The Penn's Grove record., 1905-06-30

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phillipics.
Sirth, 1t is a PoUer Versatile and hides
tracti5le. He who has a liberal education
possesses a good general preparation for
life's various callings. If for any cause
he fails to succeed in he can easily
turn to another. His powers are poised
on a pivot, able to turn effectively III al
most any direction. And these powers
are not subject to loss by panic, fire or
sword. Indeed, great emergencies are
their opportunities. In conjunction with
the many practical benefits of higher
education, there are usually developed
the general characteristics of culture,
stores of knowledge, love Of literature,
art and music, love of nature, aptitude
for the work and relaxation of life, and a
thoughtful regard fer moral and religious
obligations. He who weds a cultivated
intellect to a pure heart has a treasure
which no fire can burn, no misfortunes
destroy, no enemy ALLEVIATE, no despot
enslave, which furnishes at home a friend,
abroad a passport, in time an ornament
of grace, in eternity a crow OF glory.
These are some of the advantages OF
higher education to the individual, and
they are its natural and legitimate pro-
ducts.
III. BENEFITS TO SOCIETY.
Although every man should be deeply
interested in his W education, yet the
state and the church should be quite as
much interested in his education as he is
himself. And the college which trains
| young people for usefulness gives to Soc
| iety far more than it receives. To prop
erty plant and nourish a christian college
| is one of the highest duties and privileges
Of church and state. Ii blessed is the
man who plants a tree, then a hundred
fold more blessed is he that planteth a
college. For there is no soil so product
i've as mind, and no seed so fruitful as
| ideas. He who wishes to do the greatest
possible good for the longest possible
| time, should nourish the fountain of
learning and help thirsting youth to its
waters. Beating hearts are better, by
far, than granite monuments.
There are no investments equal to those
put in education. The best possible use
OF money is to turn it into men.
Every worthy parent has an ambition
to make the most Of his child, partly for
his OWL sake, but mainly that he may
give mankind and uplift toward a better
life. The gift of a man well trained and
able to help a million other men is the
greatest gift to the world.
Higher education furnishes a large part
Of the success OF our great men. 1t de-
veIops the character OF most of them who
fill the professions. "Itteaches the teach
er, breaches to tie preacher, and governs
the governor" And it gives higher pow
ers and loftier ideals to every man and
woman whom it touches.
~. IN VIEW OF ALL THEsE FACTS, THE
QUESTION THEN ARISES, "wHY Is COL
LEGE OR HIGHER EDUCATION sc
NEGLECTED.
If higher education is so valuable, why
is it so frequently neglected? The bare
mention of a few of the reasons will sug-
gest answers
First. General lack of information in
regard to the great benefits of education
for all classes of society.
Second The COMMONWEALTH that only
though it is easy to show that other
classes reap corresponding benefits.
Third. Ignorance in regard to the high
literary standards of our colleges.
Fourth. Many people think that edu-
cation is for the brighter mind only.
They do not realize that the dull need it
quite as much as the more gifted, and
often improve under it relatively more.
Fifth. Some think education breeds
contempt for labor, but no one can get a
good education without hard labor, and
when gotten it is a constant stimulus to
effort both mental and physical.
Sirth. Another reason is that college
graduates sometimes fail, though these
are the exceptions, and they do not fail
because Of their education but in spite of it.
Seuenth. There is a vague impression
that education makes men impractical,
but nothing is more practical than a we'll
trained mind capable of turning effective
ly in many directions.
Eighth. Many have a misconception as
to the necessary expense of education,
overlooking the fact that it costs some
thing to keep children at home and not
much additional expense to keep them
at school. In these days anyone may
get a college education if he has three
qualities;-redsOnabte health, industry and
economy.
Ninth. Some assume that college life is
unhealthy, whereas its activities, its
regularity, andi its freedom from exposure,
all tend to health and longevity.
V. TRAINED MEN ARE E
Only in good times can poorly equip
ped men find places, while the well pre-
pared are always in demand. ga recent
civil service examination was held to fill
an important position and but one candi-
date could be found willing to apply"
Hundreds OF important positions are al
ways competing for competent men, while
millions of poorly prepared men are
struggling for the lower places.
ISAAC RISsMILLER,
Prln. Of Schools, PENIS Grove, N. J. |