The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

the narrow and technical definition of
spiritually. they sacrificed worked. and
endured hardships through mere physical
motives, as the squirrel puts away nuts
for the winter, or as the bee gathers
honey while the woods and fields are in
blossom.
Money Is Essential.
And yet, from the log cabin and the
shelter made from prairie sod. have
sprung villages and cities. and orchards
and pastures full Of sheep and cattle.
The pioneer battled and conquered. and
the fruits of his victory have enriched
mankind. The same impulse and enter
prise are at work to-day. We see great
materialistic triumphs on every hand.
and near to mills and factories are
churches, schools, hospitals, and asylums
for the fatherless and the helpless. AS
for myself. cannot be sure that money
Is too largely IN the aspirations of the
people when I think how much it can do
TO relieve the sufferings and otherwise to
benefit men, women, and little children.
"a note of pessimism is ever TO be
heard in our conversation and current lit
erature," Mr.. Cannon said, and possibly
IL is needfui Just now we are complain
ing about high prices. and are censuring
ourselves about being extravagant. ! am
an officer Of a savings bank in this city
and closely watch the amount and char
acter OF its deposits. From personal
knowledge on the subject, 1 know that
the working people Of New York are
CPPT haT tllaxy aixra An
more comfort, they receive higher wages,
and their savings are exceeding all the
records Of the past. What is true Of New
York, is doubtless true throughout the
country Instead of grumblng about the
prices Of tropical fruits and green vege-
tables in the dead of winter-luxuries I'M
thought of when I was q boy-let us as
certain II our mechanics and labOTing
men are saving any money. and at the
same time are eating better food and
wearing better clothing than they were
five or ten or fifteen years ago. The test
Of economic conditions is not to be found
IN the price list of butter, meat, and eggs.
but In the rapidly filing vaults Of the
banks, where men and women who work
deposit their savings"
should strive for Position.
You believe" I said. that every stu
dent at college should be prepared for
definite occupation?"
IT believe" Mr.. Cannon said, ''in vOca-
tional training. America is a CONNER
cial nation. and most of our men are get
ting their living outside of the learned
professions. a century ago students at
college expected to be clergymen. law
yers, physicians, or teachers. So they
were required to study philosophy, his
tory, English literature. and the classics.
Latin, Greek, logic. and mathematics
were supposed to teach them how to
think. consecutively and construotively.
The universal curriculum, now one hun
dred years old, has been modernized In
some respects. but II is obsolete. FOR prac-
ticai purposes. and. 1t seems to me. needs
reformation. Useful things should be
taught-in the battle with the world Il is
ordinarily better TO know how to add up
a column OF figures or draw a sight draft
than 20 know the history of a collection
Of fossils or TO be competent to describe
a series of archaeological specimens. We
are a working people. and our public
schools and colleges should be adapted
to our needs and purposes.
~ told the teachers Of Massachusetts,
several months ago that the young men
who hoped to succeed in business must
be accurate. punctual. and persevering
and have an Unsuitable appetite for hard
work Without those qualities. any
young man is doomed to small things. IL