Dr. Angell's Baccalaureate

DR. ANGELL'S BACCALAUREATE

One of the Best Ever Delivered in University Hall

IN CAP AND GOWN

The Various Members of the Graduating Classes Appeared Last Evening

Sunday night, for the first time in the history of the University, the graduates of all departments appeared at the baccalaureate address in cap and gown. Every seat and all standing room was taken when President Angell arose to give his annual address to the graduating classes, which was given in the Free Press this morning nearly in full. President Angell showed how the life of Christ should be taken not only as au example for people in every walk of life, but especially for the student. He first considered the time element in the life of Christ. He said too many students take short cuts to knowledge and do away with systematic training. He next spoke of the untiring industry of Christ. "College students overrate the value of brilliancy and underrate industry." In the third place he showed that the same temptations come to the student to use his knowledge for an undue display of power as came to Christ. "The possession of great learning and great talent lays on one not diminished but added responsibility for the noble use of such gifts." Fourthly, he spoke of Christ's search after truth. He pointed out that there not only should be no conflict between science and religion, but science should be an aid in finding the truth. He next spoke of the short duration of Christ's active life. He pointed out that the length of a man's life is not the important fact, but the use of it. The efficiency of prayer was next spoken of. "Many of those who maintain that prayer has no place in the physical domain, do not deny the possibility of its efficacy in the intellectual and spiritual domain."

He next spoke of the difficulties Christ had to overcome. Everyone is called upon to take part in a battle for righteousness' sake.

In conclusion he held up the manhood of Christ as worthy of emulation by every scholar. The young women and men were then told what their duties were as educated people. He pointed out to the women the grand work they might accomplish as teachers. He then spoke to the young women who would settle down at home. Their duty should be to make sweet the lives of those who had sacrificed so much for their education. He then spoke plainly to the young women in regard to certain social evils of our country which it was their duty as educated women to combat. Among these evils he spoke of the growing tendency of women to gamble. He then spoke of the divorce question and the unseemly haste with which marriages were contracted after divorce. The indifference, he pointed out, with which these questions were discussed recalled in a startling manner the closIng days of the Roman empire, and that educated women alone can eradicate these evils.

He then pointed out to the young men their duty both in civic and industrial life, and that their education did not exempt them from mingling with their fellow men. But add to all you may learn from whatever source the great lesson taught by our Lord's teaching and example is that it is the humble, devoted, self sacrificing life that is crowned with richest fruitage and the most blessed reward.