The poorest drudge that bears God’s image is infinitely superior
to the grandest piece ever conceived by human genius and has an
inalienable right to justice, free action and mental opportunity.
And when we realize this tremendous human claim we will cease
estimate the workingman from the purely selfish standpoint of
the greatest amount of work he can do at the least cost and care,
and we will be far on toward fraternity. The gulf between capi
tal and labor will be speedily bridged.
The captains of industry who are destined to become the rank
ing order in the vast new system of social gradation are baited
already by the social leaders who are being pushed from their
pedestals as plutocratic barons, graced with no ethics but an
enlightened selfishness and no refinement but that which is
prompted by the instinct of ostentatious display.
But there is no reason why a man who transmutes his thoughts
into railroads and factories and tunnels and bridges and mines
and a'ny production for man may not develop as refined a manhood
as the man who puts his thoughts into paintings and statues and
keramics.
The new type of man developed by the practical activities of
the modern world will be the peer of any preceding type. He will
be built four square. He will be broader and more harmonious
in_his development than the feudal, or artistic, or professional, or
military type. Business properly pursued broadens the whole
manhood.
The new type of man evolved by modern industrial pursuits,
resting his manhood on the gigantic foundations of service to
humanity, will be more of a gentleman—with a sounder heart, a
more generous nature, a more refined task, a fuller orbed per
sonality—in a word, a gentleman such as past ages have never
seen.
At 2 P. M. the Seniors marched in a body to the front of “Old
Main,” seated themselves in a circle, and each with his pipe be
gan to smoke, while all joined in singing some of their favored
college songs. Diming the singing the large-bowled pipe of peace
was passed around. Each one took a whiff out of it.
Mr. Edw. Leon, of Lehighton, Pa., made an excellent speech,
delivering the pipe into the hands of W. H. Barnes, ’O4, the rep
resentative of the 04 class. Mr. Barnes in turn made a very fit
ting and able address of thanks.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES,