Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-05-24
EduCdtiOn-.lts Purpose and Prog
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The fret thing, now, Is just
what education is: 1t ia simply
development. Now if education
is development, it naturally
must be for the purpose of devel>
oping something. Develop means
to unfold. Now we zee that edu.
cation is for the purpose of IN
folding something TO us. Next
we want to see what that is it un-
folds.
In short, it unfolds to us, things
that we must naturally know, in
order that we may know how to
SAL and do things, that we could
not do otherwise.
One Of our great writers says:
"The true purpose of education is
to cherish the seed of immortality
sown within u.s." If boys or girls
In their early years, neglect their
duty in their attendance at school
they are sowing the seed of i'm
mortality. But if they are in.
terested in the welfare of their
future life, and attend school
every day, they are, as the writer
says, cherisbing the seed of i'm
mortality. notwithstanding, our
attendance at school regularly
will not help us any more than if
we did not attend, if we do not
make the right use of our time.
We may study all our life, but If
we have our mind off on some
thing else. at the end we couldn't
tell what we have studied.
The progress of the business
world is preparing positions for
the people and those who are un-
able to fill them must be left be.
hind. What was once called
good education will not meet the
demands of the present age.
Everything is advancing.
When we look back over the
past years and see the great
change In the affairs of this coun-
try, we almost think it looks
supernatural But when we study
over it awhile we realize that He
who put US here has intended
such, has given us power and
knowledge TO do tine many great
things that have been done and
are still being done. Christ said
In his sacred writings that know
ledge should increase. We are
realizing that increase daily.
There is never day passes that
we do not learn something that
we never knew before. But some
times we do not think enough
about things we have learned and
therefore forget that we ever
knew such. We may learn ever
30 much bnt never learn enough
that we cannot learn more. 1t is
the highest learned men that see
their need. of more learning.
There was never a person too
rich or too poor to need an educa>
ton, and it Is like religion, one
must obtain it through and by
himself. The preacher tells us
we must work out our own SAL
vation, and the teacher tells us
We must work out our own educa-
ton. In the preceding lines I
have said that if we learned any.
thing and let it slip our minds
without thinking about it, 1t
would do us no good, The best
way IN which to learn and remem.
Der 1T is continual reading. Some
can remember a thing better by
hearing and some by reading, but
if person would read every goc,d
book aud magazine he coul q in
this way, keep himself better post.
ed.
The magazines are the greatest
and most powerful things we can
read. They are showing to the
people the rottenness and corrupt
ness of the trusts and even some
of our congressman and senator's.
| suppose this is the reason
such powerful influences are try
ing to induce congress to pass
bill raising postage rates on maya.
zines. For my part, will say to
the magazines, "spEAK ON"
If this bill succeeds, more than
half the magazines will be wiped
out and be succeeded by a big
oval street" trust magazine Ct
suppose).
The magazines are speaking the
truth; that Is what has caused
them to raise against them.
They are not asking them where
they want to be stabbed, but lust
wadlng in and plunging the sword
Of justice hilt deep into their rot.
tenness.
/ believe l have left my subject