Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-30

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imagine that an hour In company with
such talkers as Walter Scott. Byron,
Tom Moore. Charles Lamb. sydney
Smith, Coeridge; MS Holmes. Lowell
Mn'S".'' , u','' ,,. .,' n,,o,s , ~ .r
as the contributors to the Atlantic nj
their annual banquet: would disclose
what conversation can be whom it reach
ga It's bright consurmate flower Where
else should we look than to the highly
aud broadly educated men and women
FOR tho resources, the versatility the fine
sense Of quality in thought and feeling
tho verbal nnessc, which 20 to the maxi
ing Of perfect tlon-frank. sim
cere. vivacious, swift " movement, gcn-
tic In touch. keen but kindly, orofus-
ion Of intellect, an overflow Of soul.
If conversation could he taught it
should he one of the required subjects
for all students. Eut 1t cannot he
n test of what is taught. It Is ono Of tho
things which YOU como to college 10
learn. Tho conversation of college
rooms is one Of the means Of culture
. for which the college exists. It's TOPICS.
it's language. its appauscs. it's disap-
/, prevails. ta silence. and most Of all. It's
intellectual and moral tone and atmos-
phere. are highly significant indices of
character and attainment and are among
the most potent forces for good or for
, evil which university life offers 10 stud
, ents. If we who feel ourselves to he II
2 measure responsible for Your well.
, being could have the gift attributed &c
? Asmodeus Of seeing. ourselves unseen
. and hearing what goes on in college
rooms, the things that would most inter
est us would be the themes Of your mos
earnest conversation, The relative en-
phasis YOU put upon this and that inter
. est OF true young life, the matters
: | you talk about freely and Yolubly. ant
those YOU hold sacred and do not tall
about at all. We should learn much, no
only shout you but about ourselves. ou'
successes and failures in our work fol
. you and In YOU Il would he a better
'est than all our Hxaminations-not SO
. much perhaps of the scholastic side o
. your work ana ours but or those by
y products. OF liberal education, those al
most lho1spehsanIe fnaliications Tor
life Of intellect and culture which have
- oa!'ea ior iack or better word accomp
lishments, and by which the world will
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