Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-04
HOW SHALL We LEARN

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accomplish certain results unlcsa be-
su,s Jo co.Ioro. then to college ha
ought Zoo Fo. The end of all true odu.
cation is tu enable the person 10
think Tb,fr Ia mo- doubt 10 au thst
tnuru ur many men and women in
iho world. OF oven giant Intellect. see
their HurruuudIuFa have boon such.
r.thor 'n youth or aitrf lIfo. that their
ability to think ha. beon great meas
Uro destroyed. or 10 NOT destroyed.
at least dwhricd The man of woman
may mot ho t1 blame tor this. BE- may
ho brought about by circumstances
over which They have no control
lu cousldorIur tho question whether
person should eo to college or not.
wo are NOT discussing tho boy or Girl
who Intends tu follow educational work
of amy Kind since % must mods Dee that
they must pond several years ln cot.
lore % they would boz completely sue
coHstul We are referring 60 the great
maH ul people who win BATTLE with
Che business world aud affairs ronor.
ally
Their. ar. ways of thinking and
ways oI thinking Tho man or woman
who H.oH tHo inside oi human lfc. tho
inside oft human nature. or sccs only
% glimpse uf these things, though be-
hD thoroughly saturated with an
great mind lH capable of getting ont OF
any school, that man or woman must
remain failure ln certain sense.
And This not from lack IT schooling.
but lack Of ability 90 think seriously
There are other and probably more
enduring and rugged ways OF dlsclplin.
INK the intellect besides the use OF
some language or the propositions OF
Euclid, While these things may teach
one 20 think. they may also teach one
not 90 think How often la q the
case that the man or woman poaaoss.
iuH little 0f what tho world calls cult.
uro. have been enabled to solve prob.
lens OF lifo that bafio minds that arc
supposed 90 hg better trained
These things ought not io Boz. Tho
college man or woman ought 90 have
the best mind always. from the fact
OF being GIlod with more knowledge.
n iho boy or girl must go 90 college.
ln order Co learn Co think they ought
Boy an means 90 $50. but ~ they have
already learned 90 think some other
way, going Co college may be- tho worst
thing they could do. Generally. this
will not bo tho case, but q can he
this way and has been this way
we may learn 20 think early ln ne.
or late. On school or out bat one thing
remaina-wo must learn 20 think a.
whatever cost n We are going 10 see
the human rR"e as Il o.. u may cost
money. reputation and an Kinds of
trouble that nosh o. heir CO., tho price
may be- enormous. ans unreasonable
we mCy think On value. but d i8 worth
getting. although wo may become pos
acsaCd % %. and FOR some time not De-
Z conscious that We POSSESS a. We will
always bo in possession. though. Of
I knowledge that wo have paid for some
thing just what We DO not know. until
one day Il dawna on us that NO can
think correctly Then we realize what
we have paid for n must be- remem.
bored. however that an this may hap.
pen without our possessing very much
knowledge ~ things. we may be do.
pl1rably ignorant but we have learned
20 think After learning this. what
ever our position or opinions. we ought
20 acquire true knowledge. and We will
acquire o.
Correct thinking. learned in a cor
rect manner. viii stranglo ignorance.
giant though bo may be-
n. -. GORMAN.
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