Show IS WELL GIVEN BY raffi Mg RGARET following Is the valedictory address given by miss margaret pratt daughter of anand mr and mrs parker B pratt of 0 this city at the commencement exer cisek ot of the box bo elder high school held in the tabernacle sunday eve evenin n ing As a man ThIn keth so Is he be thoughts are mental things and tend to become material things thines the ideal becomes real our dreams come true our desires are seed thoughts that have a tendency to sprout and grow and blossom and bear fruit and the blossom and the fruit are of tho the same nature as the seed thought we jve are sowing these seeds every day alewe are we prepared to accept the perfume of the blossom and taste the meat of 0 the fruit history tory presents no more terrible example of 0 misdirected mis dire directed eted thought and its tragic consequences than that shown in the thinking of germany from to 1914 Thirty three million people killed wounded diseased impoverished undernourished improperly clothed and generally demoralized lires lifes whole standard of living changed tor for millions from the high plane to that almost degraded level of animals all this as the direct result of thinking that might is right and germany uber alles contrast the horrors of the world war in all Us its aspects aspect ts with the blessed possibilities ties of human brotherhood as promised in finals simple statements thou not kill love thine enemy love thy neighbor as they self contrast again the spending orgy ot of modern nations in which 87 per cent of the general taxes in some countries gos gocs into naval and milL in lUtary tary armament competition with thoughts of war always in the background contrast I 1 say this awful futile orgy of spending with the golden age of 0 greece a mere thirty years in which the greeks thought in terms of 0 culture beauty service to humanity and produced in this golden age ot of thought sculpture paintings Pala lings music poetry drama dancing architecture government acting philosophy oratory that aliat have remained unexcelled by any other nation in the worlds history thought Is father to the act the great diffor crice between man and the lower animals is mans ability to think 1 I stop to think accounts for or much of accident misery and death in the worlds history the tour four hundred million people ol of russia misguided by their thought brought upon themselves the most moa mo A ravaging famine ol of modern times have undermined I 1 property rights desecrated the of the home abol ishol religion wrecked their physical and moral well being and all but destroyed the bulwarks bulwa of modern civilization and in their mad rule of reason have put to death more than six hundred thousand victims since 1918 a number equal to more than the total population of utah hus has thus been wiped out these victims have generally been from the educated classes leaving passion and ignorance to reign supreme in all the Rus and the he viru virulent lenC contagion of their devilish doctrines doctrin cs Is sweeping all tho the world of 0 malcontents modern blodorn civilization stands on the brink of darkest oblivion ass ii a world war tho real armageddon looms in the offing thoughts are indeed father to the act thoughts are contagious in wl witness whereof we may well consider on wave of crime especially by juveniles over tho the united states and the rest of the world in america mayors of cities govern governors lors of states congressmen senators and cabinet members have been caught and ruined in the net of lawbreakers law breakers and the city of chicago alone has more homicides than all of the british isles the constitution of the united states to all true thinking americans the most sacred document in all the world Is openly derided defied and destroyed by unthinking millions who would conform only to the laws ot at which they approve A nation of thin thinking king people stands appalled at the debauchery demoralization and seeming decay ol of this once proud land the cradle of human liberty bootlegging and jazz mania are dally daily themes lites lifes wholesome virtues are often a common jest thoughts are indeed contagious Thong lits are or thought pictured the arid western wastes irrigated and dry farmed by happy prosperous millions a modern 1111 miracle by faith and hope fulfilled the panama canal dwelt in the hearts of men and it camo to pass A doctor gorgas saw in his minds eye the tropics freed from yellow fever pestilence and it is edison bell marconi steinmetz De deforrest deforges Forres t the wrights burbank and their lind kind in thoum thought then act span the world of light space and even life itself and in thirty years a now new world Is 58 born barn of their dreams electricity aviation radio submarine ea among choda 8 greatest gifts to men inspru pants meats ot of progress in the hands bands ot of the right thinking la in their use many surely destroy or bless all mankind thoughts are good or eill he who thin keth murder hath already committed it in his heart and he who listeth otter after woman hath already committed adultery so mayeth the master alaster teacher lincoln it so important who we do here ton tonight ight as aa what we think and resolve in answer to the question where do wo we go irom from hero here would I 1 walk in the masters toot foot stepa all the he way I 1 must think his thoughts and live them every day for the fainthearted faint taint hearted and weary ol of soul this Is the end ot of formal education but in the all encompassing field of knowledge there can be no end hence this thia la is in very truth commencement men cement we meet tonight as a class unit for the last time tender associations 0 of tour four years are in a sense sundered from here some ot of us go on to college some answer the call of agriculture others othera enter the marts ot of men others will think little ol of business calls but dedicate t their heir lives to service of others our god given tree free gency leaves with us ithe aitho choice we are the masters ot of our fate tonight we lay the cornerstones of our future V we te may be petty futile or great by our fruits you shall know us we are ennobled with by noble shots and noble deeds nobly done As edward walker the author states we shape our own character and personality by the thoughts we originate harbor entertain or accept from others we are to ito a great extent each ot of us the result of what we have thought in the ithe past we will be the result of 0 what we are now thinking in our are the result of our awit thinking our Ao tomorrows morrows will be the result of our present thinking we are our own mental guardians you our parents and teachers shall judge our appreciation far or the glorious gift of knowledge you he have given us by the use we make of that gift this is the place dear ut utah ah as our pioneer parents proved with batth fortitude courage and work As worthy sons of 0 worthy sires with our god given talents and desires we must strive onward and upward and ever replenish their kindled fires classmates friends the glory of god Is intelligence it if we would be godlike god like we must carry on every day walking in his footsteps aalthe all the way dear box elder in bidding you adieu these valedictory thoughts we leave with you slay may faith hope and ty be your guide and health and charity be your guide and health and strength and happiness with you bide abide |