Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-25
H. c. KING HAS EjSY DAY
President Of Oberlin Delivers Three
Addresses in Omaha.
DISCUSSES IMPORTANT THEMES
University Club mt Luncheon, Teach
ers in the Afternoon and
oberlin Alumni I'm
Evening".

Henry Churchill King. president of Ober-
lin college, finished q strenuous day in
Omaha yesterday at a reception and ban
quet given in his honor by the Nebraska
alumni of that institution at the Paxton
hotel over sixty listened to a brilliant
address from President King on THE Chal-
lenge that Our Modern Age Throws Down
to Our Educational Institutions"
Two toasts preceded President Kings ad-
dress. Mrs. F. p. Loomls spoke on per
sonal Contact" laying Importance upon its
presence in all education and asking for
smaller classes. Modern Oberlin'' was the
subject taken and enlarged upon by the
Rev. James A. Jenkins. praislng It in its
equipment. it's faculty and its align
ment with modern educational tendencies
Charles G. Mcdonald acted as POSTMASTER
DR.. King devoted some time to oberlin.
the present condition of the college and the
great things planned for II, but he soon
swung into the larger aspect of the college
in the modern world. He outlined the tre-
mendous growth OF the world in its many
phases, especially in the economic.
No Nation Stands Alone.
The economic solidarity of the world
has become such" he said, that no ma
ton can be isolated. The inter-dependence
of men is greater than anyone thinks The
completely Of things is astounding, as are
the different problems that arise out of il.
The challenge of the modern world TO
educational institutions is to turn out men
into the world life, who are unselflsh as
we'll as intelligent"
Talks to Teachers.
Respect for Personality was the tbeme
of the address delivered by DR.. King be-
fore the Omaha school teachers at the
Young Woman's Christian association. !
Tuesday afternoon, and the responsibility
of the teacher was directed to the preser- |
walton OF a delicate consideration for the |
child's own self
No force is more potent in history than |
reverence for personality" said Dr. King |
1t seems to me that 1t is absolutely the
dominating force in life. person can /
never be treated solely as a means a per-
sonalty is always to some degree an END |
in ITSELF"
Reverence for personality means frs, !
OF all self-reverence; not self-conceIt nor
depreciation. A man has a right IN |
believe that he has a message given him
He Will, on the other hand, constantly
remember how great gift is given him
through Others and will remember that
each other man has also his own message |
"Whnt IL Worth While.
what is really worth while, as de- |
fined 1t for a student once is to eniov as
we may character. influence and bappiness
What your claim is on life for yourself a
the measure OF your obligations 70 other
men. When a man fails to speak his |
own message as given to him by God he
Tails In character. So a mans character
depends upon his self-reverence.
Influence as the second element Of rvbs,
xrybfI IL
owe TO- our friends growing personality
and enriched and enlarged friendshin and
we owe 1t to them to be always improving
our own selves. Respect for anotber |
means respect for his liberty and Tor his
personality. You cannot hold another man /
slave or hold him too closely to your
own ideals for him without being a slave
yourself believe that every human heinz /
mas right to make his own blunders and |
right to sphere in which he can work
in his own way. - |
Every Life is SOLITARY.
Dld you ever think how very solita nv
after ALL our inner life must be? Tha, e. /
what drives us back TO COD. Not even |
those who are closest to us can comuletelv |
understand us. So. II you teachers are % !
come into the child's inner life, YOU cannot
90 without the child's own permission
nVt expect a child to feel this
sense OF reverence for others unless II Is !
shown for him.
In the most beautiful lives there IL
even in the most intimate relationships n !
delicate consideration for the sanctitv Of
anothers personality, I think of the man
VINO as he lay dying. said to his wife. In |
your I race have seen the face of eternity
could wish nothing more for Won
teachers In your work of shapinO The ,,,.o.
81 cnlloren than that they might in some
fair measure be able to say this OF Won ;,
Mr.. King was the guest of the UNIVERSITY
club at luncheon and spoke upon ..Ind;-
dividual Efficiency"
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