It is very easy to get wrong ideas about "rights." So much, has been said and written about "rights" and s0 little about responsibilities. I believe that nothing should ever be written or said about "rights" without something being said also rethe corresponding for that there is no right that has not some duty attached to
hearing mahal. we are, al-"sovereign rights"
territorial rights," and "treaty ents," down to very humble rights joed, but very much less is said about the corresponding duties. think we foreigners can truly claim that we pretty faithfully carry out the duties attaching to the rights hich we have, but "sovereign.
lits" are frequently appealed to in order to prevent foreigners from doing some good thing for China, or for some part of China, something which doesn't ever get done because the sovereign responsibility for doing it is completely ignored. In this you have an expression of character.
Some of you will soon be starting in to make a career in some way oF other. T want to tell you that success in life depends not so mach on what you know and what you can 0 as on what you are. And it will bbe by your character that you will succeed or fail, and win respect and esteem or fail' to win respect and esteem. "By your character as revealed by your actions' rather than Pol your words. Your character will be revealed very easily by what you do and words won't cover it up.
Another Chinese recitation Teng Pang Nyi was then given and 1a selection from "The Tempest" by several boys of the Senior Class, jatter which the prizes were distributed by Mrs. Scott, who was presented with a large' basket of flowers, and the afternoon concluded with the Benediction by Rev. Mr.
Box.
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