Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
~ THEODORE ROOSEVELT

WLTHOUGH talk good deal about what the widespread
education of this country means, question many of us
deeply consider meaning From the lowest grade of the
public school to highest form of university training
i EDITCATIONb IN THIS COUNTRY is AT THE DISPOSAL
OF EVERY MAN, EVERY WOMAN, WHO CHOOSES TO
WORK FOR AND OBTAIN II. The state has done very much
Private has done much much And each of
us who has education has obtained something for which
he she has not personally paid
Each one us then who has an education school college,
obtained something the community large for which he she
has paid self respecting content to rest
permanently under such obligation. WHERE THE STATE
HAS BESTOWED EDUCATION THE NAN WHO ACCEPTS
1T MUST BE CONTENT TO ACCEPT IT MERELY AS A
CHARITY UNLESS HE RETURNS IT TO THE STATE IN
| FULL IN THE SHAPE OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP do not
ask of you good citizenship the demand of
you right and hold you your duty you fail it,
all citizens have right expect good citizenship
of all from those who have received most of all from
those who have had the training of body of mind of SOUL which
from association in and with great university 10 the man
of much has been given and much will be expected from
ought but much ou because
session valuable than his # you him. think poorly of
you.
ENVY is MERELY THE MEAnEsT FORM OF ADMIRATION AND
WHO ENvIEs ANOTHER ADMITS THEREBY HIS OWN IN
FERIoRITY
We have right to expect from the college bred man the college
bred proper of proportion proper Of perpc
tive which will enable him her things their right relation
another and when thus while wealth will have proper
place just place. instrument for achieving happiness and
power for coeng happiness and power will stand high
much else in national life The that up before
the which the people
which stand shining honor marks in annals the of those
ypyng qualities which rightly should hold reverence
ARE THE NAMES OF THE STATESMEN OF THE SOL
DIERS OF THE POETS and after th abreast of them
the of the architects of material prosperity also
You and women you who have had the advantages
ege training not to be excused fail do we'll but
than the outside who has had your adva
ages Your education your training will confer on YOU
privilege the of excung from effort from
All it do and what it should do make You little
fitted for such effort, for such work.
1t incumbent upon you training has had that
effect ought enable you do little better yourselves
have you souls capable of thrill generous emotion
capable OF understanding what your training your
the and the that have given you all that you
have have such souls ought YOU douby bent upon
dinterested work for the and the nation
EoocAToN MAY NOT MAKE 9AAN a GOOD CITIZEN BUT
MOST CERTAINLY IGNORANCE TENDS TO HIS BEING
CITIZEN.
Washington far patriot had far too much love
for his fellow citizens teach them they could
themselves unless they could develop enlightened public
opinion. NO NATION CAN PERMANENTLY RETAIN FREE
GOVERNMENT UNLESS IT CAN RETAIN A HIGH AVER
AGE OF CITIZENSHIP there can be no such high
of citizenship without high average education using the word in
its broadest and include the things of the soul as we'll
as the things of the mind.
SCHOOL EDUCATION CAN supPLANr OR TAKE THE
PLACE OF SELF EoucATIoN-sTILL CAN IT IN ANY WAY
TAKE PLACE RUGGED AND MANLY o,,A, ,r,es
WHICH WE GROUP UNDER THE NAME OF cHARAcrER-suT IT
CAN BE OF ENORMOUS USE supPLEMsNrINe BOTH
It Of just pride every American that our people have
consistently acted with Wasbinoon,s rncnos &
promoting institutions diffusion of knowledge There !; moth
dearr hearts than public school system bv which free
primary education provided for every within our borders
The who founded this nation to deal with theories Of
government and the fundamental principles institutions We
concerned with different of questions for the repu
has been firmly established its principles fully tested and approved
TO MERELY POLITICAL ISSUES HAVE SUCCEEDED
THOSE OF GRAVE SOCIAL AND ECONOAuc TMpop
TANCE THE SOLUTION OF. WHICH DEMANDS THE REST
Effohls or The BEsI MEN We have right to expect that
WISE and leading part IN the effort solution will be
taken by those who have exceptionally beed :; b 80
obtaining an education That college graduate poor creature
who does feel when he has college that l ss -
thing for which he return