The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-05-30

Education is blessing to man
kind. Step by step the ambitious
child ascends the mountain of in.
tclligcuce, gathering courage in
every ven urouS effort, to strength
en- his desire to be taught by and
learn from master minds ripe in
knowledge, experience and the Gle
mcniS Of education, charging that
desire It's he rises to be capable
himself of imparting to others a
satisfactory understanding that he
may have ample assistance in cor.
rcc,ing what is erroneous, re-
trcuching what is unimportant.
useless and superlluous, com press
ing what is proliX, calculating
what is obscure, cnucleating what
is myStitying or left doubtful,
pointing out the untruthful and
lncrrdutouS, supplying what is
lacking, retouching the defective
aud bringing up the whole to that
state which scientific and practical
educators of the present day erect
as a foundation upon which to rest
this blessing. In privileged brevity
his wish is not to be fluent but full
and free, not to be ornate but elo-
quent, violent but furcetul, flnci-
full but real, visionary but Jealous
and strong and incontrovertible in
argument, fact and truth. He is
satisfied if he writes and speaks
iaullIcSSly himself the language Of
his country and knows when he
and others are dull, unintere>ting
and cenSurable i'll a choice con-
Slrucllon and use of material in
dl>penSable and necessary to con-
Vcy intelligent and convincing
thought,
THIS state extends over MANY
Years and title to it must be found
ed on something more than mere
ahIilty to realize its distinguishing
features and advantages. 1t must
he 50 perfect and substantial that
1t Will win and hold confidence and
appreciation and be accepted as
impicgnablc to challenge to prove
1t will insure and assure that what
II teaches OF. may teach is sound in
excellence, theory and practice,
emNodles pure and simple fact and
truth and title to it is absolutely
and wholly unincumbered.
1t Is gratifying to know that there
are III the generation of today minds
SO broad and eminent as to be
justly entitled to assert and prove
thelr right to this claim. Some
have already done so and shown
Ihell> Is built upon principles OF
re son, equity and justice. There
j. an intellectual pleasure in seek.
!hS views. We are not only better
informed and profted, but de
HShjed to keep such minds before
Us Tor consultation.
oH the other hand, it is lament
anne to realize that there are others
presenting themselves as claimants
I" 'hi> title whose thought and
speech stamp their Incompetence
"l'd nworthincSS to even pretend
10 50 nigh an honor. In the breast
VI every person, especially those
VINO suffer from a poverty of Ian
SuaSe courageous enough to com
PH'ln 1t IS not i'll their power to eX.
pose the fallncious foundation up
ON which such claimants base theil
'ialtn, there arises an incliuatiO,
10 De generous and aScribe the
Pos>eSSl"u by the claimants of {
uecfee OF cOnceit and egoti>m as
'"e groundwork of such claims as
we class In the lamen able division
irue, not every person is undel
ssucn poverty, but every one who
contends not against any dis
grace, but simply Il misfortune
perhaps. circumstances wcariSom,
ana protracted in their duration
IN their souls, however, they con
Sclehtiously believe and are con
scIous that their hearts are sincere
uleir motives honest and pure ant
olaC III one they hold a high re
s1ru and in the other exert nobl
eliof'S for the happ ness. tn,
security and the prosperity of thei
-lel1owmen particularly those whom