The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-07
THE GLORY OF DE PAUW.


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when the masterful personality gets into
the center of other personalities.
and significant view of the end desired in
the lives of these men and all men. In
stitutions are tested by their purpose and
the kind of men they produce Many are
the theories of education, but / know of no
definition of a masters life to the purpose
which is at once SO pure, so large and so
elevated as this that our Master gave when
He defined the object of His life in the
words, that they may be sanctifed in
truth 1t means much more than giving a
boy chance-even a chance for success.
1t means precisely what Is meant by Chrsts
own sanctification of himself. Truth here
finds perfect expression In terms of life.
In these words of Jesus truth and man
kind both get their chance.
PERSONAL PROCESSES.
''Third-We shall see finally the personal
process by which the important end is to
be reached for these important persons. 1t
is not easy to speak of this Not only are
the words impressive; the deed itself is
sublime. He did the thing I'm himself that
He wanted done in them. His life was all
of one piece. This is a royal use of pro-
nouns. Only Master could keep them so
straight. Tell me how man says them
and their, 1 and myself, tell me the order
and relation in which he puts these words
and 1 will tell you the rest of the story.
For their sakes, He was saying, that they
may be fit and efficient, 1 make myself fit
and efficient. And He does not whine be-
cause He had to. 1t looked worth it. This
was the Joy that was set before Him. Lead
ers do not count themselves martyrs. For
their sakes, that they may set themselves
i nd
He set himself apart not from life, but in
life. for all Of its noble uses and high serv-
ice. And out of this atmosphere comes
about the only clear thinking that has been
done I'm the world. For their sakes, that
they may give themselves up. give myself
up We must read Christs words to their
end. sacrifice lies back of power. Ideas
are colorless things until they have cost
some man his life. These words have gar
soul stagger with their weight, for His
sanctifcation of himself was that they
might be sanctified with Him. This is the
test of the Christian college. This, think,
at the last, is the test of the college presi-
dent And with this word this admnistra-
tion of this old institution. under the guild
ance of this new man of God, begins"
The audience sang the doxology by
Thomas Ken and the bendiction was pro-
nounced by Presiding Elder John II. Dod-
bridge, d. D.. of the Indiana conference.
The capacity of Meharry Hall was tested
again this evening at the great union serv-
| ice of all of the churches Of the city. 1t
was devoted to some of the phases of edu-
| cational work along religious lines 1t was
| expected that State School Superintendent
Cotton would be present, but he was de-
| tanned and the addresses of the evening
| were by President Stone, of Purdue: Presi-
| dent Brown. of Valparaiso College, and Su-
President Bryan, of Indiana University.
made the opening prayer and Horace G..
! Woody. superintendent Of the Greencastle
schools, read the Scripture lesson.
| EDUCATIONAL EVOLUTION.
President Stones address was on "a
Phase of Modern Education" and he said
in part: 1T is possible to trace an evoIu-
tion in education quite as distinct as any
that may be observed in natural worlds. Ed
ucational ideals. methods and privileges are
to-day as different from those of the middle
ages as are the ideals of society or business
or any other human interest. In this way
education has followed the trend of human
progress in adapting itself to the needs of
a race which has itself passed through a
| complete social and communal change The
| new education is democratic, when the old
| was aristocratic; 1t is popular when the old
! was exclusive: it is concrete when the old
| was abstract and vague; 1t seeks to apply
itself to the needs and aims of the race
| when the old denied such relation: it is
| available to all when the old was for the
few; now no man Is so obscure or poor as
to excuse him for ignorance, but former
| kings and princes OF power felt il no shame
| to be illiterate. Education has kept pace
| with the development, the progress of the
| race. In the haste of modern civilization
| education has not been overrun nor dis
| credited 1t has accommodated itself to
| human intelligence; it is honored and ex-
/ alted as never before. Respect for educa-
| ton is greater, not on account of any abb
/ stract virtue, but because Ii has proved
| itself worthy of the reasonable confidence
/ of the people. Were the aims and scope
of education no different to-day than they
| were in the time of the cloistered monks,
| there would not be thousands of American
| students annually attending hundreds of
higher institutions of learning in which
| are invested millions of dollars. If higher
| value to the American people, American
| people would not have voluntarily given to
the cause slooOO.oOO in one year. as they did
| recently. IL Is because modern education
recognizes the real, vital interests OF the
| race; because IL has to solve some Of the
| problems of humanity: because IL is con-
stantly contributing something to civiliza-
| ton that IL is foremost in the estimation
of intelligent mankind 1t is no longer suf-
| fcient that education occupy itself with
the dead languages, with past history, met
| aphysics, with abstract philosophy; IT must
study man himself in every relation and
| 1t must study his environment so that all
| sorts and manners of natural science may
| receive larger attention, and il is not
enough that knowledge is thus gained of
mans environment, but great effort is ex-
| pended in study as to how to apply our
knowledge of natural laws In the improv-
ing of mans conditions and modifying his
environment And so the field of modern
education has been extended from the abb
stract to the concrete, from the metaphys-
ical to the physical. Mind you. / say has
been extended not narrowed nor shifted
but extended and broadened. No legitimate
part in the process of education has been
lost sight of, but much has been added
tc IL.
God has bestowed upon man necessary
agencies and resources, spiritual, mental
and physical None of these can reach
their highest value save through training
and education. / come from a sister insti
tuition of the State. with most cordial anC
friendly greetings to De Pauw on this fes
tival occasion. / congratulate her upon hel
splendid past and felicitate her upon hel