Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-18

lishment. If the great principals of
love and service are to be given hui
man relationship, youth must make
them effective.
Following the chapel exercises the
class marched to the open stand on
the lower campus and held their class
day exercises. At the head of the
procession was Chambers band
which also rendered several selec-
lions between intervals in the pro-
gram. Prayer was offered by Ever
EFT Carter Marston of Augusta and
then the class sang their class ode.
Following the singing of the class
ode. the class Grafton was given by
Percy Gladstone Beatty Of Water
vile.
The awarding of honors was made
by Anna Christiana Erickson of
Middleboro. Mass, and John Lester
Berry of Jeffersonville. VT. The an
nua! address to undergraduates was
given by Mary Evelyn Gordon of
Rowley, Mass; and Marley Owen
Chase of Hinckley. The address
made by Chase was:
LAS we bring to mind those hectic
days Of Colby's early history We are
forced to blend our respect and SYM
pathy upon those noble fighters for
their timely service to an institu-
! ton now cherished as our own. We
owe a multitude of debts to those.
1t is a debt only too often known and
seldom recognized. One that cannot
be measured by dollars and cents
alone but by years of devotion of
service to a college we call our own.
We of this graduating class are
about to receive new responsibilities
ND t1nh n
our displeasure we find it necessary
to replace some of our cherished re-
sponsibilities with new. AS a result
your primary responsibility as under
graduates becomes the preservation
of Colby's traditions and customs.
| To me at present, patriotism, college
spirit, and loyalty all three mean
! simply one thing An individual re-
sponsibility for the affairs of Colby
college or of any other institution
with which we happen to be con-
nected. 1t is your business to profit
| by your short stay here and to make
out of yourselves something worthy
of respect. 1t is your duty as col
| lege men and women to develop with
in you this sense of responsibility,
this feeling of loyalty and conse-
quently make yourselves some real
value to this old college, to our state
and to our nation"
The address by the class guest Of
| honor, Melville Chase Freeman, '94 of
| West Roxbury, Mass, was as fol-
lows:
Following is an extract of the
senior class address given by Mel
vile c. Freean.
II have thought that you may
| we'll ask me, Have you learned
anything in these years Of post
graduate experience which can nave
any interest or use on this &C.
Casion?" That question suggests as
good a theme upon which to speak.
Il have learned the familiar fact
that education is a continuous
process for which college may be
valuable preparation. / had to dis
cover that l was not educated when
l graduated from this good old col
lege. l thought L was.
"One of the genuine dangers a
college man faces is dying at the
top because he thinks he's educated.
Il have discovered that ambitions
are very easy things to have and
follow the paths toward it thought
fully, consistently, indefatigably, is
quite another matter.
IN the first place we do not face
the goal of our desires thoughtfully.
We do not see clearly just where we
should like to go, and then set out
to learn all we can about the way,
all we can about the work we
propose to do. Too often he trusts
to his own swollen egotism, or wit,
or fortune, instead of to trained
intelligence. In the second place we
do not move consistently, logically
N1on CIR siYlSr l1n ctn h n1 1cf
reasonably be taken. And, finally,
the virtue of being indefatigable,
the long patience of sustained eff
fort tina spares no pains.
Il have come to regard happiness
as one of the chief values of life
That's what heaven is for. We
would all be happy. l think it is
quite possible for the most of us,
particularly for the educated man or
woman. ! have learned to be glad,
l hope, of the simple blessings of
life, those within the reach of near
1y everybody.
Il have learned that I cannot es-
cape my own companionship. l have
sometimes regarded this fact as a
serious grievance. [ have tried 'un-
ming away. l have tried blaming my
troubles or my i'll nature on others. |
1t doesn't work. | have learned to
accept the repeated statement that
life is largely habit, because my ex-
per1ence confirms it. Good and bad, |
habits nave grown into my life so
quietly, so ineXorably, that when |
some self examination tells me l |
ought to change any of them. l often |
find it extremely difficult to do so. |
The supreme worth of education, or |
what l think of as educational OPP |
portunity, lies in it's assistance to
the choices of youth.
Who is the good citizen? Who are |
the best citizens? The first citizens |
OF any community are the men and /,
women who make it's good homes A !
good citizen is faithful to his Job; he |
considers his neighbours rights; he |
thinks of the community; he CO.
operates with others; he obeys the |
laws; he lahors for righteous gov
eminent. Second. l would en-
rhasiZe the need of those who can
and will think for the community. 1t |
is not easy to think; it takes trained |
intelligence to think; 1t takes cour- |
age to think, to seek facts with an |
open mind, and honestly come to a |
conclusion and accept it, Still |
harder is it to complete thought In |
action; hardest of all to devote |
thought and action to the service of
others. In all times youth has res
ponded with magic courage and de- |
votion to the call for high service, |
to the summons of sacrifice, even to !
the uttermost.
1t is sometimes declared that !
democratic government can be no |
better in efficiency or morals than |
the average citizen, and perhaps not |
as good. / don't like to believe that |
Is true. The success of American
democracy does not rest on the will |