Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27

shows and tho theatrical performances vi
the city.
I hope the dav is coming when we may
bring our studo,,, in contact with men,
as platform snootors, who arc dualihed
to speak by reason Of the fact that they
have accomplished something worth whi'e
in their chosen field Of service among
+ men; that they may hear the very best
music and witness the performances OF
dramatic arti.,s uho have proved their
worth. | hope. too that there may be n
revival OF interest in literary socie'y
work. so that we may return to the en-
thusiasm of those oratorical ana uepa''hs
contests which sharpen the wis ana en-
large the vision Of students VINO come IN
! contact with one another In TINS lnst'tu-
/ tion and who meet in contests those from
other colleges and universities These are
/ important lines Of work when may react
to tho great advantage of the participants
in their intellectual and social develop
\ ment. 1t ought to be possible too, Tor
students to recover the lost art OF CONVEX
sntion by occasional meetings for the in
formal discussion of elevating literary
! and current tones
| FIRST AIM OF COLLEGE, COURSE.
While we have unitarian courses of In
struction In the University of Vermont
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certain caillhgs, yet ai'er all we shou'u
recognize the fact that the first aim of
college course is not to prepar" for any
given field of service so much as it is to
produce a state of mind He who permits
his college to provide him with dis
''p''neu INN" an" i.,''"
| him in his Into, ,oors a satisfaction in
living an,nlv concentrating him for ,he
lack of NAM, prn.,er comforts To know
the proprietics ia have "A knowledge of
the convention. :, think clearly. to rea-
son wisely. ,o ro,sess n sane Judgment
and TO have an appreciation of the fine
things in life. is +, have a Joyous con-
sciousness of a life that Is high above the
| cornmonnlaco I, l. such n state of mind
as this that tho University of Vermont
should attenn, ia ,roduce through its in
tellectlal social and nhysical activities.
The renort mn ahle tn bring to Won
concerning the ,noral character of our
student body will be more gratifying to
YOU than that which bring concerning
enro,lment and standards of scholarship
athletic achievements. and social educa-
ton II has been ,,e earnest endeayor OF
those in au,bor,tv IA ,mnress upon our
Young neoplo tho inheritance of self-uas.
terv
rN VIZ SELF -'o> ri''> -Nr'->l'
rndependent thinking, within due bounds
l. rocosso,,. 90 i,a,,.rdor. oc.,or tn ~.
ms WI =" nv !" '''o "e'"' ~ U'
velop staiwart character by the en-
couragemcnt of Independence, there arr
colleges that have fallen into the error o.
turning the entire government over to thu
students. 1t is no wonder that these Ill
considered experiments have often proven
disastrous and. far from bringing abou
the desired order, have produced thu
chaos of misrule. To assume that thu
average student in his minority has de
veloped the judgment necessary to taxi
} upon himself the entire responsibility 70
devising alone. or in concert with other
of his kind. system of self-governmen
is to assume a maturity which experience
tells us minors 10 not possess TIL
Bowdoin system of self-government Is al
evolution. 1t does not spring into exist
ence ful-grown II is the outgrowth .
years of well-considered experiment
Where Bowdoin has succeeded glorlously
Others have made irglorous failure. TIL
parent sending his son to college has IN
right to expect that he will be guide
gently. If possible. bnt firmly II need b
in the establishment of right ideals. Lief
absolutely to themselves in government
,''"S Poop'e oite' ''"t"se ''oe',s W..
self-restraint essential to their own goo
and that Of society, they throw off all re
STalhts' thus WEAKENING themselves "h''
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