The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-05-17

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purpose OF the people. wonder
why you all came heref II you came
for the same object and with the
same aims as the student who spoke
on your behalf, then | wish you God
speed in every subject on which you
grind your mind, on which you try
to improve and develop your intelli-
gence. For some lads come to school
10 escape having to do hard work.
Some lads come to school to be able
10 get the nice, soft, easy positions.
Another goes into the school to get
education in order that he may slip
through life easier-which means TO
do as little work as possible and get
as much as can be gotten. Poor wayl
Still others think education consists
in being able 10 do the marvellous and
stunning things. We had doctor
up in our country like that. He was
always showing of" that he had
college degree and could use big
words. He came to see a sick boy
and instead Of telling the boy exactly
what he wanted he said, "Boy, ex-
tend your lingual organ, please. The
boy did not know until that time
that he was guilty OF having ling
ual organ and as the doctor did not
explain, the boy kept his mouth shut.
Madam" said this learned doctor,
turning to the boys mother, won't
you please convey to the understand
ing Of your youthful offspring what
| have told himS" Aud she said,
Johnnie, open your mouth and run
out your lollicker for the doctor
And 80 Johnnie's tongue went out.
The mother was really educated, and
could use her education TO help the
boy. And that is the meaning OF
education-to be able to help people
help people into happiness, into
usefulness, into the largest citizen
ship in your own land.
Now l want to say only few
things more about education. was
couyersing lately with an old man
who has made a heap of money in
our country and he was complaining
a good deal about the conditions Of
life now not being as good as when
he was boy. Sometimes when an
old man is sick and in some pain he
begins 10 think life is not what il
used to be; but l fully believe il is
far better now than ever before-we
are going toward the light. There is
that verse 10 the bible, "The evening
and the morning were the first day"
mot the morning and the noon and
then the gradually increasing dark
ness, but the evening and the morn
ing were the first day. That is the
kind Of life we should be living in
this land OF promise aud light and
glory. But the man said, at seems
now as though everybody is hustling
for himself-the great thing 10 do is
10 get all you can for yourself" l
think that old man was quite mis-
taken. Instead Of that course Of pro-
ceedure, the course for you is that OF
education, education that helps a
boy to make the most OF his body.
think IN the first place Of my body.
learned more by training wild colts,
by shooting and by fishing, than |
did by any other sort Of manual train
ing or body training got. So you
mountain fellows ought to be cap
able and strong, broad shouldered,
self possessed. It's worth a lot to
have that kind Of education.
| sat in theatre in London when
Henry Irving was playing there. A
little souvenir had been put into all
the seats: BE self possessed; that's
the true art Of living; but make
yourself somebody worth possessing
first that's the true art of educa.
ton" To have a body worth having,
clean and pure aud honest and able
TO look any man or woman in the
face and TO live out the life God in
tended you to live, nobly filling your
place, serving and lifting up the
weak and helping on this good cause
in making this land Of liberty and
freedom land where righteousness
shall prevail and where justice shall
always be tempered with mercy
not exacsing the last because it is
your duty but giving because you
are strong and willing to help more
than the other deserves.
More than that, the completely of
life demands more OF us now. |
think il l had lived two thousand
years ago what an easy time | should
have had OF i'll They had delight
fol time, real good old time, those
old fellows. Now you have all kinds
OF microbes and bacteria and album
inoids and other bugs in your books,
till you are a little sorry there is
at1ch a lot of thinOa at mo ahoxv