New-York tribune., 1922-06-19
Dedicate Lives
.ToWorldUplift,
Hibben Pleads
Princeton President. i'm Adj
dress to Class of %. Says
Strong Men Are Needed
TO Combat Worlds Evils
Peril as Great as i'm War
Asserts Burden of Saving Ma
tions From Misery Rests
With Rising Generation

PRINCETON. y. J.. June is.-Presi-
dent John Gricr Hibbcn OF Princeton
University. in his baechlaurehte ad-
dress delivered to-day 10 the gradu
s,ing class. called upon It's members
20 volunteer their services for the well
fare Of their country and Of the world
and asked for a combination Of IDEAL
ism and optimism 20 be used 20 com
bat evil.
ldehlism was the keyno,. OF his
speech.
1T is the spiri, Of idealism." he said.
which always diaerentia,es man
from the crowd and which is the meas
ure of moral and spiritual stature"
"ldealism is word. ] confess. which
f has been much abused in common
fpecch. | venture. however. 20 discuss
this subject to-day because I believe
The spir., OF idealism and the spirit
o. youth are one and the same. In It's
lowest forms, this philosophy OF life
which we call idea.ism springs from
an indefinite desire 90 be o. some use
IN the world. BY fuller experience. a
ditions Of life. such desire may grow
into conscious determination. and tina.
determination again into life OF
service. In is highest form. there
fore. idoalism is founded on the recog-
milton that the world needs the help Of
strong men ard or the resolution 20
give that help 20 the best OF ones
ability.
Evils Rect World
"We are all aware Of the fact that
there Is something wrong with the
world. The most casual observation
reveals this. and the problem Of cy...
always present. always mysterious, pre-
seris itself today n its most acute
and appalling forms. The misery, the
suffering. the hopclcssucss Of many en-
tire nificns and races bring 20 Us all.
Il VIC seriously reaoc, upon such things
shock Of dis..iusi0n, anxious ques-
tonings. disturbing doubts, grave cor
ecrn.
The burden ~ a troubled world
rests upon Us. We naturally put .hC
question which every age IN the history
o. mankind has asked: Why does evil
exist. why should such things be " Bat
while we must fail. rs all who have
gone before US have failed. 20 discover
satisfactory solution 10 this battling
problem there is another question we
can answer which is FAR more pressing.
namely: What are We going 20 do
about IT." We cannot explain the evil
IN the world. but we can resolve 20
fight H.
"To follow the ideal which we set for
ourselves requires spirit Of adven-
turc. a spirit which compsls one 20
Z al rrrrr rei
assurance Of success and no promise OF
reward. only the consciousness Of 10y
atty 90 the cause which one must fol-
low because OF the law OF his own
nature. II we disobey that law, we do
ourselves n mortal hurt. The world IS
naturally expecting great things Of
your generation. In your day there is
much 20 be done. We OF an older age
iool. upon you eagerly and wistfully as
the hope % the world. The fame OF
iieallsm burns within your hearts to-
dag perhaps but dimly. but ncvorthe-
less 10 is there: u Is a fame and IL has
a kndling power; i's light must be
given 20 a darkening world. There IS
universal cry about Us. wrung from
anxious hearts. when will the new
day of better things come % the
EARTH That question your genera
NfNfl tiN0H Htf"H'tf
Need l. Imperative
Members o. the class Of 1922: -Four
wears ago. a. the beginning OF your
freshman year. on an October day you
gathered r.ound the cannon. wearing
the uniform of the army Of our eoun-
tfy. There you stood before me with
uplified hands and sworc allegiance 20
your government and 90 the cause Of
the Allies in their uprising against the
tyranny which sought 20 dominate the
world. To-day tho peril is not so OBJ
v.ous. the need does not appear 10 be
so great. the duty not so simple and
immediate: nevertheless the peril. the
need and the duty are as real and as
commanding. and. therefore. once again
! call you in this last hour Of your col
lego course 20 volunteer your service
FOR the welfare of your country and OF
thc world.
1T has been said that the only time
we have ever been az peace was during
the years when we were az war. In
;hose days a spirit OF service and sac
rihce prevailed: there was united
purpose among the nations OF the
earth. free from the atmosphere Of
sclf-seeking md suspicion: class dis.
t.nc'ions were oblitcrated. each lived