Evening star., 1924-06-02
DR.. STOKES SPEAKS
AT G. W. u. PROGRAM
Delivers BaccaIaureate Sermon at
Commencement Fete Held
Yesterday.
URGES GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Calls nm EroduofAs RI Cnnsider Es.
URGES GOOD CITIZENSHIP
Calls on Graduates to Consider Es.
sential Principles.

Urging that the first duty of every
independently, from the standpoint of
the public good, DR.. Anson Phelps
Stokes of I.enox, Mass, and former
secretary of Yale University, in his
sermon at the 103rd baccalaureate
service of the George Washington
University, yesterday declared, that
for good citizenship 1T was necessary
TO hold fast that was good" to all
our institutions and beliefs and to
avoid all evil in personal life. These
ends, he declared, could best be kept
through the following of Jesus
Christ and the acceptance of his re-
ligion.
1T is vitality important that we
should make haste slowly, determined
that in our passion for improvement,
We do not throw overheard the points
of view, customs and institutions of
long proven value. We must con-
tinue the process or advance, while
keeping our feet firmly on the essen
tial principals which generations OF
testing have proved of value de-
clared DIR. Stokes, who stated that
the expression of individual conVlc-
rion even though unpopular was eS-
Sentld1 III OellOCTdCS WhciC PooiiS
opinion rules, and is merely q sum
total of the independents judgments.
Socialism and Modernism.
Many new theories are clamorinG
for attention. When held by large
numbers of thoughtful people they
must have some good in them: but 1t
is most important in accepting these
new truths, we should not give up
the good in existing ideals and 1nstl-
tutions worked out and tested oy OUT
ancestors. So it is with Socialism In
politics and with Modernism in
religion, with continental standards
in social life, with early specializa-
tion in education and with new
Stokes.
DR.. Lewis delivered an address
lauding Rear Admiral Herbert Stock
ton, who died Saturday. DR.. Lewis
said:
Charles Herbert stockton, on May
81, in conjunction with the 103d an
nual commencement of George wash
ington University, stirs the universi-
ty with deep sorrow and tender al
fection."
"Wns Our Admiral
In our hundred years of history
we have names that live: in our book
OF remembrance there is no dIarer
name than his. He was president
eight years, from 1910 to 1918. In
The nadir of our hopes he came to
us; in the upper armament of new
day he left us. He said to US. You
are my captains, you may always
come to me. We shall proceed under
shortened sail. We shall weather
the storm He was our admiral, and
We who sailed with him through
those eight years Will remember him
erermore.
The life of the university is not
but all of these personally inter-
preted. And sons and daughters of
their alma mater tender to Mrs.
Stockton today their sympathy and
love because the precious burden of
the years has been personally in
terpreted by Admiral and Mrs. stock
ton. In the grief of this day Mrs.
Stockton reminds us that Admiral
Stockton would not wish us to change
any commencement event. And so
we stay with our heritage to which
he gave us the priceless example of
such devotion"
The service was held in the Con-
cordia Lutheran Church, Goth and G
streets. More than 1900 persons were
present at the occasion, including
the 433 graduates.
President and Mrs. Lewis will
tender a reception tonight at Z
o'clock at the Washington Club. 1901
h street, to the faculty, graduates
and parents of graduates. The senior
"prom" will be held tonight at 10
O'clock at the Washington Hotel
Tomorrow the university will make
its annual pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon. where class presidents and
university officials will lay wreaths
on Washington's tomb.