Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-12


10 our civilization. To the first class he
long those too indolent to want TO do any
tIlihNlhs' and to the second belong those
VINO think they think but who think SUI
perhcially. The professional reforrer ia
now the most prominent actor on tn.
american stage. He is seeking 10 mako
hlnlSelt tnesstar OF the whole ecopon,io
ana political performance In our renera-
uon' re Is encouraging the spotlight "a
focuS strongly about him as a Derpe.uai
halo We may admit his value as p cur-
tain raiser. but God pity tho America,
republic If he is to be the central n,,uro
in the grand finale tumultuous rro
losue is cndurable only as Il necessary
preparation for a calm, sane and sntis-
factory denoument.
good bishop has ssid: The refor,ner
is too often despoier Tho purc
theorist is usually one part pure dreauer
and nine parts pure fool" The reac+tonar,,
and the progressive are pitted agains-
each other In the discussion or puhlic
questions which are vital to the welfare
Of the American people at this time His
tory has demonstrated that We fremont
ly need the agitator in a republican form,
Of government. but the agitator should
not be permitted to lead captive the reop'a
~ shallow thinker and his mission g.
done when, with his half-truths. he ha4
stimulated his countrymen 70 think alor-.
lines which may lead 10 conclusions fra-
will stand the test of time
THE HIGH MISSION OF THE cor..
LEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
a peculiar obligation rests upon tho
College OF Arts and Sciences (Which ~
the way. is the old-fashioned small col.
lege feature Of the university SYSTEM -
develop men and women o, genuine .,il-
ture who Will be able to think clearly and
10 reason with accuracy. In this u-,lita-.
ian age we should not forget that tha-a
is still a crying need for the hun1arities
the pure sciences. philosophy and the fre
| arts, for they all are necessary 70 tina
making of a highly cultivated manhood
and womanhood It Will be sad
day for our civilization when we BACON,
SO unitarian that we are unable 70 en-
ter into an appreciation Of the fine
things in arr and literature The great
est sa tisfe ction that can possibly coma
to 2. man or a woman Is not that which
IS his as the result Of b. giness success.
but rather, that which IS his as 2 consa-
quence OF the intellectual training which
enables him to keep company and to en-
JOY blessed fellowship. on the highest
spiritual and Intellectual levels with .hs
immortals OF all ages. To develop men
and women Of culture who shall at tho
same time he efficient in all he walks OF
life is the peculiar mission OF the College
Of Liberal Arts. Latin and Greek. there
iore. should never be eliminated from tho
'urrcuum of any institution which has.
- one of its important aims. the develop
hent and growth Of disciplined and appre-
atlve minds. II is not too much 10 sa.-
lat a certain amount Of disciplinary am
"ltural training is really essential for e--
cheney In those departments which ara
'oncerned primarily with utilttatan and
vocational education. Indeed. It Is possible
for the skilled teacher or lecturer IN tho
technical college 70 place fne shade OF
cultural emphasis upon those studies
which are sometimes regarded as distinc-
lively practical A farmer. doctor. or on
Slneer, Is not worth much unless he can
think clearly. The lawyer, the preachcr.
the teacher, and the author are not tho
only ones who need rational minds
The VALUE OF THE ACADEMIC
ATMOSPHE
The associations which are peculiar "a
College life are OF inestimable value 10
the student I'm the development of that
rare human sympathy which impresse4
its possessor with a consciousness Of
Worldwide brotherhood. The worth OF the
sweet intinacies of college life can hard.
~ be overestlmated. The student day IS
n sense, care-free period which gives
peculiarly valuable preparation through
It's associations, through it's peculiar di-
versions, through its companions hins, for
the lives of care and responsibility when
are TO come in later years
Then. too, tradition counts for SOMA
thInS. Vermont was the frs; State 20 ba
admitted to the Union after the original
thirteen and the birth Of our state untver-
sity was almost co-incident herewith A
few Years after the recognition OF our
statehood. the legislature by special en-
acil"ent In 1891. established the I'niver-
SIT! OF Vermont. one hundred and twenty
wears OF glorious existence is the record
10 which its alumni and every patriotic
cliiHen Of the state may point with pride
II - worth while 70 have history, An
institution may have all the other re
4usites hut until 1t has hoary years re-
plete with honor behind IT. the AZ,
mosphere will lack the hracin9 o,,autv
dent who has found his way to college
atmosphere frauEht with sacred ira
dlilons will he spurred tn the highest ar
deafor as with Wordsworth he r-verent-
" declares:
~ could not print ground where ths
grass had welded to the steps of genera
Tons Of iustrious men unmoved 7 could
nor always lightly pass through the sam.
GAte-WaNs sleep whore they had slept.
WaNe where they had walked. range mat
enclosure old, that garden OF great intel
lees, undisturhed."
EDUCATIONAL 1NFANTTCTDF.
one Of the greatest crimes of modern
times Is that Of educational in{antictde 4
PhysiooEicalN and intellectually. man.
ls an infant. or at any rate should l,.
unul the age Of TWENTY-FIVE A prolonged
infancy means prolonged and more o.
fecuVe maturity. Those "Old Fathers"
who wrote the cos;itution were. for m.
most part under fifty years OF age. but
the men who are most highly revered and
VINO are our leaders in the councils OF
thought to-day are those who have pass
ed IN Years the three score mark va
nave now a lNramd which has heighten-
e' User hN nlteen Years since the begin
nihS or tho last century. The apex instead
or marking the age limit Of efficiency at
HltN years, now reaches up and records it
AZ siNty-iiNo wears one ~ the towering
llSureS in present daN American NE Ia