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1 senidf9 Sf s!le ttnfvefsity said III part
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have heArdS me retsr TO the re1kti ions
AiIt4 ties .As first, talis swerd
&Mss4a M ose the. What have de-
eto tiIs Hs IS tsac ! chers were orig-
h pSt3 36 of the students q That is
Il tlsea4dsAls spirit Of the relation today.
4 That 1H the spirit In which / accept
3 tkeAresponsibility Of giving the bac-
q calaN NIe6t6s Address. .Iaccept It on
sconditton that you take the counsel
given As from an older and more ex-
perienced student, and, in turn, that
you individually accept the respond-
bility for the use you make Of the
counsel giYen. s s; "
On my recent trip,s to attend COM
meIicenaetitss at three Of our hish
schools, as is my custom, put in my
grip one Of the ancient classics: on
this trip a copy of Sallust's Catline.
Sallust observes that to make a record
worth while and lasting one must re-
~ primarily on this higher nature,
and for effectiveness in life, even in
war. while We must utilize all our
powers, we must depend on the guild
ance and leading of our higher pow
ers. sas@
i want to commend to you the judg-
meht fthis Intelligent old heathen.
It Is the conclusion to which intelli-
gence and judgment must always
come. even when, as in the case of
Sallust, the purposes and impulses of
life are not high enough and strong
enough to live the philosophy recon-
mended.
But the choice is the higher life or
the; life that we live in common with
the other animals.
Elective Courses. &
In your university course you have
had restricted privileges of the elec-
tive system
The thought want to bring out is
that life Is a great school, largely with
elective courses. What is life; what
is its meaning; what is its purpose?
1t is the lack of clear purpose that
is breaking down the elective system
in the universities.
The main message to you Of this
bacalaureate Is that the purpose of
life for you, purpose well fixed and
clear. should determine your electives
/, in lifef in conduct and action. One
of the most common weaknesses of
our present civilization and present
thinking is that we can reform the
world, and. particularly, the mistake
Of thinking that we can reform the
sindividual, by legislation. want you
/ to realize on graduation, if you do
not already, that reform by legisla-
ton. while it may be necessary and
advisable. Is, at best, only sort of
temporary expedient. Education is
the only real reform.
Education conscience, judgment
make the real guide for the indlvid-
ual.
we must begin with ourselves Fur,
til ermore. commend to you the pos
tive purpose in life, and not the neg
ative. The penitentiary can serve lit
tie, IL any, purpose in making the
best citizen. 1t can only restrain the
worst. In the same way, hell can
serve little purpose In making the
best man or woman. Its reality can
only restrain the worst Not fear bit
devotion to great purpose and ideal
commend to you.
You are going out into practical
life. T trust YOU have been living a.
practical life in the university, as /
believe many of you have been, but
the motive. force for the life ahead
of 1is should be fine blending of the
highest ideals. with wise calculation
for practical efficiency in life.
; This involves as a foundation. the.
highest conception of mans being
! ard the loftiest purposes of life. The
highest conception Of mans being is
found in the scrintures. Let us not
!, think of this conception as the high
est because it is in the Scriptures. It
Is the highest conception on it's own
account. Let, us think of it rather as
, in the Scriptures because it is the
highest convention. The conception
there is Of many created in the image
OF God. First of all, in the spirit of