Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-29
Y. M. c. A. SCHOOL
IS OPENED FORMALLY
Councilman Wallace Speaks and Edu-
cational Director Austin Announces
Particulars as to the New
Night Glasses

For the next few months the eyes
of the educational world of the west
will watch with interest the progress
of the new Y. NJ. C. A. school, which
was formally launched last night amid
appropriate exercises that did, credit
to all concerned. 1t is safe to assume
that if the applause which was ten
dered the speakers who addressed the
large audience in the Y. M. G. A au-
ditorium last night is any sign of the
interest that will be taken In the
school the whole gigantic proposition
will be bowling success.
After an appropriate welcome ten
dered by Secretary D. E. Luther. who
was introduced to the audience by
James G. Warren. chairman of the ed
ucational committee, Principal j. H.
Francis of the Polytechnic high school
addressed the assemblage. His speech
was crisp, abounding with epigrams
and paradoxes. He said in part;
1.-The difference between you and
a great many others is now and will
be due to the fact that you are here
and they are somewhere else. You are
here to grasp your opportunity. That
theory of opportunity coming once to
every man, and only once, has long
since been proved wrong. 1t makes no
difference how old you are, there Is no
such thing as losing your opportunity.
Education is a preparation for life.
What is life? 1 do not know. But there
there are some things that we do
know about life. Fundamental and
most important of the things that we
do know is that we must eat, clothe
and house ourselves. And from the
beginning of time up to now as far as
we know this has been the object OF
od.
some today, to be the project of educa-
tion to develop the culture of man, as
If there could be any culture out Of
mans life. It's the first business OF
education to make men self-sustainins
citizens. I don't care what they do. i
makes no difference whether they are
building houses or writing philosophical
works.
..The object of education today is to
develop in more people the art OF
building and arranging the furniture
more artistically in their own homes.
It isn't the purpose of education to
raise the apex of society, but to raise
the base. It's the business of education
and of educators to develop the largest
number of homes in this or any other
land"
In closing he said 1.-THE world has
enough scholars who are living off
down in the whirl of life. The next
twenty-five years is going to see the
same kind of honor given to the men
who build great bridges that has been
given to It's greatest scholars In any
age, providing they are honorable
men,"
Councilman A. j. Wallace spoke
briefly but enthusiastically upon the
advantages of the young men in Los
Angeles, thanks to the Y. M. c. A.
school He spoke highly of the young
men who are to enter the school, say
ing: IT congratulate you If you come
from hard work today, and intend to
come every day, and admire you for
the grit you display in coming here to
take part in the many advantages
which the association is offering you"
Educational Director Lloyd B. Austin
announced to the students and those
assembled the particulars relating to
the opening of the classes which will
begin tonight and continue every
night throughout the year.