Henry Baird Favill, AB, MD, LL.D., 1860-1916, a ... - University Library

6oo HENRY BAIRD FAVILL
that inhere for young men in any of these or in all of these
that I have mentioned, far and away beyond them lies the
fact that young men have ideals, and they stick to their
ideals and they are governed by their ideals, and the}^ can
not be governed by any other method. Now, that is the
reason why the hope of the world not only lies in young
men, but justifiably lies in young men. They have not lost
through the conflict with the world that keenness of perception
as to their ideals. They have not had ground off the
sharp corners of distinction in their ideals that we who have
had more experience have had ground off. They are not
compromisers, they are not anything in the nature of trucklers
or cowards.
Young men can be handled, not by pressure, not by
coercion, not by cajolement, but only so far as my observation
goes, in any broad way, through their ideals. And for
that reason the Association of Commerce is looking to its
young men. Representing the whole of society by the figure
of the tree, we must find the roots vital, alive, and furnishing
to this structure the sap of idealism, in order to have what
is true life, the combination of experience and ideals. So
the wise people oi the world have seen always that the thing
to do is to look to young men, and to lead young men, to
inspire young men, to school young men, and finally and
greatest of all, to trust young men."