The Mankato free press., 1922-12-01

SAnSiC poSSdBS OIL the WOriO MS
tory is amply sufficient to those that
the true strength and weakness of
nations depends not so much 6pon
their marshalled armies well, equip
ped navies as upon their training,
their social conceptions, their re-
ligious notion and their keen sense
OF the sacredness of the laws of God
and merry justice and truth"
Lower and destroy these laws
either by greed. avarice, lying and
intemperance or by other vice than.
though no army ever invades our
shores nor any power destroy our
navy, nor any power attack our
bered. Now, instead of turning our
eyes to the ends of time, | want
ION totlook at the life we are living
and the pursuits we follow
n"You remember the greatest of
all teachers. Jesus Christ. blamed
the people because they were unable
to interpret the signs OF the times.
Public opinion should be intelligent
with some definite knowledge wheth-
er we are tending. The infiuece Of
current thought and obligations sur
rounds US like an atmosphere.
I'VE are living in an age destined
10 be memorable for long time to
ccme, inasmuch as we are living near
ity. There are new creative forces in
society and a new heart in civiliza-
ton. The unconscious evolution in
society has given place to its con-
scious development.
The old order is changing giving
place to the new Emancipation has
come without inspiration. The world
today is leaderless. From the anxious
and sorrow stricken heart of human
ity there is need inarticulate yet
passionate cry for men and women
who have understanding of the times,
who know what to do"
Wither are We Tending? Is the
day open to glories now or are the
shadows hanging over the sky of the
future, or shadows of night? What
of life will the next cen
tury develop? BY then the young of
today will have become the workers,
the sufferers, the responsible heads
of the human family. What sort of
life will they live twenty five years
from now. The answer to that
question is bound up in the tendep-
oies today"
But when all is said there is a
wonderful power about right doing
The man who does the right be-
cause he believes in it and loves it,
whether it is called successful or
not, is always bringing out more
than he or any one thought was in
him. Let your success be goodness
and the goodness will be your sue
cess"
To Achieve Success
Believe that character and won
Rnhood without which nothing great
IS possible, is the content of your
endowment put out to pull adyant-
age through grace and will Believe
that every man, worthy to be called
a man, has in himself the promise
of gradual supremacy of character
over the accidents and happenings
of circumstance"
ITO achieve success their can be
no compromise with the great
principles of your lives. To thine
own self be true, and it must follow
as the night the day. Thou cannot
then be false to any man.
Now suffer me a few words in
conclusion. To the young people,
members of this class of 1922, let
me especially commend to you this
truth, that it is not what you try to
get out Of the world, that your life
viii be enriched il will be enriched
by only what you put into the
worlds life. Join yourselves, not
with those who seek TO levy tribute
upon the earnings OF thousands, but
rather with those who study to<lift
the burden and brighten the lives of
their fellowmen."
Great Work Awaiting You.
Great work is awaiting you
young women. You have prepared
yourselves for it. | hope that you
will find it and do it with your
might May God guide you in His
own right way and gird you with his
strength and cloth you with His
beauty and fill you with His peace,
so that round about you, wherever
you may stand there shall be clear
sTaces for thought and work so that
out OF your lives a virtue shall issue
that shall enrich the poor and COM
fort the sorrowful and make the
burden bearer strong"
Mr.. Tomkins in presenting the di-
plomas to the members of the class
told them that the purpose of a
teacher was to teach truth, hon
esty and courage to the young" He
stated 1t was, a pleasure to meet the
class, who were to become another
addition to the force Of teachers OF
the state and nation. Another divid
end OF the Mankato Teachers col
lege had been paid he said in the
graduating of the class.