The Columbus journal., 1909-02-24

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Der of teachers are engaged In pri-
mary and secondary instruction and
In Industrial or vocational work. Their
relation to politics and government ia
Of the utmost importance though In
direct. 1t is, and ought to be, their
highest duty to instill in the minds Of
the young girls and boys the patriot
ism and love Of country. because the
boy Is father to the man and the pa
triotism of the extreme youth of the
country may well determine that OF
the grown men. The effect Of an in
tense patriotism which thrills through
the nerves of the boys of a country is
illustrated in the immense strength
which Japan derives from 1t. No one
who visits that interesting country or
comes into contact with the japanese
can avoid seeing its patriotism. The
term 'Bushido.' is kind of apotheosis
of patriotism. The joy with which
Japanese give up their lives In defense
of their country has its foundation In
q real religious feeling. and is most In
spring to all who come to know 1t. 1t
should be full of significance to those
of the teaching profession who become
responsible for the thoughts and ideals
Of the young"
To the writer. in whatever capacity
he may labor. Judge Taft attributed
great influence. either for good or for
bad
Judge Taft paid a high tribute to
the profession of medicine. because 1t
had contributed to the preservation
of the health Of all the people. He
pointed out that the profession had
been exalted by its great discoveries
and by its assistance In the expansion
of our government In the tropics and
in the construction Of the Panama
canal He said:
Medical Profession Eulogized.
''The triumph which has been
reached in the name Of the medical
profession in the discovery as to the
real cause of yellow fever and malaria
and the suppression Of those diseases
by killing or preventing the propaga-
ton of, or the infection of the mos
quito. is one of the wonders of human
progress. 1t has made the construc-
ton of the Panama canal possible. 1t
has rendered life in the tropics for i'm
migrants from the temperate zone con-
sistent with health and reasonable
length Of life; and it has opened pos
| sibilities in the improvement of the
health and strength of tropical races
| themselves under governmental teach
ing, assistance and supervision that
were unthought of two decades ago.
Sanitary engineering with its proper
| treatment of water, making 1t whole
some and harmless with its removal
| of the filth and sewage and its con-
| version of what was noxious into most
| useful agencies, all confirm the gov
ernmental importance Of the profess
sion Of medicine and the kindred tech
| meal profession Of chemistry. engin-
eering and all branches Of physical re-
search. So marked has been this In
| crease in the importance of the med
ical profession in governmental agen-
cies, that the doctors themselves have
organized a movement for the unifica-
ton of all agencies in the federal gov
eminent used to promote the public
health. in one bureau or department.
at the head Of which they wish to put
a man of their own or kindred branch
Of science How near this movement
will come in accomplishing the COM
plete purpose of its promoters, only
the national legislature can tell. Ger
tainly the economy of the union of all
health agencies of the national gov
| eminent in one bureau or department
is wise. Whether at the head of that
department should be put a doctor OF
medicine or some other person must
| depend on the individual and not on
his technical professional learning or
skill. It is the capacity to organize,
| coordinate and execute that Is need
ed at the head of department. and
not so much deep technical and pro-
fessional skill. It is the ability to
Judge whether others have such tech
nical or professional skill that the
head of the department who makes
the selection of the members of his
department should be endowed with.
However this may be, 1t is becoming
more and more clear that the extend
ing of governmental duties into a ter
ritory covered by the profession Of
medicine is bringing physicians more
and more into political and govern
mental relation. and we may expect
that in the next decade they will play
/ q far creator mart than they have here
tofore; and it is proper that they
should"
Washinston's Greatness.
After mentioning the great good, in
actual results, accomplished by many
technical professions. Judge Taft con-
sidered in extent the profession of the
law, which, he said, ia In a wide
sense the profession of government"
He said that lawyers often were Sc
lected to carry on governmental work,
because the executive faculty was a
very marked attribute of the modern
lawyer. While he realized that there
were defects and weaknesses in the
profession Of the law, he regarded 1t
as the most important in its relation
to political government. In conclu-
sion, he said: National exigency
seems to call forth the men peculiarly
fitted to meet the requirements of the
situation. Such were Lincoln and
Grant during the great civil war. Such
was Washington in the revolution, the
anniversary of whose birthday this
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