t,ng than 10 is now. BY now |
=. %, mean only during the mex. half
j,,sn YEAR, but during the period
-, .ss men who are now graduating
- ~ IN position 20 exert their
'.s~.,rs In the fullest measure.
r.,Ti,,tion cannot he independent Of
-. -a.er;al Instruments Of which II
-,.W us,. and the increase in mans
,,-,rol and ability 20 apply the forces
- .sture has been greater during the
IA. Hundred years than IN any preeed-
20 twenty centuries Of the worlds
.ioD
Effect Of Invention Potent
a l,.le over 100 years ago horses
,-,-i.ed As In the days OF the Romans,
80 nost rapid means of conveying
-. merchandise or intelligence.
VIZ was the only power for crossing
-, ws. Today anything Of public:
i-:,,,,. that happens IN any civilized
s,s,..y s known in every newspaper
,Fy ever the earth almost as soon as
!. s.,u,s. A mans voice can now be
esd al over this country end soon
IN be audible over the whole world.
Ti,t, across the Atlantic IS an ae-
,,-phshed fact and during the great
"a, We sent 100000 armed men 70
T.rore In a few months. Civilization
iw slqays been deeply influenced by
,rvsr,ions. No one can doubt what a
,..,se was wrought in the ancient
vs,t by the use OF metals.
sTss Improvement OF transportation
y hrs and water enlarged trade, and
t-.is brought intercourse with its new
,,ls.o.,. is enlarged horizon and It's
un,,aturs 20 a foreign conquest un-
N .ss Gilinc ship and the mariner
e'ruu opened the whole world 10
=, ssople Of Europe. u has been
,,-,sd out that the invention Of FIRE
ans. and especially Of cannon. de-
groysi the feudal organization OF so
csty, because the barons castle was
70 longer a refuge difficult 70 capture.
The problems before us are no.
those Of our own land alone. but o.
,hs world. The great war has parN,
caused and partly revealed vas
change in the position Of our country
L has been like young giant, ooas'
inE Of his strength. yet in fact onl!
h,r awa-e ~ his real force. The wa
s.d The events that followed nav
shown that the United States, with ne
resources in men and nature. mas De
,or,e mower unmatched in the worlo
Other nations are looking 20 II as inc.
,sve hardly looked 20 anotner ptop.
before. Il is no small thing 20 ne.
,ower 20 influence the fate OF al man
ind upon the earth.
Power Likely 10 Expand
with power comes opportunity an
With opportunity responsibility Ou
,wn right hard may yet teach US ter
rble things Our power is hkely q
,row still greater in the world an
phat do we want our nation 20 become
Ssal We be satisfied with materia
wealth and comfort. or co We desire
higher destiny7 In the ancient worlC
,,sre we're two peoples, bota CONNER
"a. both prosperous. both powerful "
her dav and both az last conquered
y the Romans. One OF them, tho
c,,sks. led the way for all later Euro
ysn peoples in art, in literature. ir
ylosophy and In science. The other
4. Car,haginians. have left nothing
q. tll We know Of them comes from
- histories Of their conquerors. A
ss,.or is what its people make IL
., Monday the Phi Beta Kappa vii
t,i is annual business meeting. liter
A. usrcises and dinner, and th'
l,i'u festivities will begin the same
;.gt;
T.aday Is class day. the browning
l'as.re OF the seniors's whole year
t.sr the students will mingle witr
,si;yss and friends from home
C'.ors. Arthur Woods will be Tho
CAPE speaker.
On Wednesday many Of the classc'
i've arranged outing programs but al
'itis will lead back TO Soldiers Field
were the second game w:th Yale wal
= played
thursday will be Commencement
Viy. when President Lowell will pre-