Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-24
Gave an Address at Colgate Uni.
versity Where He Was Once
Student.
FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION
Believes II Necessary for the Greatest
Efficiency in Technical studics-
Nations Work Must he Well
Done-riucst Fruit of study
In Enlarged View.

o.. -, .a,to,,, ., ,,o,y,te University
80. .,tr,, oxto,,,ry +ho value of the
ut, uo oa,,,o,,or 1e smoke re-
,,.,,a,,,,. 9. o,s, ~ b,s two Years STU
dont ,fe at colgate. before going to
pro,,r 1-r,,,orsitv
NJ ,,o I,,d poto xonoas he was in
.roa,,ooa ~. Professor Anderson of Col
80. c,t,,,.
C.o,.orror ttrcbcs ,aid In mart.
n,ha ,,,oo,,n,. Of .b,s society by v'r-
.o 80 t.. ,r,dL,ors and aims challenge
o,+ar,,on 70 +he relation OF the ideas of
u,or,, .,,d,- 70 orr social and political
ao,.a,orr,ort
r-,,aso ,doos cannot now be said TO be
,ar,,tta1l, sacrosanct The annual deIiv-
.rorcs in this nresonce Is no longer an
oddress from tho intellectual throne with
,hx, assurance NJ rcc,,ognized divine right
Az n time when intellect Is so largely do
voted to the satisfaction of material
wants and the relief OF bodily distress
,.Nen even ,he church makes its appeal
largely through social service and places
.,,srbt reliance uoon the dogmatisn Of
scho,as+ics and when graduation from
,,,.r,l co,rses GO ofton for,ns the entrance
n the activities Of business and SO fire.
crortlv is moro s,en,f,caut of social op-
nortun,+v than Of culture the old ideas
r,ust contest for n,oce in n rivalry which
cor,o+ ba ,orored They must no mS+i-
f,o1 "a n democracy zeo,ouslv intent upon
.,,or,,,,,, o,d r,rsuing what "a
u,ortb while
- would chou n def,c,or+ nersnecti,e
.nd ec,rt svun,tbv with the demands
80 r-o,r.ss 70 ,.,ow othorw,so than with
,rofou,d yra ,,f,c,t,on tho ,ncrea sing am
altitude of provision for technical training.
We ora n Nation of workers. md the
1,o-L ,,,,at ,,a well dono. wa thrive b,.
u.,rts created and sot,er,ed. orr ,deal,sm
,o. .,ro- foundation In tho n,,,,tinl,-
cation of o,nor,unitiecs for sk,lIfuI work.
ora IN tho ,,r.,,r,tior or st,,led vo-,,ers
pesearch is even transforming orrlcul-
So. ord With tba cor,n,oxitr If orr In
Austria, dove,on,,art tho demands Of tho
onn,,od sciences reou,re mental djsc,n-
line and thoroughness of special study
,,,,oh forr,ar,,. r.,s ,rlpoxn 70 our
scbooIa Tho intellectual victories of orr
modern world belong largely to the en-
e;reer md tho surgeon. The practical
American mind is fascinated with the
dcr,niteness Of object and with the whole
sono sn,r,t ri technical work
1,ne reouirments Of nreparation for
technical pursuits are instantly apprc-
bonded There must he first. precise
knowledge of material. definite informa
+ton MS TO the results OF observation and
exnerierce. TO the degree essential to or
binary nractice Then there must be IA
niliaritv with sources. so that with a
minimum of loss of time and energy one
may know how to acquire further infor-
ot,on. indeed all that is accessible with
regard TO n particular subject Again
there must be knowledge of method. the
nat,ent and nainstalxing examination OF
facts and group;ng of results And final.
" there must be the scientific spirit. the
lave NJ truth for its own sake. the fear.
less. unfl,ncing demand for verify. with
out nreiudica or pride of opin,on Ever,
b,nothes,s 10 CONSTANTLY on trial every
exner,nent Is subject 10 correction. ever,
ona,ys,s is continually reviewed In orde,
to aynose fal,acv
Tho henef,ts derived by the communit,
,..,, ,h,s tr.,ring ara not ~ no meas
we'd s,mn,v nv particular results in prac
tioo ~ IN ,rvent,on Nor ara they fun,
a.scrihea u,ba., account 10 taken Of tn,
odd,,,or ~ human hanniness nv the en-
,ar,or,o,t ., ,h. f,.,d for trained effor
100 49,. ,ho cro.t,or n, now dcnartnent,
ne fttl
,t,os sor ,rd,v,duo, research and tho ex
.-,,,a 90 ;rd,,,dua, ta,ert The ANNA
.<o-o.r,or, -, soc,otv nv commands
- $50 ,,,hoso bus,ress in life ,s +,
..,,, 81 nroot,ca With nrec;sion
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- ,,,,,,,o,ca ard 10 whom IN SOM
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,,o,, -, ,r,,,h /. oil ,mnortant must hav
,hrouoh ,ho ,,,,,t,o Influences NJ scotia
,rtorcours. nowarfu, effect unon IN
ohar,cter 10 tho commur,tv Every sue,
reimbursement umits tho f,e,d NJ noss,on
r.drce. tho .way ~ nrotud,ce and supersti
,,or aids tho cautions ~ prudence anti
ao,os tho noi.on NJ den,agoperv an,
str.ngthers the annea,s tn reason IN he
III, ., ,ho ,yor ordered corduc, of mr.,
,,ato ord nrh,,c life
D,,, our roco,nition NJ these adyartagas
I'LL. a., sbouId ha cord,ol NM, ro, :,
nerm,tted 70 distract our attention from
,ho ,,nnor,ance ~ tho ,dca,s oS uhsra
80, Indaad IN tho e,ror, IN min,
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