Commencement

There is an old proverb that says, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” This may have many meanings, but we cite it here to suggest that every period in life indeed, every moment is a point of beginning. With freedom, health, and the willingness to think, to work, to follow through, there are many reasons to be encouraged at Commencement. And to those who are completing school, and those who are about to begin we would say: Despite all unrest and negative elements, it is doubtful that there ever was more opportunity, more open doors, or more genuine reward awaiting those who have courage, character, and the qualifications to take responsibility. There are infinite needs infinite things to discover, to develop, to conquer. Human wants are never satisfied nor are all the children ever taught, nor are all processes ever improved to the point where they cannot be further improved. Full efficiency within our world has never been reached. The demand for fruitful ideas is limitless. Dependability is always at a premium. Despite problems, fears, and uncertainties there is opportunity always for the person with knowledge, with willingness, with courage and character. But the world is realistic. It does not give success to excuses to reluctance to laziness to the dull or the indifferent. Yet to those who will prepare, then perform, the way is ever open. There are no known limits to learning or to achieving for those who are willing to continue with integrity and intelligence. Every day, every hour, every age in the life of man offers its own beginnings, its own opportunities. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”