The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1905-09-09

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effort. The courses of study in en-
cheering are to train men TO be
useful, for their own good as well
as for the good Of the country; but
when once the student enters into
the spirit of his work he enjoys it
thoroughly for it's own sake.
| In the majority of cases, whether
the graduate admits it to himself
or not, his college life has given
him strong sense of the impOr-
lance of his individuality. The
normal result of this appreciation
of self should be strong unrenlit-
| ting endeavor TO achieve position
in life where he can stand and
know, that, by virtue of his own
work, he can command the respect
and admiration of his fellow men.
This is really the spirit of the new
education. Everything in modern
| life is measured by results. If
knowledge merely adds to a man s
ability to appreciate certain forms
of art and literature, it can not be
Eof as much value to the race, as
when it increases his efficiency in
the progressive development which
is characteristic of this age. No
better illustration of the advantage
of the new education over the old
can be found than the effect of the
application of the new education in
the progress of Japan.
The technical schools may he
considered as representing the very
essence of the spirit of the new
education. They are the result of
the worlds demand for efficient
men to cope with the problems of
advancing civilization !: and the
change liz the attitude of men of
affairs TO education in the applied
science during the past fifty years,
is significant.
Before the technical school be-
came "a recognized branch of the
higher learning, so called, the in
nate desire of the college graduate
to stand aloof from many forms of
honest labor was commonly ac-
cepted. The chief reason for this
acceptance was. that the rank and
file of labor did not come directly
in contact with college graduates.
so that there was not much basis
for comparing their relative values
in the complex machinery of pro-
duction. Besides, labor itself, while
finally admitted to be honorable as
well as necessary, was not looked
upon as desirable, from the stand
point Of the college student. Com
paratively few had the time and
the funds TO pursue college career !;
so that p young man possessed of
average intelligence, could spend
four easy years at college, and come
home TO be respected and admired
much more than he deserved. BY
judiciOus silence he might live IN
one community all his life, and bis
real ignorance never ne discovered.
The marvellous growth of manu-
featuring interests in this country,
The foregoing, while indicating
something of the spirit of the new
education, would be incomplete as
a presentation of this subject, if no
word were added to indicate how
the world needs the product of the
technical schools. The department
of mechanical and electrical en-
gineering of the State College of
Kentucky, constantly receives re-
quests for men to take various posi-
tons in the engineering world. Up
to the present the demand by far
exceeds the supply. And this is a
very potent reason why the sons of
Kentucky should seek their tech
nical education at the State Col
lege. The world indicates it's needs
in no uncertain way; and it is evil
dent that. so long as efficient,
trained men, are in control of bust
ness and manufacturing, there need
never he a time when the demand
for well trained engineers should
decrease.
The spirit of the institution is
improving year by year, as it's i'm
portance in its relations to the
worlds work and the youth of Ken