Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-27

n nor has held In the pusl' lug in'
n llauV' ,ouots TO enthusiasm Of an
,s ,,orscedented nature as Is attes'ed In
4 ~, r." great attendance The en,lre lower
4 lne . a,os filled and the gallery was
a poO' ho,f occupied The spirit OF
p, ,.a,,on and fraternity are merging
fuu ',ser a, the convention and the
'Os'" ,. are thoroughly enjoying the
3 ' as,oos The papers are all OF a nigh
."oo,ua and literary tone and the
u''" ,.o,nrer Prof. o'shea, has proved
s, ,.a,f 10 be a master In his chosen
Y ava The future sessions are therefore
n l's'u' EDWARD 10 with keenness of
"A interest that is unprecedented
MRS. McvIcKER PRrsIDEs'
vrs Mevlcker presided this morning
f asnol and the Invocation was offered
n ~ Mr. wright After a few announce
a,o were made President Paul OF the
aao,.aav saints University read
81 hasntful paper on incentives to High
4 d Education which in part Is as io'-
Il lows
PROF. PAUL'S ADDRESS
orneontlyes to Higher Education was
ri ,,o subject OF an address by Proi D. n.
N vem president Of the Latter-uay
n ssInts University, The speaker NAM
4 sa,n"d hat teaching and learning are
N l,nos, synonymous-that the i've
AZ ,,ncher e always learning and IS
.ea." ~ inspiration TO his pupils His
o,, knowledge must therefore be con-
AN ,a,,ly renewed at the fountains OF all
n t'an' svcellence. because his mind Is
Il o~riv emntying itself, as 1t were, to
l X !" nnnils AS a guide, he must ad-
~snce His eyes must be lifted to be-
K VIA the truth in order that ne may
X nav others what to look at
IA Graduates of the eighth grade nave
\ o,,ly the alphabet Of knowledge IN
IA ,te b,eh school some real work In the
= Sotrs Of men commences. And what
|>I|tyer follows the high school curriculum
NAV be termed higher education
<N Higher education Is easier OF acquire
$nent than elementary education IL u
,15 the beginning Of any pursuit that IS
|,4 IIaloult The acquisition OF one foreign
j|g2 lneuage, makes the learning OF sec
Wand less difficult and so on.
;U without higher education, a man
|II feels cramped and limited, and ~ re-
M t,rictea 70 Ms own immediate circle OF
= iusiness. He may take interest In
4 soma Of the various movements that
re going on IN the world; yet ne IL
s fure 10 see these movements from ms
+ own limited standpoint and In many
u III the events that are silently changing
the mode OF life and thought through
j ktut the civilized world, he may be able
/|(to discern only the mere surface-ap-
'23pearanccs and may be entirely lacking
511n real comprehension of these move
'5lfnents as to what they signify, their
teal causes or their final outcome,
WA A third incentive Is suggested by the
3act that In the very land In which we
W1eslde are many unsolved problems
,,ifnd countless undiscovered possbill-
Sties for the creation of wealth and for
4/the realization Of the ideals OF life, ana
That only our ignorance prevents us
1K1rom stating and applying the solu-
Hon
wa Here lies waste an empire of arid
Bands one million and a half Of poten-
IN Tally fertile acres, awaiting the trl-
fmph OF tho master minds that shall
onyert this desert into a garden Oh
lfertilty and beauty All II needs Is
1he application Of water TO its parched
fDrtace during the months OF intoler-
nble heat ana drouth OF the summer
& feason. Who will show how the water
I'M pay be safely and not too extensively
flored In the natural or artificial reser-
ors Of the everlasting hills? He VIII
pe real benefaCtor OF our race The
problem Is pressing for solution. The
folces OF our children can already be
.eard camorIng for room to dwell,
W ne crowded city ways are becoming
2Hpard Tor even the strongest heart. We
l|t7Na nt more Of the free life and fresh
u OF the Held and forest for the gener-
+ ttlon that Is 10 come. for their hearts
re beating more softly human than
{'.pur own, They are born and reared
'sliluer lhhnences somewhat better, let
nope than We have been, They
nould be provided with those auxll-
1res OF life and culture which shall
eYeiop and perfect their SUSCEPTIBLE
PES which are a little more refined,
no their talents which are little more
otent than our own.
Higher education should he sought
~ pr us own sake because whatever Ia
e truth Is In some sense the ANNA
ou, revelation, OF the divine mind.
study The laws Of nature, is to study
(' revealed mind Of God: for there can
nu Jaws apart from q law-giver, no
4 u.n apart from the mind for whom or
Nhoul such truth exists. We do NOT
leht' we only discover. the truth we
~, NV III nature. We do not make the laws
nature. We only discover them. We
them adapted TO our comprehen
wv as II they We're Intended for our
,ssluction' The symbols. ideals and
rr ~ nature are exactly suited TO
I + AZ ), .lse,ilsehce and adapted to our UNI
<l i asl IN learning these laws,
"a "ae leally learning the thoughts OF
~ expressed In His works. Nature.
LINN s"'S view Is revelation OF God.
Z. ~ roa, neS peen the doctrine Of the
+ |'f 80 80 uhnkers in nearly all ages.
|[ei - we Gay that King David ex-
,a5 rps Ihe heavens declare the glory
uou ana the armament sboweth hir
81 ,h,au1hi .. this truth was known and
~, t 'Ss p T more clear ever since the day
au, hspler inspired by the view of the
s 4 ttairoa wy universe, to which he had
wa fo soS'n .s reyerenty declared. 20 God,
4, 'ena IN my thoughts after thee"
s .bn,9S. only in the region of pure
4. tm mHus ~, nat the student can ind re.
KIN Ii,s o w6leh seem capable OF. giving dig.
wy , ana peace to his life. Affairs that
rs sroas fear and perplexlty are to a
fb 5gs, rS extent left behind, when we enter
sr r15 Ire region OF the Intellect. II Is as ii
, wv naa climbed to the TOP Of Que Of our
i ,,nUG,nteins and had seen beyund the
n ,,mlilatons Of the landscape into thai
NJ bs sIeilsed land Of the spirit ana hao
W st ers,u there Vision of beauty anc
e .is peace, As the realities Of thai
b Hoi hu, unfold to our View, we seem Il
~ ve,a oenoldlng the things which Inc AZ,
Z. bwS S sS 1ssire to look into: and on,
'"A existence takes on a nobler aspec,