The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-10-29
EDUCATION.
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In speaking of the subject OF edu-
cation it is hard to say anything that
will excite much interest, for it is one
that is so widely diffused that almost
every one knows something about 1t,
and vet it is one that cannot be too
thoroughly understood. Education is
something that is essential to every
body, something that every one can
make use of in whatever vocation they
may choose. Even in the very hum
blest walks of life we find that we can
get along much better and everything
seems more simple and easy if we are
educated.
You may think that you wish to
choose some occupation at labor, ike
farming and numerous other positions
in public work, and that you do not
need an education for those positions;
all that is necessary is to read and
write. But stop and think. Are you
not liable to an accident, are you not
liable to become disabled, and no longer
able to stand it to work at hard labor?
I think your answer to that is in the
affirmative. Then there you see, it not
elsewhere, having an education will be
a very good last resort for livelihood,
instead of being thrown upon the mercy
of the people, as you undoubtedly would
be unless you had large bank ac-
count, which you would not be liable
to have at the wages laboring man
now receives.
And then education is necessary
element to society. Take our institu-
tion here for instance; l don't know
that can make a very approximate
estimate, but 1 think that at least one
/ third of the inmates of this institution
: could neither read nor write when
admitted; one third are in first grade
r and the remainder are in the second
+ to the fifth grades. There are few
} who have reached the high school
: This shows that where there is lacl
t of educational training, there is also
S lack of moral training. True enough
e education gets some people int
t trouble: but while you find one case o
= this kind you will find twenty-five VIII
} have got there by ignorance.
e And education is so common nov
l. that it is almost impossible for any
r, one to secure position, even of carry
u ing the hod and other hard labor, i
n they have not been educated. The
n seeing the opportunities of securin
good positions that we miss by nc
h being educated, and the advantages W
% have of securing an education, why nc
" 90 to work with determination
a succeed, and 1 guarantee you will SUI
J. ceed. it will take labor and consit
1T erable amount of it, but you are boun
s. to succeed if you stick to it.
IN When you make this start have SON
IS aim in view. Select something homo
n able; that is enough. Something hol
h orable, for we all cannot acquire fam
Id and then when you think of giving U
ul in despair, (for no doubt it will be hal
at when you look far ahead into the f
Sc ture and see how long it will take
he gain your point keep on, like the tir
ne less worker, and you will gain yo
es point, and can rest the remainder
mt your life.
We Why is it that we gaze on the pc
,et traits of some of our forefathers wi
lar wonder and admiration? Is it becau
ed they were intellectually superior to u
us They we're not superior to us in a.
led way; they only worked patiently U
ly, ward until they reached the top. Th
nd did not have the advantages that