The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-31
GREASEASQUEAK.
Educational Lubricant Wrongly
Used Says Mr.. Bryan.
Delivers Eloquent Address to
Teachers.
USE OF IMAGINATION.
Carried Too Far Without Help Of
Human Emotion.
An Appreciation of the Late
Francis III. Snow.
Sc OF IMAGINATION.

The teachers of the state are get
ting a treat of some of the finest
oratory heard in Topeka for many
years. Last night at the high school
building Professor z. B. Bryan.
president of Franklin college, Frank
lin Ind. gave one of the most
eloquent talks of the convention. 1t
was given under the title of The
Making of a Man and was speech
idealistic in every detail and one that
inspired a listener to higher things
and higher ideals in life. DR.. Bryan
is the professor of philosophy at
Franklin college and is a man known
across the country as an educator and
a speaker. His work in philosophy
was clearly shown last night. His
speech was teeming with philosophy
but was brought down to a level to be
clearly understood and absorbed by
the audience that filled the high
school auditorium.
The talk itself from a superficial
point of view was beautiful com
binaIion of words and sentences and
was expressed in masterful way by
the speaker. 1t could be distinctly
each word was separated from the
other by long enough pause to war
rant d distinct understanding.
DR.. Bryan gave several definitions
or knowledge in connection with man.
He aid that knowledge was a motive,
a purpose an ideal and finally a man.
People once said that man was fool
ish TO acquire an immense amount of
educational grease unless he intended
to apply it to the squeak. What We
want now is men of power-men who
viii make use of their knowledge and
do it in a true broad minded man
neF. The speaker gave conSidera bic
time to the fact that man should be
more than a mere thinking machine.
He said the morals the laws. the con-
stitution, the history of people make
the race and if man makes himself
thinking machine with no additional
qualifications he will undermine the
whole value of the real construction.
Much stress was laid on the value
of pure and well founded magma
ton 1t is through the imagination
of different traits that we make the
real life of an individual. But
imagination could be carried too far
without the help of strong human
emotion. Imagination was really
based on emotion. The speaker ended
up his imagination and emotional
references with the slogan-'Let's
have finely developed emotional and
volitional powers
Some people say that the great
end of life is to make a living" said
Dr. Bryan last night This is a mis-
take. Every decent man and woman
will prosper everything being equal
I have never seen a real man in rags.
The making of a living never serves
as a platform for the making of a
man 1 sympathize with people who
sacrifice their lives to make a living.
But 1 do not mean that the making
of a living should be ignored. 1 think
that the making of a living is neces-
sary but it should not be the ideal of
a man. 1t should not be the end of
life. Living is the means of life and
life itself is the end
DIR. Bryan was strongly in favor of
the gentleman in the true sense of
the word, but he spoke vigorously
against the gentleman az an ideal.
He said that the gentleman as an
ideal degenerated into superficiality
and this brought the downfall of the
human being. He told of a great
man who was once declined a posi-
ton for which he applied because he
wore round cornered cuffs when the
square corners were the style. He
spoke of this as being the superficial
gentleman to be Stunned and feared.
Mental Poverty is the definition DR.
Bryan gave for the man who is mar
row in his ideals and his emotions
WHEN you get an abundant life
the ability to think, the ability to
make a living, the ability to be a gen
tleman will come as cOrollaries. There
are men who are entertaining high
ideals, but they get no place. You
must have iron in your blood and
vigor in your life to get the right
development.
People are liable to be satisfied
with magnificent high school libra
ries. laboratories. teachers with di-
plomas and the like. But in all thei1
satisfaction of the material thing!
they forget the real purpose of then
children and the reason they are il
these ma gnificent buildings. -
1.-The biggest failure in life is to sweltel
in emotion. Emotion must be taker
and given temperately.".
Develop the muscles. physically
spiritually and mentally. ."Tht
world loves a lover and likewise hate:
a hater.". THE man who be
Iieves that he is doing the right worI
and is Interested in it and he ha!
won half the battles. he is doing
tremendous work in the world"
The programme at the High Schoo
last night was as we'll attended al
any of the general meetings and TIL
auditorium of the High school wa
packed to the doors. People stooC
up in the galleries during the Who'll,
programme The meeting opened
with a musical programme by tn
quartet from Baker university. which
IS composed of Director r. G. Nc
Cutcheon. tenor; Miss Edith Bideau
soprano: Miss Bertha Shockey. con
tralto; and Mr.. f L. Cox. bass. Mis-