Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-24

President Kingsbury Of the state uni
versity told the assembled students last
Friday that. TO have an abiding faith
in God and that there is Il hereafter Il
far better for the world than TO I'VE
without any hope Of the hereafter ana
OF a future reward"
We believe so too, and nave no hesl-
tation IN saying that the conscience OF
| the best citizenship throughout the state
win approve such declaration from
the official head OF great institu-
ton OF learning.
such faith added President
Klngsbury, lis the very foundation and
support Of all honest and sincere con-
formity 70 ethical ana moral principles
and we are reasonably certain that
disregard OF ethical and moral conduct
would result in chaos ana utter con-
fusion"
sectarian religion, he showed, cannot
be taught in the University; but OBJ
served that education, to accomplish us
greatest good must produce good men
and women. and make OF them good
citizens In all that the words imply.
HIS idea OF a university professors
work IL that the latter should mould
the character OF the student ana that II
the teacher does not exercise a posi-
tive influence for good, his university
career should terminate. Just to dole
out facts in history. philosophy, mathe-
matics. chemistry or any other subject
is not the professor whole duty
And this also we think is the whole
some attitude; for, as Emerson re
marks. a teacher viii as certainly I'M
part TO his students the views and mo-
| tlyes which he tries TO conceal as those
which he openly teaches. II * there
fore all-important, az the Professor
! SAYS. that the teacher shall be earnest
| for the right While ne Is not to
preach daily sermon on morality his
| own attitude coupled with a few In
| spring words and with acts in harmony
with his professions. viii profoundly
| Influence his students and lead them
on to higher ideals
| After pointing out that In our city.
state and nation, we need II higher
more honest. and more honorable civic
conscience than we now have, ana that
the people have right 20 look To the
| college graduates to exhibit this highcr
| civic conscience, he said:
1t is notorious that law in our cUun-
| try is not respected, and Is therefore
| not executed here az u is la other
! countries. IN our country people NiO-
| late the law with mpunity some writ
ers lay this lack OF respect to law u
| the leniency OF our colleges and uni
| veTsities. IL is claimed that our coli
| lcge students are Indifferent 10 law, and
! that they are allowed to violate city
| ordinances and override the rights ut
neighbors without proper reprimand
| and punishment / hope that this -
| not so, but II our college atuderts are
lacking In the right attitude, / trust
| that they win wake up 10 the impor-
lance OF setting themselves right. I be-
lieve In self-goveInment where II Is
| possible. ANA / believe IL is possible
| among college grade students, as veil
as among many OF the members Of the
| average community
| self government reduced TO perfect
| gclf-runtrol is the secret ~ complete
success in this life. and perfect self
| control. coupled with honor. sympathy
| anxiety and bring about a most happy
state OF mind In intense anger, rea-
son is dethroned, and man is left un-
I protected from the Instincts Of the ami
| NAL within him II our higher educa-
| ton does not tend 70 develop sclf-con-
| troll and n calm and Just consideration
| Of differences. IL fails to accomplish the
| things most essential In uplifting man
| kind"