The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-06-15

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ordinate all the departments ard
guard against any waste OF energy
or leakage OF power in the great
organism which differs as widely
from the old empirical type, as the
modern turbine steamship from the
ancient sailing vessel. Economy is
the Key to success in sharp merciless
modern trade competition. The
cheapest and best producer is bound
to take the lead and It works out
best and most successfully 10 the
end only in the hands Of individual
and educated genius.
To realize the momentum this
force has gained in the industrial
governmental and professional &C.
tivities OF our country, one needs
but to enter the fields. shops. mines,
and departments Of government.
You will be struck by the role the
college man is playing in all these
vacations. Great railway systems,
mining consultations, and leading
man ufacturing concerns have been
taking the best products of our col
leges and universities As student
apprentices" for years, and this
mighty and scientifically and practi-
cally trained army is bound to over
come any social falacy which may
from time to time, be advocated.
This ideal citizenship is the great.
est end to be accomplished 10 our
schools and colleges. 1t prepares US
to fiji, earnestly and usefully places
in the worlds great field OF labor
to be earnest, efficient and faithful
citizens, and the education that falls
short of this is incomplete.
In our schools, now as ever, is to
be found the material OF which our
citizens are to be moulded. The aim
should be to produce the broad citi-
zen whose az m is strong in his coun-
try s cause, whose sword is sheathed
in peace, and who is capable OF aid
ing in the administration OF our
government with an unbiased in
telligence. We have had just such
citizens, hosts of them, during the
past one hundred and thirty years,
and it rests with you and me as
teacher and parent, to great extent,
whether the coming citizen shall
possess a loyalty to his country that
will not be for barter, and principles
that will not sell TO the highest bid,
der:
Patriotic devotion can be exercis-
ed by volunteering to serve in the
field, but it may also oe most profit
ably exerted in encouraging conf
dence among our people. Certainly
no good and only evil can come from
words and acts that seek to destroy
the benefcient experience OF a cen
tury and more. Such course can
not fail to weaken confidence and
embarrass the executive power.
And now, members OF the class, l
would hold up one character for your
model citizenship We have had
many in our blessed country, but
there is one l would have you
study with care.
No manly man feels anything OF
shame in lookiD back to early strug.
giles with adverse circumstances. and
no man feels worthier pride than
when he has conquered the obstacles
to his progress But no one Of noble
mould desires to be looked upon as
having occupied a mental position,
as having been depressed by feeling
OF inferiority, or as having suffered
the evils Of poverty until relief was
found at the hand of charity. Gen
eral Gar6eld's youth presented no
hardships which family love and
family energy did not overcome, sub
jected him to no privations which
he did not cheerfully accept, and left
no memories save those which were
recalled with delight, and transmit
ted with profit and with pride.
Garfeld's early opportunities for
securing an education we're extreme
ly limited, and yet we're sufficient to
develop in him an intense desire to
learn. He could read at three years
Of aye and each winter he had the
advantage OF the district school. He
read all the books he found within
the circle Of his acquaintance; some
OF them he got by heart. The dig
nifty and earnestness OF his speech in
maturer life gave evidence of this
early training. At eighteen years
NJ aOe he waa able IN tpach achoOl