The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-05-25
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES AT
ST. JOSEPH'S
GRADUATING EVENT is HELD
LAST NIGHT; REV. DOUGH-
ERTY GIVES ADDRESS DUR
ING OCCASION

J. he COIIlHICuCC1hCitG CASANA0SS VI
st. Josph's College were conducted
last evening by the class of 'S3,
which was composed of Louis A..
Dion, Louis G. Haskins and Bert
Watkins.
The class flower was red Car
nation, and the class motto, Con
ward"
The following is the program
that was rendered:
Orchestra
Novelette,, A. M. Bickford-St.
Joseph's boys: piano, Mr.. Charles
Roberts; violin, Mr.. William Rob-
erts.
Salutatory-Louis G. Haskins.
Estudiantina. Paul Lacome-
High school choral class.
Recitation. Our History-Bert
H. Watkins.
Class Song Graduates.
Violin solo William Roberts.
ValedictoryL Louis A. Dion.
Comforting Of diplomas.
Address-Rev. F. x. Dougherty.
Rev. Dougherty's Address
"World's Successful men-lead-
ers of society are weighed in the
balance today and found want
ing was the topic of the address
of Father Dougherty.
"The age of revelation is not
over" he said. History is at an
other turning point and as old
Daved Harum, our homespun phil
osopher used to say humorously:
when things get to their worst
they gently take turn" In that
fact lies the explanation of why
the bottom doesn't drop out of the
world. Sometimes things get so
bad. as history repeats itself-in
politics, business and morals
that it would seem that chaos must
come next. But chaos doesn't
come. God or chaos? is the ques-
ton asked today by the world,
and Gods answer is always, God,
not chaos. And God works in His
own good time and His own way
to save men from their follies and
crimes. by restoring common sense
at just the psychological time when
it seems that sanity is gone for
ever.
"The investigations before the
senate committees, the findings of
courts of inquiries, national. state
and municipal are revelations. as
founding and amazing to sincere
and honest Americans. The world
crowned those moneyed-men as
successful leaders, the hope and
Sayiors of the world. Colleges
and universities pointed to them as
models of achievement and a glory
of the school--commencement ora
tors held them up as inspirations
and idols--writers quoted them
and sought their secretsthe poor
working class envied them and now
God. in His own good time and in
His own way. reveals them as mis-
erable--criminal failures. They
were weighed in the balance and
found wanting. What was want
ing Is the question of interest new
to the moralists. to the educators.
to the Psychologists, to the church
and to the common people. Want
ing they never found it in their
vocabulary. It wasn't wealth and
all that wealth could command. 1t
wasn't home. culture and environ.
ment. 1t wasn't poorly equipped
school, unframed teachers, lack of
books and equipment. 1t wasn't
lack of talents. It wasn't due TO
lack of interest of teachers. Their
bodies were cared for-their
minds were fed with the best the
educators had in their storehouse
but something was wanting. The
education forgot that man is a
composite being mot body and
mind. but soul also. and if any one
of these three are overlooked then
the system is lopsided and def
cient. The causes of history. the
evidence of these Investigations
today are self-evident. viii new
laws on stock exchanges, banking
and business make up for a life.
long neglect of training. History
has the answer. VIII education OF
the body and mind supply the
wanting! The corruption in poll.
tics--the crimes Of the world -
the deplorable disrespect of law
the ds1rust in the courts-the re.
suits of these inquiries the 80.
called good times Of our young
people shout to the heavens .or
what is wanting.
THE honor sits in the chair Of
anthnEIty. when justice rcigus IN
the tribunal Of the people, when
honesty and integrity rule IN the
public office, when character Gusts
official corruption. when conf.
denee and honesty governs bust,
ness deals VIXEN hanar ksaxaltx