Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-09-19

other way even hold its own among
civilized nations. The mixed multi.
tudes that are every day coming to be q
part of us, will overpower US with bar
colleges. There is need for them all.
room for all. As we'll think of supply.
ing information to the whole country
with one newspaper, or as efficiently de.
tend the Pacific coast with one we'll
equipped fort on the Atlantic, as to think
of doing the higher educational work OF
this land with one or two or twenty col.
leRes. Their numbers ore to multiply
and still increase.
1t is of the highest Importance then,
since they are to be, to find how best to
establish, and how to conduct them. To
answer the last question first. Willie
the range OF study has enlarged, and is
all the time widening, the principles Of
study, the laws of mind by which an
education is gained remain from the
nature OF things unchanged. Therefore
1t 1s surprising to hear men OF education
discuss the methods of getting it, on the
narrow basis of the utility OF this or
that study. No matter il every study in
college curriculum should fail in this
respect, OF being practical, still the value
edge is not education. A man may
know all mysteries and all knowledge
and yet be only tinkling cymbal.
Facts may fill but never develop q man.
It is the manner of getting and Of using
knowledge that makes q man. When
Edward Everett graduated from
Knowledge Of Latin and Greek and
mathematics than would admit him to
the Freshman class of the same college
to.day-unless they have decided to
make everything elective, and nothing
compulsory even for Freshmen. But
no one would have the haldlhood to
aver that his education was on par
with that of the present average Fresh.
man. It is ever quality and not quantity
that rules the world and pushes it
further and higher SO that the old Per.
sian standard of an educated man de.
manding that he should know how to
ride. to shoot and to speak the truth
might produce better results than some
modern systems.
The old saints prayer. II ask not Lord
to serve thee much, but please thee per.
fectly," might ty small change of terms
spply to systems of education. What
ever will help man to find and use him.
self is an education. Long experience
cannot safely be discarded at the de.
mand Of upstart utility, and those plans
OF study that haye helped generations of
the past to find and use their powers,
will do the same for generations now.
The world may find better basis for
developing growing minds, than study
OF language, which is the means and the
proof OF growth. And when modern
languages have in some sense ceased to
be modern and becomes fixed, then they
may be better for this purpose than the
Latin and Greek. But no method has
been found that is better, and no
amount of study of any modern tongue
can begin to have the educating value
given by study OF the classics. This Is
not to say that they are to displace the
tongues of to-day. They are to furnish
basis on which to build and when we
know how to build, then add the super.
structure as good sense shall dictate.
Least OF all, can western colleges af.
ford to lower the standard and let the
clamor for something practical make
them reject the ancient standards. Not
for the sake OF being as good as eastern
colleges, least of all to tamely COPY
them. but for the sake of sterling hon
esty, to build up genuine character, tc
stand in the breach against the trading
mercantile spirit to develop race o,
men that are willing to work, and wait
and having done all, to stand, must w
have an ideal that is hard, not easy t
reach. Everything is raw and crude
| Our towns run wild. It was not mawk
ish sentiment that made Matthew Arm
old say that America dreadfully needed
some old ruins. He felt that ou
intense life in the present needed
to be balanced by looking into the past
If he saw that of the east what world
could he have found to tell the wants o
the west. We have no ruins and can hay,
none either east or west, but We can lis
ten to the past, and hear the ancient
tell how they won their way, and thu
listening We can get their calm spirit
as antidote to our tumultuous haste
that is fast driving us into frivol,ty i
not insanity. We of the west are ouict
to learn. Why not take note of th,
elder world and gain the poise and dig
nifty which is the sign of having attained
| Then let the course of study thus firm
~ based be permeated and inspired will
the fervent christian spirit and we hav,
an ideal education as the result.
i All the knowledge, all the develop
ment of power, all the enlarging of sci
is that We may have the more to brin,
into Christ's service. He is the on,
moving the world along so fast. It
he who is building these new states, VIII,
10 pushing the empire of civilization t
the westward. He is behind the rail
way and the telegraph. He gives steam
Its life, and electricity its swiftness, TO
all of these. are his messengers to do hi
bidding.
When he comes to take the earth 70
his, he means that it shal! be developed
in beauty and in strength, and by thes
agents he is haeting on his day. LIE
the men who stand in this bright light
and handle these agencies be taught t
, see Christ and have his voice in their al
|, and it will not be long before Christ vii
be crowned king of us all.
| The motto of the college, vhic
quivers with every stroke Of our bel
has already been our anchor in days q
! perplexity. It will be our growing glad
! ness, inspiring all our life to come {
ever sing as we 20 about our daily worl
Christ for the World"
And now, how are these christian CO
, leges to be establishe
,l Always by the churches; this will b
3 granted without argument. How ar
, the churches to do it is question nc
, SO easily answered.
II II all the churches could see thi
> golden time of power which Christ
! bringing within their reach there woul