Sharp County record., 1906-03-09
By DR.. GEORGE HARRIS,
President of Amherst College.

F9HREE attitudes, be taken towards the democ-
r. which have habtaton, may be taken by
! j educated
- One attitude is withdrawal One may Isolate oneself
from vital in the ac al life of the people Hav-
sM ing an assured income provided by others, may
6GAIyH devote himself pleasure travel literary culture
AZ putting himself practically OF relation The world Of
human struggle and attainment Reigiousy this the
monasic life OF the middle ages-Out in the wilder
ness Of the world
The attitude the parasitic, strongly the
paca One go the democracy for what get out
for oneself Such would exploit democracy for his
bcneh and pay light possible The generations and
cmporares have established society holding certain values and the
expoe like the thief the night breaks through and steals The
him the trouble OF maintaining band OF armed
and good for they protect him his thev
ing Tie army his beck that he may till his vineyard and
his mill The maxim OF pirate in democracy IS MY rights
duties"
The third attitude is the reciprocal man looks out on democ
y and contributes it. putting in much he takes out
paying his full tax, making his pursuit part whole which
IS for good His maxim for at least half OF his lie is "Your rights
my duties"
The educated expected take attitude He
been louiy accused Of taking the first attitude OF soang himself
rom public affairs least OF holding aIoo mpractcable
critic Of the order Of things Of standing the shore declaring with
gecuaons how the ship should be sailed but
handling er pulling rope There has been enough this
bring repOach academic discussion Of affairs By academic dis
cussOn Of politics. for example theoretical impraccabe
docnae But there important for the of talent and
education play do say that his part essential than
that Of the workngman for all parts necessary the
social organism The the hand i have need
Of thee but also the hand say the eye Il have need Of
thee The needs citizens OF intellectual ability, OF character
and Of high standards leaders, rulers and teachers and has right
look the university for Them the directly indirect
N MAINTAINS the university By c1erishng higher educational
ton the signifies its need of cultured the professions
business legislation By process Of selection
promise and ambition continue their education for several years that
they may render higher order than abor-he
service of leadership which much needed labor with
which manual labor is inefficient That say the
pends selected class thorough training that they fitted
for higher service in the
We have outgrown the crude notion that democracy equality
and that has for arocracy Some beed doctrnares
t proposing schemes for equazng the condition
the purpose of democracy men up nor to draw
all men down level Its purpose put the
tie eSt places recognize superiority For the arstocracy
Of birth has great regard although does forget that blood
es For the vulgar arsocracy wealth supreme contempt
TO the accident OF rank and title is Indifferent recognizes
the astOcray merit knowledge character Democracy would re-
place the arocracy OF br by the of would set
ase the asocracy that buys place with gold which earns
place by apah and distinguished Democracy needs moth
much it needs such an aristocracy