Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-17

torrents with peal after peal of
thunder, and sharp lightning) DR..
Herring said. reminded him of the
story of the Oregon farmer who when
asked by stranger what they prin-
cipally raised out there, said 'um-
brellas. That's what we've been
raising here for some weeks past.
said the speaker.
He congratulated the school author
tiles, principal and corps of teachers
upon the result of their efforts in
graduating last nights class. He
said it was a splendid example of
young manhood and young woman
hood who stood at the path of life,
looking back upon their happy school
days. and ahead upon the bright future
and roseate pathway before them. He
said the man was foolish who would
cast a shadow over the brightness of
this future as the young graduates
now see it, He said il was wise
that we really understood what
education means. There is "A general
opinion that education means know
ing great deal; this is wrong.
Education means training. On this
subject DR.. Herring said in part:
1--WE have happily gotten away from
the foolish notion that man is to be
considered educated simply because
he knows a great deal. The truly
educated man is man who, of course,
has acquired a large fund of knowl
edge. but who has learned the higher
art of using what he does know to
the best advantage. Hence to be
educated is to be trained and training
implies something to be trained for,
something that will enable a man to
handle himself, to do something.
"lf he can't do that, / care not
how much he may know, he is not
entitled, in this day of advanced ed
ucational thought, to be classed as an
educated man.
"This better understanding has
brought our schools to so arrange
their courses that these sensible, ,prac-
tical ends may be accomplished.
"And this, it seems to me, ought
TO be the dominant thought in the
management of our public schools.
Maryland has splendid public school
system, and one that is, i'm my opin-
ion, splendidly managed. The State
is. annually, spending large sums of
money upon it, and / wish here to say,
that l do not believe the State spends
any money to better purpose.
"Our schools are engaged in educat-
ing the average boy and girl. The
boys who are in aKlittle while to take
charge of the affairs of the State, and
the girls who are in a little while to
take charge of the homes of the
State. Now to educate these ill
dren in the best and most useful
way, can any work, engaged in by the
State or the individual, be greater
than that?
"0ur public schools must avoid the
mere tinsel and show of education.
The furbelows and the frills have no
place here. It's courses must be
solid and substantial, and must har-
monize with the purpose of the State
in its endeavor to make good, intelli
gent citizens. .
s. DIR. Herring held up character as the
great thing in life. lie said to the
graduates, the brightness of your
life will be the brightness of your
character shining upon it. Every
man or woman is the creator of the
world in which he lives dark or bright,
sorrowful or glad good or bad, it all
depends upon the focus we get on it,
Some men live in narrow, contract
ed world, and only see themselves.
The world is full of pessimists, said
the orator; they see no flowers, no
sunshine, no brightness. Don't be a
pessimist advised the speaker. He
said it was generally thought that
environment determines character,
that we are influenced by our sur
roundings, but it more frequently
happens that character determines en-
vironment. 1t is not so much where
you are, as what you are. Nothing
equals character. Money may leave,