Evening star., 1924-06-10
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Georgetown U. Graduates Hear
Coolidge Plead for U. S. Loyalty
President Delivers address at Commencement Cepe-
monies-Stresses Value of Moral Character,
10 Individual and Nation.

were disposed to view with concern
the rapid advance of education.
They fear that when everybody is
assured a measure of general educa-
tion nobody will be left to LOOK
after the less agreeable tasks which
must always be performed. For
tunately such misgivings have never
been justified by the event. The ad-
vancement of intelligence has been
marked by a continual elimination or
amelioration of the more undesirable
tasks.
Make Up Shortage.
Just about the time when 1t is
found that there is shortage or
workers willing to do unpleasant
things somebody with trained IN
telligence discovers a process or IN
vents a machine that performs the
task more efficiently, or makes It's
performance unnecessary. This has
happened so many times that 1t
seems safe to assume it will keep on
happening. If there remain some
undesirable tasks that neither science
nor invention can eliminate, a more
productive society Will at least De
able to pay more liberally-in fact.
done.
Such continuing elimination OF
the uncomforta able tasks. of course,
means corresponding increase In
human happiness. But this Will not
be possible unless intellectual prog
ress keeps step with the demand for
higher technical. scientific and social
capa abilities. That is why the
progress of education must always be
a primary concern to us. The market
for trained Intelligence will never
be overstocked. We hear of pos.
Sible Saturation point in the demand
for particular products: but there
will never be a Saturation point,
danger of overproduction, in good,
working. capable brains. 1t may be
that our educational methods are
not so far perfected as to give US
full returns on all our investments In
them. No doubt some expensive col
lege educations are invested in
people incapa BILE of making them
return a going rate of interest. but
that need not greatly worry us. Ihe
world keeps on increasing its wealth
despite deal of bad investments
and sheer waste. No doubt it Will
keep on growing wiser if it con-
tinues to extend its educational
processes. even though some mis-
takes mark the effort.
Warm Welcome Assured.
The young men and women who
get college and university degrees
this year will find the world ready
to give them warmer welcome,
Sitdf Z III It's i'hShS'
before. They will find il more toler-
ant than il ever has been toward the
presumption that they are exception
ally equipped to be useful to it. 1t
will not be fooled seriously or long
by any who are not prepared TO
measure up to its requirements
But it is going 10 demand more from
those to whom il has been generous.
In a somewhat rough and elemental
fashion. the world has way OF
stumbling on a remarkably just an
praisal of people who apply for its
good jobs. 1t is enthuslastlc Tor
people who want to work for ii and
who do not specify too many condi-
tions. 1t will be found a bit cold
toward persons who insist on tall and
stiff collars as part of the working
uniform-whether such collars are
of the intellectual type for the mind
or Of the linen type for the neck. 1t
has little use for those who are too
nice to work.
THE young people who this year
step out of college into the world OF
affairs will be participants in most
engrossng epoch of history. There
will be no dull moments for them,
provided they live up to their oppor-
tunities They are due to witness
and to play some part in mighty
and increasingly rapid spectacle OF
human events. Men and women are
in demand who can prove themselves
capable Of playing in big and use
full way the different parts. There
will not be applause or recognition