Semi-weekly herald., 1912-03-11

perimentation with every problem for
the uplift of mankind. An ideal, per-
feet city, state in itself, wherein ev.
cry vocation would play it's part in
the highest form, so that those who
studied in these surroundings would
find no contrast in stepping into the
outside world, except that inspired by
the knowledge of his own great work
to do in order to fulfill his part in the
great struggle for better surroundings
and better kind of living innate in
every soul. That if our great repub-
lie is to succeed it must be through
constructive cooperative work for the
uplift of all, and not through indi-
vidualism and competing for better
places by pulling each other down.
Heretofore we have had sections of
humanity dominated and controlled bv
the military spirit, at other times bv
the religious spirit, not infrequentlv
by the two combined, again by the To-
gal spirit and by the military and
legal spirit, and always ruled by the
power of money; at all times preach
ing and promising the brotherhood of
man but never attaining it except in
modified and attenuated form.
Here we have great republic es-
tablished on the Fundamental base
that "all men are created free and
equal" With the best of intentions
and efforts at equal opportunities of
education through the highest deyel-
opment of the public school that tba
world has seen yet, we have never
theless failed of attaining the maxi
mum of productive capacities both for
the poor who are allowed to leave
school at fourteen and for the rich
who are educated in a false atmos-
phere and know not life itself. We
have in consequence one kind of edu-
cation for the poor, another for the
rich, and through individualism. self
ishness and the love of power have
people divided against itself, and it is
known that "house divided against
itself cannot stand"
Let us then be frank with ourselves
and our national ideal and establish
one community in the form of uni
versity wherein science and art will
be enthroned as the dominating spir-
its, and where everyone will be judged
by his deeds, where self-reliance and
self-support shall rule.
Under such influence the mature
students when leaving the institution
may hope to have greater earning
capacity than when they entered it,
and be better fitted to take hold of
life to make of it peace on earth,
good will toward men,"
In outline this is the kind of inst-
tuition contemplated by Senator Bo-
rah of Idaho in his bill to establish the
federal university to be located at
Washington and be in cooperation
with the state, colleges, universities
and experimental stations, and have
local cooperative centers wherever
the people want them. A university
within reach of every citizen who
wishes to better his physical, mental
or spiritual condition by his own Ell
forts for the purpose of life is not or
prosperity but self-development.
| 1t is estimated that there are over
ten million children in the United
States between the ages of Is and 81,
and good proportion of these do
not know how to do anything very
well and do not want to do anything
very much; their productive capaci-
ties have been only partly developed.
They are drifting from one temporary
occupation to another. Although they
are minors they have no protection
as such and are at the mercy of every
employer who wants their time and
their energy because it is cheap
Their only idea of an education is that
by means of it they may attain life
of idleness. As minors they are en-
titled to be taught how to make the
most of their abilities, and they need
to be inspired by the idealism of
great university wherein self-reliance
and self-support may be the means of
advancement not only materially but
intellectually and spiritually.
To help make world where no
one has the right to idleness but where
all work in cooperative instead of
competitive way for the uplift of man
kird
There has never been university
based on fundamental principle that
each student shall be self-sustaining
unit the same as the world itself de-
niands of most Of us. The trustees
or regents of this university are to
be selected from men who have ex-
perience in the application of the arts
and sciences to the needs of daily life
and having made success of their own
private affairs it is to be assumed
that they can put such an institution
ON a practical basis. The long term
of service of the trustees insures a
pcrmanency of policy.
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