The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-14

and the snimal and to develop pure.
a reverent, and nobly progressive
spirit which shall, bring him to Cod
like destiny, do we or can we see the
full Significance Of life. And IL edu.
cation Is to perform it's true func-
ton, it must start the coming gen.
erations right in all these particu-
lars.
Right Ideas.
To show what true life is, to de-
velop right methods of thought and
action, and to mould the growing
youth to the right ideals is the first
business Of true culture.
How does education produce the re-
suits claimed for It in the promotion
of full equipment for life? 1t be-
gins by aiding the process of self
discovery. We are accustomed to tell
our young people that America is an
other name for opportunity; that the
world is before them; that they have
unlimited possibilities. forgetful of
the fact that each mans opportunity
is somewhat narrowly limited by his
native capacities, his location, his en-
vironment. his education, and in some
degree, his nationality. The truth is
that every man has a place and that
the real crusade we need to preach
is one based on that fruitful saying of
Socrates, Know thyself." There is
section of Wisconsin known as the
Glover Country" Acres of the rank
est red clover may be seen in any
ordinary season. Dairy herds grow
fat and flourishing; farmers grow
rich and prosperous. But four or five
hundred miles farther west in the
same latitude, men sowed this clover
seed and came to poverty. They
cursed the country and there was a
time when men would not pay the
taxes on much Of this land to hold it.
Now all is changed. Alfalfa, hardy
and nutritious plant, of the clover
family, with long root and greater
adaptability, has come. and fattening
herds and prosperous farmers are
peopling South Dakota, Wyoming and
Montana. The change was wrought
by getting the right thing in the right
place. ct is the resultant of scien-
tific adaptation) and education pro-
notes this scientific adaptation Of the
individual. u .
The Environment.
In Japan there are oaks, which,
though fifty years old, are not more
than ten or twelve inches high. On
the other hand, SO magnificent is the
growth of the oak in India that some
species reach height Of over one
hundred feet, have leaves over a foot
long. and acorns SO large that the
acorn cups are two and one-half
inches in diameter. Not less striking
is the result Of rightly or wrongly
placing men.
Having discovered the man and his
place, education gives him the high
est efficiency in his chosen work. Go
to Boston and visit the institution for
the training of the blind. There you
Will hear the story of child who
was deaf and dumb and blind, and in
whom the senses Of Ie.ate~ and smell
were also defective. ,Only.one, per-
feet sense. and that the lesser one Of
touch. But skilled and devoted teach
ers took that child and trained that
hand until it could give and receive
messages; until each finger could
talk and hear; until the rosy finger
tips could all but see. The five fing-
ers were trained to be the five senses
and that hand became an organ of
hearing, seeing, feeling. speaking and
of communication with the world
about the child: yea, more 1t became
an organ of worship, of prayer, of
praise. and the child became wor-
shipper OF God. It is the story Of
Laura Bridgman, of Helen Keller, and
OF many another like them. What
skill and devotion did with that hand,
developed education can do with all
the normal senses. tastes, and apti-
tudes. The intellectual. the moral
and the religious powels can be
brought to perfection and service
ableness of which ordinary mortals
never dream. You cannot get the
greatest teacher unless you have that
spiritual touch and that divine en-
thusiasm which constituted Jesus, the
Great Teacher.
Sublime Mastery.
What sublime mastery of this world
we shall have when that time comes.
We stand in awe of this modern era
of electricity, but God had the secret
in the universe since the morning
stars sang together. waiting for
Franklin. Morse. Edison and Tesla. to
come to thir kingdoms. All the pow
er of steam was at the worlds dis
posal ages before the inquiring mind
of Watt mastered the secret of the
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