The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-06-06

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great secret OF educating youth
that 1t was Of more importance tc
developa manly man with character
than to turn out a walking encyclo
pedia. To the developments OF that
Idea Is largely due the wonderful sue
cess that has attended his efforts
He has looked after the ply ysical and
moral as we'll as the mental tryininp
OF his charges.
Col. Fowler has become q pioneer
In another direction, which | believe
has blazsd the way for other colleges
to follow. Developing his early
theories that environments have much
to do In assistingin the development
OF the youth, he conceived, and with
thatiorce which has characterised his
career, executed the plan OF chang
Ing climates with the changing sea-
sons. He secured q suitable location
In Florida and when the cold winds
and SHOWS OF rigourous winter
make It's appearance here he trans.
ports his school to that far south
land. So thorough and systematic
are oil the arrangements made that
this removal is accomplished without
a jar or interference Of any kind and
with no more distracting OF atten-
tion from the studies than the ordi-
nary vacation attending the holi-
days.
1t is Indeed refreshing, In this age
OF commercislism, when many OF our
big colleges are endowed with Saint
ed" money by 80 called Captains OF
Industry" possibly to ease their
conscience and certainly, In a ma.
iority Of cases, to allay public clamor
and divert attention, while the lega-
lized robbery is continued, to find an
independent school like this, which
prospers on It's own merits and has
never received or solicited such en-
dowmerts, which educates the youth
In the i,ar of God end love OF hu-
msnity with out the dicta tlon OF
private greed and selfish interests.
To the young gentlemen of 1907
class, who have finished their school
course and are going out into the
world to make their way, l would ad-
dress my remarks:
II you have profited by the teach
ings OF your preceptor for the past
three years you have learned that in
dividual character Is the paramount
OF every life, around which
Is grouped all Others and which |
should be your guide, guard and d.
rector through life and pave the way
to blessed immortality. |
We should be very careful to dis
tinguish between character and repu.
tation. The one is a fundamental
element OF true manhood, the stand
ard by which the individual guages
MS whole life work, the main spring
II his eItstsuce, the compass by
which he regulates his course and
which he is at the mercy OF
'he ever varying winds OF life. Repu.
'ation is what people say OF you, how
Tour neighbors guage your works
Ind walks. TIE man OF noble char-
Icter necessarily possesses good
equation, on the other hand man
character may so conduct
limseli as to meet the commenda-
lon Ct bis neighbors and bear agood
equation.
The man OF real character has a
xtness OF purpose which impells him
orward to overcome all obsacles
hat stand In his way, though the
acrifces are heart-rendering and
ifticulties apparently insurmount 1
bic. !
Andrew Jackson, who did not hesi- '
ate to disobey the orders of his
nperiors In rank and brave the con- b
'quenses OF bis acts, when he led his t
.entucky boys to the rescue Of New 8
rleans against the landing Of a g
reign host, that not only thrested r
,e over throw OF the city but the O.
onor OF her women, and refused to 3
'rmit q craven mayor to surrender, Ii
,monstrated the character oia true I
anhood which carried him forward Il
the highest honors a loyal and "
,ateful people could confer. Il
Abraham Lincoln, Of kind, sympa- 81
letic nature, who would be melted a
tears By the suffering Of a child, Il
'uld steel bis heart to the conduct O.