The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-09
NECESSITY
Of EDUCATION
PLAINLY TOLD
DIR. NATHANIEL BUTLER
OF CHICAGO UNIVERSE
TY DELIVERS CON-
MENCEMENT ADDRESS
Diplomas Presented to Class of
1910 Consisting of 33 Mem
bers-Beautiful Program
Was Rendered.

The necessity of education
was the theme for the Com
mencement address delivered bv
DIR. Nathaniel Butler of the Uni
verslty OF Chicago, at the grad
uation exercises of the Plymouth
High School, held at the Wash
lngton school auditoritnnW ednes-
day night. A lecture which en-
bodied deepest thought yet told
IN a smooth, interesting style, is
a brief description OF the address.
Forclful argument for the cause
OF education was presented bv
the noted educator, wrlo held his
audience by his smooth, pleasing
style, until the last figure of
speech, which terminated the adj
dress in a forciful manner, and
vividly illustrated the principle
involved. Il remember hearing
great ra1lroader, who was a man
OF broad principles once compare
the institutions of the nation, TO
a railroad system" said DR.. But
Ter, in closing. THE hospitals
are the repair shop, where much
money must be expended in get
ting the broken stock into run
ming condition once more. The
various asylums of the country
are similar to the expense of
keeping property of lesser value,
in running order. The property
cannot be discarded, and the
continual cost OF naintainance is
proportionately high and eNpen-
sive. However the schools, and
educational institutions of the
nation, are like the building of
new line. Every dollar invested
in that branch brings out
new rolling stock, new tracks,
new right-of-way.It opens new
fields. The possibilities of new
and upIto-date material are un-
So with the educational
institutions. Every dollar used
to finance them, will Weld album
dant harvest for the nation.
New minds, new theories-brand
new material"
In his remarks, the doctor con-
tradicted the theory heard once
in awhile, concerning the evil
effects of e,ducationJ when so
called "self-made men" are held
up as an example of possibilities
OF men who have received no
schooling, except what they
gained for themselves, in the
school of life, while another
horrible example" of the col
lege graduate, educated man. is
pointed out-a man who has had
the advantages of education, and
has turned out failure. "The
error in this comparison, is the
fact that extremes OF both types
are used.' said the lecturer. 1T
is probable that the successful
self-made man, would have been
much more successful had an
education been coupled with his
natural powers of success, while
of course the ignoramus, which
no amount of education can ed
ucate, can easily be found any
where. The situation is illustrated
by the case OF a farmer, whom
| knew of. residing in northern
Illinois. 1t chanced that the
farmer was unfortunate in hav-
ing lost one arm. However. he
became a great farmer, gained
riches, and fame, because of his
great capacity and ability. Now
does it follow from this, that in
order to be a successful farmer,
a man must be without one arm.
That farmer succeeded in spite
OF his deformlty, instead because
Of it. So with the ''self-made
man, who wins without an edu-
cation. He succeeds in spite of
his handicap. instead of because
of 1t. No doubt the one armed
farmer. would have become more
successful with the aid OF his
lost arm. So with education and
success"
The address was we'll received
by the audience. and expressed
by George II. Thayer. president
of the school board. in present.
ing the diplomas to the class,
when he said that the
hearers on the excellent adj
dress were the better for having
heard SO fine a discourse on the
great subject of education.
Program Successful.
The Commencement exercises
were as usual attended by
crowd OF friends and relatives,
which filled the auditorium to
its capacity. The program was
a successful one, each number
being a study in itself from the
lecture to the musical numbers.