The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-02-22

a good citizen, but most certainly ig-
norance tends to prevent his being
a good citizen. Washington was far
much of a patriot, had far too
much love for his fellow citizens TO
to teach them that they could
govern themselves unless they could
develop a sound and enlightened pub
lie opinion. No nation can permanent
ly retain free government unless it
can retain a high average of citizen
of citizenship without a high
of education, using the word
in its broadcast and truest n 10
include the things of the soul as well
as the things of the mind. School
education can never supplant or take
the place of self-education, still
less can it in any way take the place
Of those rugged and manly qualities
which we group together under the
name of character; but it can be
of enormous use in experimenting
both. 1t is a source of just pride
to every American that our people
have so consistently acted in accord
ance with Washington's principle of
promoting institutions for the diffu-
sion of knowledge. There is nothing
dearer to our hearts than our public
school system. by which free primary
education is provided for every one
cation, such as is provided by the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and kindred
bodies. not only confers great bene-
fits to those able to take advantage
of it but entails upon them ~correspon-
ding duties.
The men who founded this nation
had to teal with theories of gov
eminent and the fundamental princi-
pies of free institutions. We are now
concerned with a different set of ques
tons, for the Republic has bee firmly
established. it's principles thoroughly
tested and fully approved. To merely
political issues have succeeded those
of grave social and economic impor-
lance. the solution of which demands
the best efforts of the best men. We
have a right to expect that a wise and
leading part in the effort to attain this
solution will be taken by those who
nave been exceptionally blessed in
the matter of obtaining an education.
That college graduate is but a poor
creature who does not feel when he
has left college that he has received
something for which he owes a re-
turn. What he thus owes he can as
a rule only pay by the way he bears
himself throughout life. 1t is but oc-
c~asionally that a college graduate can
do much outright for his alma mater;
he car pest repay her by living a life
that will reflect credit upon her, by
so carrying himself as a citizen that
men shall see that the years spent
in training him have not been wasted.
The educated man is entitled to no
special privilege, save the inestimable
privilege of trying to show that his
education enables him to take the
lead in striving to guide his fellows
Alright in the difficult task which Is
set to Is of the twentieth century.
The problems before us to-day are
cry complex, I'M are widely different
from hose which the men of Washing
tons generation had to face; but we
can overcome them surely, and we
can overcome them only, if we ap-
proach hem in the spirit which Wash
ington and Washfngton's great sup
porters brought to bear upon the pro-
blems of their day-the spirit of san
ity and courage. the spirit which com
bines hard common sense with the
loftiest idealism.
Leaving the Academy of Music the
President was escorted to the Armo-
of the First Troop, where he was
entertained at luncheon. This is the
first time in the history of the troop |
0f the Tinted States This troon top-