The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-11-04
HOLLAND HALL DEDICATION
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The Emperor OF Germany has in re-
cent years issued an order. directing
that in the gymnastia or colleges En-
glsh shall be introduced as an option
al study equal to Greek or as sub
stitute for French. a French paper
comments on this action as follows:
AT present the business impulse IS
undoubtedly strongest in Germany.
But the German has encountered the
Englishman everywhere as a COM
petitor-In this kind OF struggle the
nations at first combat each other.
but they soon come to terms. espec-
tally if they are similar in race and
language. The period OF violent COM
petition and enn1ity between Ger
many and England has been but
short. nor has it been very critical.
Today the English and Germans have
settled down to friendly mpetition.
That, then. is the reason why the
young men OF the German middle
classes, who are not to become cava-
liers nor mer of the world. but busl-
ness men and industrials, are advised
by their Emperor to learn English
rather than French.''
1 would be greatly misunderstood,
if any of you gotsthe idea from my
use OF this illustration and my refer
ence to the demands, which an indus
trial age makes upon education, that
! thought that a technical education
was the only proper preparation for
life in this age. I tried to make it
emphatically clear in the earlier part
of this address that in my estlna-
ton that culture side Of education is
Indispensable Not mere skill is
what is wanted, and not mere culture:
but culture combined with skill.
An industrial age is not one that
is insensible to the aesthetic and
spiritual sides of life Art, literature,
and religion are not thrust aside in
this age of industrial development.
They are still vital interests. But
this age differs from former ages in
that it demands higher education
for the industrial side of life also. The
day is past when a college education
was considered the proper prepara>
ton especially for the three profess
sions of law, medicine, and theology.
Now there are other professional men
besides lawyers. doctors, and min
listers. The great number Of engi-
neers and scientifically trained men,
many of whom are directly employed
in the industries of the country, must
also be regarded as professional men.
Only minority of college graduates
now become lawyers, doctors, and
ministers. Most of them serve their
generation in other employments.
Colleges are becoming more demo-
cratic. They prepare not only
larger number, but greater variety
of young people, young women as
we'll as young men, for a greater
variety of callings in life We re-
ioice in this progress OF education.
But we realize also that it makes a
closer adaptation of college study to
the manifold needs of educated power
in the work of the world necessary.
I will not weary you by carrying
& out this line of thought into further
details. The main thought can be
stated in few words. The text of
education is efficiency, not any kind
of efficiency, but efficiency in the par
! ticular sphere of work in which it be-
comes our duty to labor. With the
alteration of the conditions of life,
there must be constant, but grad
ual change of the work of the school
in form and substance, in the meth
ods, and in the educational means.
The school must remain in touch with
actual life.
am we'll aware that this constant
re-adjustment and reconstruction Of
he work of schools and colleges is
lih6cult, and, what IS worse, it is at