The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-21
NICE MEETING
AT U.B. CHURCH
President of 0tterbein De-
livers Address
PLEA FOR EDUCATION
Supt. Frank Speaks Along
' Same Lines.
Both Speakers Urge higher Edu-
cation for Both Men and
Women.

| An interesting educational servit,
was enjoyed by large congregation
at the United Brethren church Sunda!
evening. The church being withou
a pastor for the present the service.
of Sunday evening were under tn,
supervision OF the Young Peoples
Society of the church.
DIR. Louis Bookwalter, or Wester.
vile, president of Otterbein unlverSi.
ty and II. l.. Frank, superintendent
of the public schools, were the speak
ers of the evening and the interest.
ing talks were of an Inspiring ma
ture.
MIR. Frank was the first to speak
and in his remarks he noted that
education had become the fashion oil
today. II has become a fact of the
present that young men and young
women are seeing the real value OF
education as they have never seen
1t before. They are realizing the
necessity of an education during the
present period of the world and the
march of learning has advanced as
IL has never before.
MIR. Frank said that he did not
mean that the time was approach
ing when no one would do the ditch
ing and the washing, but rather the
time was at hand when men are be-
coming educated ditcners. There are
many hours which the laboring man
employs idly which might well be
used by him in the pursuit of knowl-
edge and there are also many hours
which he spends idly whereas he
might spend them nobly had he the
proper training. He might then at
tain success in life. Not only from
the educational, monetary and gen.
eral standpoint, but from the stand
point of achievement for Others, for
the inspiration of his fellows and
for the betterment of the world.
Following the remarks of Mr..
Frank, President BooKwalter spoke
In his remarks DR.. Bookwalter noted
the fact that in no nation OF the world
may children attend school with
equal opportunity as in. America. In
the old world everything lies in the
cast and education there is but for
definite classes. In Europe. they edu-
Gated the classes !Rhiie in this land
we educated the masses. The child
Is taken from the ranks of the most
needy family and placed on an equal
basis with all children and If he will
he may attain the highest success
which may be sought in life.
Education" according to a college
president raises a man from one
sphere into another and with more ed
pcation the higher vision of himself
and his Maker Is attained. A man
In a small circle of knowledge is in
a small sphere and a man with a
greater education Is in much great
er a sphere. This Is true always and
1t matters not what lines of educa-
tion may be pursued. The child often
thinks that he wiz seek only the prac-
tical' but bhe soon Tealizes that there
is much IN the stffi %hieh he must
use-in accomplishing practical things"
DR.. B0otwaiter, in closing his re-
marks, stated his firm belief in every
young man and woman seeking tlir
higher education. II tends toward
the best development and 1t is es-
sential. The church school should
be selected for with the brain should
be developed the heart. If the brain
Is developed alone, it were far better
that 1t were never developed for the
great doer of crime is he who pos
sesses the greatest skill in accom-
pllshing his evil works.