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Dr. D. P. Culp Speaker At Summer GraduationDegrees were conferred on166 graduates at Jacksonville College July 27 at twilight ceremonies held in College Bowl. Following the invocation by the Rev. Thomas F. Stevenson and the singing of the alma mater by a quartet of students, the baccalaureate address was delivered by Dr. D. P. Culp, president of Livingston StateCollege.In keeping with the role of a baccalaureate speaker, Dr. Culp challenged the thinking of his listeners by re-affirming his appreciation for his country and suggesting that the graduates “take an inspirational step forward in giving back to America some of the benefits ithas given us/’He listed many of the things which are taken for granted to which this country is committed: the court house and capitols over the land which represent the law; churches which stand for even more sacred aspects of this comr mitment; the Judeo-Christian belief which teaches right and wrong, the good and bad, and which gives man the ability tochoose.Other significant things he mentioned were the distribution and communication systems; the farm lands with their great abundance of food; and the home, which represents a placeof security with freedom from fear. _Dr. Culp asked the question, “Have I given the kind of attention to these commitments that I should? Ha,ve we given studied analysis to all these commitments? Do I have the determination to follow through or am I inclined to pass the responsibility to someone else?”Too many are inclined to the attitude of “letting them do something about it” when a problem must be faced that affects the welfare of the country. He urged the graduates to give the intelligent kind of citizenship that is demanded, pointing out that more is demanded of college graduates; to reassess their understanding of a free society and to ask themselves the question, “Am I not only able but willing to assume my responsibility as a citizen in return for all the benefits I enjoy?”In addition to the conferring of degrees, commissions as second lieutenants were awarded Joe Craig, Owens Cross Reads; Hugh Roy Johnson, Anniston; and Gerald Johnson, Crossville. Lt. Col A. W. Harvey awarded the commissions to the graduating ROTC cadets.The graduation exercises marked the end of the summer session.
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Jacksonville State Collegian
Jacksonville, Alabama, US
Tue, Sep 04, 1956
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