The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-07-04
Columbia College Graduation Exercises
Held Friday; DR.. Funk Addresses Class

Columbia GOueRe nelu us Jun
commencement Exercises Friday,
June %. Through patriotic prin-
ciples, many members of the class
were released to fill important po-
sitions, thereby assisting materially
in relieving the shortage in Account
ing and Secretarial service exper~
fenced by business. AT the close of
the address Diplomas were awarded.
DR.. S. M. Funk, who addressed the
Glass on Facing the Future" said
in part:
''The American youth of this gen
Grafton faces the future in world of
confusion, uncertainty and inSecur-
ity. Theories abound everywhere.
They are many-some workable,
others unavoidable. These m ny
theories are promoted and sponsored
by many groups. Young people to-
day are confused; many are Devil
dered.
"There never was a time in the
history of our modern civilization
when there existed a greater need
for calm and level-headed leaders
leaders who have sufficient poise,
sympathy, understanding and know
ledge to discern between true and
false theories, between workable
and unavoidable plans.
Everywhere the need is for men
and women who are honest and true
to their convictions men and
women who cannot be bought with
a price, who will not sell their birth
right for a mess of pottage, nor al
low personal advantage to sway
them in their decisions. The respon-
sibility of the teacher is greater
today than ever before. Today the
school must do more than impart
theoretical knowledge of academic
subjects. The teacher must inspire
the student to think clearly and to
reason logically. The student must
be taught, not catered to; disciplined
not coddled. The mind must be
trained, not filled with wild unwork-
able theories based on wishful think
ing. Our young people must be
grounded in physical and spiritual
values, not in schemes of quick
wealth. They must be stepped in
true economy and not free spending,
if we ever hope to build a better
world in which mankind will have
freedom, comforts, happiness and
independence. Dictatorial powers,
whether expressed by individuals
or organizations, will never release
men from slavery, will never throw
off the yoke of bondage. Instead of
making penal institutions unneces-
sary we are permitting the develop
ment of criminal minds. How? By
being unconcerned when young peo-
pie, lured by false theories, think
that reckless spending will produce
wealth, instead of bankruptcy, or
that imitation and idle and unproduc-
tive man power will produce pros
perity, instead of an era of depres-
sion and poverty.
"To meet and to solve present day
problems is a real challenge to you
young people and demands of you
the best that is within you. You are
challenged to great leadership. You
are challenged to live not unto your
self alone but for a better world
order. You can generate atomic
power within your very being, suf-
ficient to cause false theorists to reel
in their drunken spree of destruc-
ton and to fall PROSTATE before you.
"How are you going to live your
life? Are you going to waste the
power within your being, or are you
going to master and control it? Are
you going to accept false promises in
the hope of being favored, or will
you resolve to be courageous and
stand for justice to all? The power
of your life is not in your frail body,
but in the strength of your mind.
Happiness is not in luxuries, in exer-
cising dominating power over
others, nor in a display of wealth
built on insecurity, but in victory
over wrong, victory over destructive