Arizona republican., 1922-05-27
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100 STRONG GET
THEIR DIPLOMAS
More Than 1000 Fill High
School Stadium To Hear
Closing Exercises Cali
fornia Man Gives The
Address

commencement exercises for the
class of 1922, the graduating class OF
the Phoenix Union High School, We're
held last evening in the stadium
north of the high school auditorium
The excellent program which solem-
nized the occasion, was attended by
more than 1000 parents and friends OF
the class.
The graduating class. $50 strong
was seated on a platform decorated
with flags and palms and with the
colors of the class, gold and white
On lower platform in front of the
class, the members of the board OF
education of the high school were
seated. The commencement ad-
dress was delivered by f.. p. Clarke
president of the California state
board of education, who gave an in
spring talk on the subject: "Where
Do We Go From Here ?"
Mr.. Clarke said in part:
Mr.. Clarke's Address
"There has, come down to us from
the World war a question which
seems destined to become part of our
permanent speech, vivid, gripping
phrase that deserves to be ranked
higher than slang. It is this: Where
do we go from here?'
New recruits in the training
camps in this country asked the
question eagerly. Contingents who
went over asked it little more So
berly but still with light hearts
when they landed in the ports of de-
barkation. AS the American boys
came to be billeted in the war
wrecked Hun cursed villages OF
France, they asked with touch OF
homesickness, Where do we go from
here?'
Later the same question was on
their lips as they faced the German
machine guns or shivered in the cold
and filth of the trenches on the Hin
denburg line. And many a hero who
made the supreme sacrifice. as he
faced the zero hour in a hospital
ward, asked nurse, doctor, priest or
chaplain for the last time, Where
do we go from here?' Let us trust
that the answer was glimpse of the
walls of the Celestial City of which
it is said, There shall be no night
there and There shall be no more
death, neither sorrow nor crying
Having established a fitting his
torical background for my question,
in all seriousness want to ask you
young people who are graduating to-
night, Where do you go from here!
No doubt you have asked the ques-
tion. but whether you have or not, it
is right upon you to answer. and you
must make decision soon.
Many OF you, most of you I hope,
will answer, We are going to col
lege,' and you consider that answer
enough. Perhaps it is, but it may
be profitable for us to consider brief
ly the motives that influence young
people in deciding to go to college.
What are you girls who are plan
ming to go to college looking forward
to? Pretty gowns; fine opportuni :
ties for 'queening': the possibility OF
membership in a swell sorority; par
ties. dances, big city opportunities for
amusement; many gay and giddy
doings that can be listed under the
head of a good time?
rs that the big idea? If so, you
had better don a gingham apron and
help mother in the kitchen. What
you will learn in that way will be
better for you than the sort of col
lege life / have just suggested.
And you boys, what does college
mean to you? A loud sweater in the
college colors; big briar pipe and
a bull dog: fraternity pin with
Greek letters in the center and pearls
all around; chance - remote but
still a chance-that you might make
the varsity team in some line of
sports; an opportunity to know a
bunch of chorus girls: joy rides and
lots of other excitement that has not
been possible in the home town?
eff that is all, better put on your
overalls and help dad raise alfalfa or
oranges or sell shingle nails over the
counter. You will ultimately land
higher UP than you will if you go
the college program l have
Just indicated.
And do not misunderstood me.
have no desire to set before you the
college grind as an ideal, and l be-
lieve heartily in the value of college
athletics as a means of discipline,
as training in team work and as
great democratic inspiration for col
lege loyalty and enthusiasm. But all
the same, we need to remind our
selves sometimes that the college has
really some other purposes than to
turn out winning football teams.
Wherever you go from here and
whatever you do, trust you will be-
ieve in your work and rejoice in your
No man, no woman,
ever makes a real success in life who
does not believe that in some sense
at least he is responding to a divine
eaH in the work he undertakes. That
thought dignifies and glorifies our
Jobs. 1t is a mistake to think that
the word "cail' applies only to the
inspiration to be minister or mis-
Teachers, lawyers, doctors,