The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-25
ADMIRABLE T1'IA|Il|K.BY
REV Dr. MITCHELL |. [ / [: |. |.
Speaking to High School y; Pupils,
Says D. Life Is i What llt Men 3.s
Make U SS Y.

II The pupils Of the "a lgh School u lstened
with keen probation to q forcefnl ana
inspiring address from Or. 8. c. Mitche ell,
Of Richmond College yesterday 1nortli 7 9.
Apropos Of American which the pupil g had q
Just sung Dr.. Nj tchcll old Of little
girl recently picked UP fa fllag on 2,
tho college campus, and moi being q pie
to- call Its name, said "a vi sSs
S3 I, Oh. here Is ore of those nj " Country
YTis or Thee IA
This beautiful spirit Of loyalty Is los
tered III the public schools, Loya lty 4, 70
school Is ono OF the distinguishing traits
of high school pupils. S%{ Tho spcakc re-;
Gently had an evidence OF this when a
former graduate OF the sch 90 i. spoke TO
him d h glowing terms OF Il the al Election
Will, which she still continued to srcga I'd
tho school. 1t Is this ] owe 8and loyalty,
swhIch#will sns the end gain for RI htron no
the hoped-for new \ II Ugh Soho l.5sS q fter
serious considerable Dr. Mitchell DC
clarcd he could sa Wit bout hesita ton 81 mat
there was no single ms tituton In the city
that Appealed 10 so wide a range of IN
tcrests as the High School. s$1 I appeals
not only to those who ia e Its 8 rnduate s
and Ito hose who are sti h re, q no 10
all whom they touch but to the eleven d r
twelve Thousand children il In 7 ne district
schools who are; to come here, and al
whom they touch s3 f{ 81
When the force OF these man " Il inter-
ests Shall be brought to- bear U 20 I, N hose
who have the power to- give i he hoo Y
there will be no fa rtller dues ton d .a bout
1T ~ 4 ss
As 4 very I, CIV me,mbe d the board,
the speaker continued. there could be no
In his saying heFg had been
grea fly Impressed wit h the rofound In
tcrest Of every. amber; Of the boa I'd .oi1
the schools this Interest being most tstrl *
ing in hose who had served longe and
BIN none was tsmost deeply onyinced than
in&the honored chairman. who for teen
years, had given OF his best thoughtsand
strength to the service of the SC hools. \,
2aRi5 Taking up his subject. 5 Personality
/ the speaker said that II had recently been
ed that in the past he marc OF
4 tinlo was measured by the Enppear nee OF
a great personality, but that q the pres
cnt dayl 1t . Is mea sured I by the appear
ance Of a great inventions II g went on TO
show that he tendency OF the age Is to
reduce personality. In the industries men
work N large grour no lon gerss sin sly;
wa n Is not nov Il as ~ once was, q series
of duels, but the clash OF great forces 's
Educa ton Is the one thing whose ends
ana e means are with personalits. An
educa ted man IA Is Il one "a hose eve ~ IA e.
iulty Il developed. IA e formerly devcl oped
the memory and allowed every other "a e e
sulty to be atrophied.S The memory shoula
mot ibc1used when the reason VII do the
work, nor should the intellect be seultt1i-
waited at the expense Of the emotions.
But above all should the will be trained.
|sIt Is hero that the difference u appears
between the forceful man and the weak ca
Ling. Ut is not the amount of knoWle &c
70 assessed that dfrerentiates one ma y
from another but the cul ted VII, the
power OF initiative. 33i2s S3s 8 MI
Three careers said he. are open 70
every boy In he $room-that Of the mole,
|SElind TO the light OF day, burrowing IN
Sthe ground or hi cher, hat OF the squir-
rel. happy In light and air, pro vidcnt Tor
the future. living a. life OF joyment OF
highest that Of a the eagle. living the lie
fSthe spirit content with nothinE lower
fthanfthe heavens. 81; M Y, b
Tho speaker declared that IN the means 3
employed In education the personality Of
the teacher n, was all. Three fourtfs of
Stca ching 81 wer was enco urag cnen crit
lcisn, q perhaps one-fourtl. He had
learned more Of teaching from the mother
with herslittle children than from all the
books on 4 pedag ogy he had ever Y read.
Love, sympathy Is: the metz od OF the sue
cessful3 taoher, That tea cher, who, brood
ing over his pupils, warns their hearts
with love, best succeeds In promoting
rroWt h In YChnra Cter which rs ed uCnt Ion.