The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-02

parliament. requiring all manufac-
tured articles to be stamped with tile
name of the country in which they
were made, is cited, and made in
Germany appears on commercial
products which flood the markets of
the world. Taking Massachusetts as
an illustration. not regarding his own
State of Pennsylvania as typical of
existing American conditions on ac-
count Of the vast number of undesir-
able immigrants with which that COM
monwealth Is overridden, Professor
Schaffer proved conclusively that the
educational system in vogue IN that
State was largely responsible for her
commercial successes. In certain
great shoe mandatory he found a
Cornell graduate as foreman OF one
of the departments using his knowl-
edge Of science to a successful bust
ness outcome for himself; rows and
rows of machines were presided over
by the graduates of the States High
Schools. The development of the III
tellect by study, the mental habits in
duced by the discipline Of a curricu-
lum, the stability of purpose inculcat-
ed by rigorous application to the mas
tering of a language, science, an art,
all these make for material success,
being a solid foundation upon which
is erected the structure of stable So
cial conditions. That this is proven
by statistics, over and over again, was
made brilliantly lucid by the Stats
ties quoted repeatedly by Professor
Schaffer, showing conclusively that
the earning power of an individual is
steadily increased by his previous ed
ucational advantages. A boy who had
achieved a classical education with
great difficulty, having to "work his
own way,' was asked how it had con-
tributed to his success. "Before,' he
said, "The greatest sum / ever made
in one year was $3.50. Within a few
years after / was making from $1,000
to $1,000 The President of the Big
Four railroad was asked what one sin
gle influence had the most largely
contributed to his success. "The
study Of Creek said Mr.. Ingalls,.
By this study he feared to weigh
words, he acquired the discipline of
clear mental habit which served him
to good purpose in later life. Profess
sor Schaeffer did not wish to be re-
garded as meaning to convey the
idea that the study Of Greek would
make for success alone, but that the
development and broader outlook in
duced by the college education was
result not to be attained by mere
attendance on our elementary schools.
Education also leads to the higher
life, that contemplation OF all that is
good and beautiful in the universe.
Love, after all, love not in its gener-
ally accepted meaning, but love of
home, friends, kindred, country,
makes the substance of living, it is the
yer yessence of that higher life, of
that faith and hope and belief which
is essential to the we'll beig of a ma
ton. Education leads into this as
naturally as it contributes to the
earning power Of dollar. Our great
est social institution, our public
school system, is the rack upon which
the Republic rests, and on it is ire
vocably fixed the continued safety and
triumphant outcome Of the Nation.
Professor Schaeffer's address was
warmly applauded throughout and
was an eloquent argument and a
truthful and convincing statement Of
actual conditions.
Notes.
Mr.. w. C. Buckner of the Dixie
Concert Company is preparing an adj
dress to be made before the Young
Mems Literary Club of Chicago in
the autumn.
Mrs. Catherine Olive Mccoy, the
accomplished reader who is to make
several appearances before the Chau-
tauqua audiences, came to this city
some half dozen years since in the lee
ture course given in Earlham hall dur
ing one season. The Christmas after
her appearance in Richmond, she re-
ceived a charming little needle case
and letter from small girl of this
city who said that she sat on the
front row and had so greatly enjoyed
Mrs. McCoy's entertainment that she
had determined to send her Christ
mas present and so enclosed the little
gift made by her own hands. Mrs.
Mol1nr, al, tn,,al, a,,I ,,loacaI