University of Montana Western - Chinook Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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Chinook £ fHnl Dedication tDe, the Senior Class, do hereby dedicate in grateful appreciation the 1927 Chinook to CR. E. Albright, a helpful, inspiring, enthusiastic friend and adviser. it 1927 V V2HJ

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{(ew)} Chancellor’s CDessage Intellectual Integrity and Sincerity Normal youth is that period of life when energy plus is generated and released. Because of this excessive energy youth is the time of action—the time of doing and daring. It is always characterized by high hopes, ambitious dreams and consuming desires. Youth is ready “to go” but it does not always ask the question of the American Legionaires, “Where do we go from here”? Seers and prophets have recognized these appealing characteristics of infectious youthtime, hence their repeated injunctions—“deliberate carefully and surely before acting.” “make intellectual and thorough preparation before entering upon any adventure,” “accurately ascertain causes before accepting advertised effects.” These and many other words of wisdom have been written and uttered because age loves youth and wishes for it golden and gratifying returns. One might paraphrase the statement “Everybody loves a lover” to read “Everybody loves youth.” The secret of this friendly attitude toward normal youth is voiced by Sir Galahad when he said: My strength is as the strength of ten. Because my heart is pure.” Strength and purity—aye that combination represents the twain qualities of eager, virile, dominant youthhood. Never shall I forget the hunger for strength expressed in eyes and voice of a suffering pneumonia patient who implored, “Oh, great, strong man lift me, oh, lift me up.” Always the world needs the strength and purity of youth, youth disciplined in body and mind. Youth hopeful, and above all youth intellectually sound and sincere. My message to you young comrades of Montana State Normal College is condensed in an appeal for intellectual integrity and intellectual sincerity. The supreme test in home, in business, in profession and in all human relations, private and public, is integrity and sincerity of thought, sincerity of attitude and sincerity of performance. Lacking intellectual integrity and sincerity there can be no secure credit in business, no dependable journalism, no stable commerce, no morality, no beauty of art and no religion. Lacking intellectual integrity and intellectual sincerity there can be no adequate philosophy of life and no permanent happiness. These negations are affirmed and re-affirmed by the glorious and positive lives of Washington, Lincoln and other patriots. These negations are emphasized a thousand fold by the dark as midnight records of Arnold, Burr and other traitors to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Because intellectual integrity and intellectual sincerity are the principal things, therefore I say unto you, Get for yourself, first and always, intellectual integrity and intellectual sincerity and keep them as the constant comrades of your dally life.” Moreover, be not content with achieving that for yourself. Let me remind each of you of “Merlin and the Gleam”— ‘Not of the sunlight. Not of the moonlight. Not of the starlig.it! O young Mariner, Down to the haven. Call your companions, Launch your vessel, And crowd your canvas. And, ere it vanishes Over the margin. After it, follow it, Follow The Gleam.”