Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-18
ANNUAL SESSION
Continued from page So

day and that the idea of ScCtarian or de
nominational education has many 3dNo-
Gates We hear the plea fnr inc thrlS-
tian college. and | say. the Christian col
leCe by all means let US have. When We
come 10 the question OF scctarian col
lege. however, the proprletN Is not quite
so obvious. | can see how IN thcoloE-
icaI seminary we might have Baptist
church history, Methodist hOmeletics, ana
Congregational pastoral theology; Uths
isn't the best method, but itS no one 3
business. but 10 teach Episcopalian an
zebra presbyterian psychology. or Ro-
man Catholic chemistry is certainly N Jre
than a hlunder.
goddess has long since ceased to frighten,
and has almost ceased T. be heard. we
have at the University uf Maine, thirt.
church members IN the freshman ,la5s.
Y NJ &. a. with a membership " Tor
ty-iive, ana an average weekly attend
ance of about thirty Various member
OF the faculty aid i'll their meetings ana
contribute in one way or another I" tn"
success Of the association. We helitN"
that this showing compares faNorthi2
Maine: and that the standard OF moral
ity among the students At Orono, IS as
high as that of any other New England
college.
TO one Interested in the work Of tlta
university It is the technical side. 81 tii
cation which appeals most StrongJy.
democracy OF education, We must not err
on the other side and give such SUBJECTS
Il place 100 pfOlnlHttl- IN any sun nv "
education all classes of SubJectS-class
ical scientific philosophical. and techm-
cal, should have an equal place. IN OF
der to get proper perspective let "
consider for q few moments the general
question OF getting an education. II
were called upon to select a few from
among many reasons why an education
should be obtained At any cost. ! Wou.d
say first. for financial considerations. II
is all very well to dccry Il moderate strlN-
ing after money, and to sing the old hymn
f.Ats i., . h. G1 INtFT
gold. The serious objection to TINS sort
Of doctrine. is that it IS not honest. n
der the present organization ot society,
silver and gold are desirable things to
have We want them, and if an educd-
tion helps us to get them II Is a good
point in favor of education. What an ed
uCated man is worth more in the world ;
market today than an uneducated onc
needs hardly to be considered. one who
deVotes ten years to preparation Tor lite $
work ought to be more valuable than ne
who devotos none. And Yet we find i'll
every community. those who took thelr
academic education on dry goods box
in a corner grocery. then graduated from
a billiard saloon. ana TOOK Sladua tH =
course in a bar room-and then they rail
against what they call their poor luck,
and they say social organization is Scrl-
uusly out If Joint because they cannot
command positions and salaries equal Ia
those Of college bred men. To be sure
there are rich men who are uneducated
and there are many educated men who
are not rich. but | am referring to the
average man. and NJ one Will Gainsay my
proposition that education greatly in
creaSpS ones prospects for financial pros
peritY.
Passing on from considerations Of Il
lower order to those of a higher il may
be said that education brings power. The
old proNcrh that acknowledge is power
is just true the saying that "IE-
noranCe is bliss il false. Ii il is agreed
that to gain money is a legitimate am
bition, to gain power must he equally 50.
me men VINO nave piaXed an Importan'