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who will do his or her work honestly, thoroughly and well. I may 

 say with respect to thoroughness, that the Germans have a fine 

 term "grundlichkeit," having reference to the process of growth ; 

 that a thing in order to be thorough must begin at the roots and 

 come up to the blossom. We teach many branches but no roots. 



Do your work thoroughly, do it efficiently, do it well. Do it 

 irresistibly well. That is what I would dwell upon : Do your 

 work irresistibly well, and you won 't, young men and women, 

 unless and until you have a mission, an ideal, and that mission, 

 that ideal must be unselfish. You have got to be public servants. 

 You are here for service. This College, your teachers have taught 

 you that you must serve. Serve well, serve thoroughly, serve 

 efficiently, serve unceaslessly. I ask you to-night to inscribe on 

 your banner one word "dienen" — I would serve. And in your 

 service as men and women, in your honest, thorough, efficient, 

 consecrated service will lie the highest of all rewards. The truest 

 leadership is the leadership of service, and you are asked to serve, 

 young men and women, that you may be leaders in service to the 

 nation. 



Cornet Sole — Selected Mr. Finkelstein. 



Dr. Chandler : — 



The Alumni prizes will now be awarded by Dr. Leo W. Geisler. 

 Dr. Geisler: — 



Members of the Faculty, Members of the Board of Trustees, 

 Members of the Graduating Class, Ladies and Gentlemen :— 



It gives me great pleasure this evening to award the Alumni 

 prizes which consist respectively of a gold, silver and bronze 

 medal. These are awarded annually to the three students who 

 have attained the highest marks in their classes and at the final 

 examinations. The studies are becoming more difficult every year, 

 and a great deal of ground is covered in this time. There are 

 twelve subjects, and it is thus possible for a student to obtain 1200 

 points, which is 100 points for each subject. The student who 

 receives the first prize, the gold medal, is Mr. Robert Schleussner, 

 who obtained 1106 points out of the possible 1200. I am exceed- 

 ingly proud to present this medal to Mr. Schleussner. I had the 

 pleasure last year at the Junior Exercises to present him with the 

 first prize, as having acquired the highest excellence in his first 

 year work. The second prize, a silver medal, is awarded to Mr. 



