The Penn's Grove record., 1910-03-18
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

path of duty, shows Us cur lespoNSioiil-
ties, make our principles ana habits
stronger, inspires US with a love OF
right and usefulness, aud makes us look
with diss list Oh that which Is low,
~groveling ami vicious.
Ignorance must undoubtedly incur
the displeasure of our Creator. WHAT
is the main distinction betW cen mau
and the inferior animals? knowledge.
What makes the vast difference between
the savage and civilized? knowledge.
It was knowledge Lhac took Franklin
from the humble station OF printer boy
TO the high honors.Of his country. How
would we be able to uls.in uish between
charity aud selfislness or righteousness
and ungodliness were it not for the
power of education!
To-day the United States is educat-
ing the Filipinos in order that i'll years
to come they may be ready for self
government. Then why not make the
way to higher education as easy as pos
sible at home?
State Superintendent c. ]. Baxter
says: slack of funds is not a valid
excuse for inadequate school facilities.
Will our city authorities never recog-
nize that many Of our children, privi-
legged and capable of ENJOYING a higher
educai ion, are debarred from it by
reason of the high school being placed
at such distances as to make daily at
tendance upon them either TOO great a
physical stain or too heavy a financial
burden? No child should be compelled
to spend more than one-llOur on the
way to Oh from SC DOL. We are putting
entirely too much pressure on our
children in these days, and it is not the
course of study which is to be blamed.
1t is cheaper for ID city to expend money
for teachers than policemen; 10 keep
children in school than in the poor.
house. II is Lobler to fit children for
intellectual and useful lives than by I'M
wise ecoHomy to unfit them for man.
hood, for citizenship, for patriotism, for
the Republic Of Man, and for the King
dom OF God.
The high school does and should
meet the requirements tor college
entrance. Diplomas from any approved
high school admits to State Normal
schools Oh colleges without examination
Therefore, those who seek to enter
college without having completed all
the required work for college are heavily
Durdened throughout their freshman
year in college, and the work Of the
freshman year is heavy enough without
any conditions.
Prof. E. Conover, of Delaware Col
legs, says: II maintain that a classical
education gives a youth the best train.
ing for life Whatever his calling may
be. II lays he foundation for liberal
culture ur>n which he may specialize
as much as lie pleaaes."
In behalf OF higher education W. will
mention some of The advantages to be
derived from the study Of Latin and
Greek. 1t gives a mental training that
can be obtained in no other way. 1t
develops memory, quickness of thought,
reason, accuracy, and a philosophic
mind. In the study of Latin and Greek
the judgment is brought into play far
more than in the study of modern
languages, not only because the order
of thought is so different, but the mean
ing Of words is 50 variable and depends
SO much upon the context. 1t aids in
English elymology, as three-fourths of
our words are derived from Latin and
Greek, according to William I. Harris,
late U. S. Commissioner of Education,
and the late editor-in-chief of the 1910
edition of Webster's International Die
tionary. Nothing else Can make words
SO luminous with meaning or 80 express
sive al a knowledge of their ETY. biology.
1t is interesting to know the root mean
ing of a word and trace the development
of its various acquired meanings. All
our scientific terms come from these
languages. Every new invention re.
quires new words from these languages.
The knowledge If Latin is indispensable
to a lawyer Tor doctor) as most legal
terms come from Latin, also whole
phrases and clauses. A knowledge of
Greek is indispensable to a clergyman,
as most theological terms come from
Greek, and the New Testament was
fist written in that language. Minis
tiers have often made curious mistakes
in the meaning of passages of scripture
from their failure to read the text in
the original.
The study of Latin also aids in spell
tuks LII llOV OO o0tiouOO HlClCly W
know how a word is spelled, but desire
to know why it is SO spelled. For
example, why is audible spelled with
an i and laudable with an a? radiant
with an a and salient with all e? Hund-
reds of similar examples might he given.
It aids in pronunciation, is necessary to
q thorough knowledge of the romance
languages. All these are derived flOm
Latin 1t gives access to the two
greatest literatures of I g ancient world.
The study Of their language is most
important aid to the knowledge Of
Ieople's history. For example, tribes
We been found without q name fol