Charlevoix county herald., 1911-06-10

himself. Too many people are letting
the other fellow think for him. This
will apply to the church as well as
outside of the church. II as pas
tor tell you that you must do certain
things you have right to think for
yourself in reference thereto. The
dOgmatisms of any church or people
are not always Correct.
Education brings you In touch with
great personalities makes you more
efficient and gives you higher ideal
of life!
The schools prepare for citizenship.
The future OF the nation depends up
on our idea of citizenship. II the ris-
ing generation gets the true idea of
love OF country it will receive 1t from
the school.
Take college men as they are relat-
ed to high official positions. Statistics
tell us that the college graduates in
the United States have averaged one
to seven hundred and fifty of the
adult population. Yet from this
small fraction have come thirty-two
per cent of our Congressman, fOrty-six
per cent of our senators, sixty-fve
per cent OF the presidents, and
seventy three per cent OF the judges
of the Supreme Court. Today college
education increases the possibilities
of young men reaching success one
thousand and forty-three fold while
in point of wealth ii is estimated
that college training gives a young
man four hundred and forty times as
many chances Of becoming rich as the
uneducated man possesses. Then we
parents ought TO see to it that our
children have the privilege of attend
ing school and that we as yonng peO-
pie sieze every opportunity to gain an
education.
At ten years of age Benjamin
Franklin was cutting wicks for taliOw
candles in Boston candle shop. At
seventeen on a Sabbath morning we
find him trudging through the streets
of Philadelphia, with all of his earthly
possessions on his back and In his
pockets. The sum total Of his assets
consisted OF some old clothes one sill
yer doller, a shilling in copper coin
and-hImsef. AS he passed by a girl,
who afterwards became his wife, look
ed out OF the window and laughed
and made sport of the RrotesQue figure
OF young Franklin. But that sturdy
youth had learned the lesson that all
must learn. that there is in every life
work to be wrought out which
places that life at market value wheth-
er we willed it to be or not and with
this thought In view he applied him
self diligently to his work. His abili-
ties were soon recognized. He arose.
BY and bv he became the founder of
the University Of Pennsylvania and
the American Philosophical Society
and little more than half a century
after that Sabbath morning when we
saw him walking down the street of
Philadelphia we find him standing be-
fore The King of France the accredit-
ed am mbassador and representative of
the United States of America.
We as young people must remember
that the men who have made sue
cess of life have known the value Of
time. Education is the power OF At
tention, Observation, Judgment, Ex-
preston and Appreciation.
The demand today Is not for the
average man but the superior man.
The best Is none too good.
The world demands men who will
choose honor at the price OF success
and scorn success at the price, of hon.
Ior. Remember students labor omnia
vincit" labor conquers all things. AL
so that Pope has said "a little learn
ing is dangerous thing"
The Faculty, Parents and Gradu-
ates are to be congratulated at this
time. Your motto, I'VE have reach
ed the bay in safety: The ocean lies
beyond" is very appropriate. No Que
knows what storms and tempests
may be upon that ocean but place
your hand in the Great Teachers
hand and he diligent Ia all your work
and all will be well.
Remember what Horace Mann said
In his last address to the graduating
class at Antioch. "Be ashamed TO die
until you have won some victory for
humanity.o