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Commencement,
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for the Commencement exercises of the Class of 1930. The excited
Seniors, dressed in white and with their arms filled with beautiful yellow roses, marched up to their places on the stage, followed by the speakers
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and the faculty in caps and gowns. After an amusing and interesting talk
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following farewell speech:
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‘‘M embers of the Gr-vouating Class:
1'here have l>een several musts in my mind since yesterday.
of course, is that 1 must tell you goodbye, lhat 1 knew I had to face. Another—and one that surprises me a little—is that I must talk to you
about— Patriotism.
That is not a subject of which you have heard often from me. Per­
haps Irecause of a reaction against too much strange talk on the snlpect. Perhaps because manv Anglo-Saxons do not speak often of matteis on which they feel deeplw But, no matter why the previous silence. I must
s\]K‘ak now.
Patriotism is love of one’s country. And we often speak of our coun-
trv as our home. So it would seem that to many then countiv is, in a laigei
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sense, their home.
Now our homes are usually the clearest places in the woilcl to us, hut
we see cpiite clearly when they are out of order. If the loof leaks, "we do not protest that it is sound. If the halls and stairways are diity, we do not ari>Tie that it does not concern us. If the plumbing needs attention, we do not insist that it is perfect. If the chimneys smoke, we do not shut our eyes to it (at least not willingly). If the servants are wasteful or dishonest, we
do not allow them to batten on us. If the cook finds it profitable to adul­ terate the food or drink, we do not shrug our shoulders and let it go at that. If the gardener threatens the children or murders the grandmother we do
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