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

EiucallOn Is D.cSSlnS TO man.
kind. Step by step the ambitious
child aScendS the mountain of in.
tc!Iigcnce, gathering courage in
every ven urous effort, to strength
cu his desire to be taught by and
learn from master minds ripe in
knowledge, experience and the Gle
mcn,S of education, enlarging that
desire lis he rises to be capable
himself of imparting to others Il
satisfactory understanding that he
may have ample assistance in cor.
rrc,img what is erroneous, re-
truuching what is unimportaut,
useless and superlluouS, compress
ing " hat is prolix, calculating
what is obscure. cnucleating what
i, mystitying or left doubtful,
pointing ont the untruthful and
incrrduIouS, supplying what is
lacking, retouching the defective
and bringing up the whole to that
state which scientific and practical
educators of the present day erect
as Il 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 furceful, t;lnci-
iul but real, visionary but jealous
and strong and incontrovertible in
argument, fact and truth. He is
satisfied if he writes and speaks
iaullleSSly himself the language of
his country and knows when he
and others are duh, unintereSting
and ccnSurible in choice con-
>truction and use of material in
dl>penSable and necessary to con-
Vcy Intelligent and convincing
thought.
This state extends over many
wears and title to it must be found
cd OH something more than mere
ability to realize its Distinguishing
features and advantages. 1t must
he so perfect and substantial that
1t viii win and hold confidence and
appreciation and be accepted as
Impregnabie to challenge to prov,
1t VIII insure and assure that wha'
1t teaches or may teach is sound in
excellence, theory and practice
cmboulcS pure and simple fact anl
truth and title to it is absolutelS
and wholly unincumbcred.
1t Is gratifying to know that ther,
are III the generation of today minds
50 broad and eminent as to b,
justly entitled to assert and prov,
lhclr right to this claim. SOM
nave already done so and showl
theirs Is built upon principles o
r" son, equity and justice. Their
i an intellectual pleasure in seek
ing views. We are not only bette
informed and proiited, but de
hghted to keep such minds befur
Us ior consultation.
on the other hand. it is lament
able To realize that there are other
presenting themselves as claimant
l" >hi> title whose thought am
speech stamp their Incompetence
and umworthincsS to even preten
10 50 nigh an honor. In the breas
OF every person, especially tho>
VINO suffer from poverty of Ian
SuaSc courageous enough to CON
pi;lln 1t Is not in their power to eN
pose the tallaciouS foundation VI
ON winch such claimants base thei
'ialnN, there arises All lucllnaIlO
TO be generous and aScribe tn
possession by the claimants of
deere" OF cOnceit and egotiSm q
the groundwork of such claims .
we Class in the lamen able division
lIue, not every person is undt
SucH poverty. but every one wh
Is contends not against any di
grace, but simply i misfortun,
perhaps. circumstances weariSon
ana protracted in their duration
IN their SOILS. however, they col
Sclehtlously believe and are col
>ciouS that their hearts are SINGER
Ihelr motives honest and pure an
mat III one they hold a high +
gard and in the other exert mob
elioftS for the happ ness. II
security and the prosperity of the
-leIIoWmen particularly those who