Evening star., 1924-06-10

What the nation needs is greater
spirit of loyalty. President Coolidge de-
clared in an address at the commence
ment exercises at Georgetown Uni
versity late yesterday afternoon.
3 The real urgent need, the President
said. is an evidence of loyalty, (which
can only come from reverence for con-
stituted authority, from faith in the
things that are, loyalty to the family.
loyalty to the various civic organiZa-
tions of society. loyalty to the govern
ment, which means, first of all, the
observance of its laws and loyalty to
religion"
Rated Fundamental Virtue.
These. the President, stated. are
what he considers fundamental vir-
tues. He considers them the chief
characteristics of faith. IF educa-
ton" he went on to explain. "has not
given that clearer insight into all that
touches our life. whether it comes from
our relationship to the physical world
or our relationship to mankind. it will
be a disappointment and a failure. If
1t has given that insight it will be a
success: it will be d source of that
power through which alone has been
and can be wrought many wonderful
works
The Presdentsadvised the graduates
that their success will be measured by
the method with which they apply
themselves; that it will depend upon
whether they choose the solid and sub
stantial things and put their trust in
the realities of life. at will not be
so much question of what they know :
the President advised, las of how they
use what they know. They cannot
meet the problems of life unless they
have a foundation of character and
unless they are inspired by a moral
purpose
Text of Presidents Speech.
Recently the statement appeared
somewhere in current print that a
greater number of young men and
women than ever before would re-
ceive diplomas this month from
American colleges and universities.
Whether the statement had been
authenticated. or was but good and
probably correct conjecture | do not
know. At any rate. We may be sure
that the number of graduates viii far
exceed the most adventurous eSti-
mate that might have been made d
few years ago. This result in itself is
most significant
But the mere fact that the number
of college graduates is unprecedented
does not suggest the most striking
occasion for satisfaction. To most
people. il may be ventured. a larger
significance will be found in another
current statement, which claims that
every year sees an increasing num-
their own way through college.
Wide Desire for Education.
This means not only that am
bition for education is more widely
disseminated but that economic con-
ditionS ara increasingly favorable to
the student who is moved by that
ambition Doubtless among those
who are today receiving their diplo-
mas here are number who are thus
reaping the reward of their energy
and enterprise. To them. and to the
thousands of others throughout the
land to whom this commencement
season brings this special satlsiac-
tion. | want to express particular
congratulations No student who has
been more fortunately situated Will
grudge the measure of added recos-
milton to those who are reaping the
reward of such effort.
Perhaps there are somewhere
geniuSes of originality, capa bic or
speaking before a graduating class
and refraining from. offering advice.
i should be proud and pleased to
count myself among so rare ana
limited a company. and have no doubt
the members of the class would be
even more pleased. But. in acknowl-
edging my inability thus TO qualify,
let me hasten at least to add that l
shall make my seasonal admonllonS
brief.
I'VE have all known people who