The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-09-12
EDUCATION.
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tested in the cause of education Is
extremely gratifying and is certain to
be productive of much good. The COM
ing Sabbath has been set apart. local
ly for a general discussion of this all
important subject, and prominent
speakers arranged for the afternoon
meeting at the tabernacle and for
each of the ward meetings at night.
Needless to say such activity is
bound to act as a stimulus to every
man, woman and child in the COM
munity. The opportunities afforded
every Industrious individual for Sc
curing an education today are so nu-
merous and the labor SO pleasant
withal, that the wonder Is that there
should be any uneducated individuals
in the land.
Especially is this true of Utah.
Utah now stands among the states of
the Union foremost in education. It ia
ever a matter of surprise to the I'M
informed when their attention is di.
rected to the fact that in educational
achievement, of all the states in the
. Union, Utah stands THIRD! The or
der being, Massachusetts, New York,
and-Utah
This enviable condition, however,
is the natural expression of the char.
acter of the people of the state.
Wherever, and whenever the people
of Utah have pioneered a new set
Element" their first creative effort
has been the House Of God and the
public school, Education and relig-
ious devotion have gone hand in hand
In fact, each has been the compliment
of the other. Where there Is no
vision the people PERISH" and in
Utah the vision of the intellect has
been cultivated and developed con-
temporaneous with the vision of the
soul.
The question is frequently asked /;
What is Education? and invariably
the answers to the query are as va,
ried and as widely divergent as the
temperaments of the individuals at
tempting to answer the same. Briefly
anything that adds to the sum total
= Of a persons knowledge Is in a sense
educational. Nor is this definition
confined to the information cleaned
within the clustered walls of the
school room. Joseph Smith, the Nor
mon prophet, is accredited with the
aphorism that "A man is saved nc
faster than he gains knowledge" ant
knowledge is not confined to the mar
row precincts of the school or col
lege. \ knowledge is free as the all
we breathe. We have but to reach
out and partake and it is ours, ant
no arbitrary laws, no adverse condl
tons, no combination of circumstanc
es can deprive the Industrious seeker
after knowledge of his desired attain
ment. All that man or woman learns
from the rugged lessons of life is just
as essentially and as truly a part o.
the individual education as are tn,
accumulated facts deduced from tn,
school curriculum. knowledge I!
Power and the individual whose les
son has been well learned-whetheI
in the text book at school, or from
the harsher contact with some prob
lem in more active lfe-occupies ,
decided advantage over the brohe,
who has yet his lesson to learn.
True education, then, the only ed
ucation worth while, Is the education
for service. II the lessons learned
have not qualified the student for bet
ter service to the world and to h.,
fellowman then 1t is not-education
But If out of the gist OF his expert
ence he shall have been taught faith
in humanity and God; charity ar
federation for the weaknesses " his
fellows, and above all-love; love o
the good and the uplifting in life
love which finds its very choicest eS
preston In righteous labor-in tn
JOY of service, then it matters it'll
whether his lot be cast in pleasan
places beside the still waters of tn
schoolroom or whether II be out Of
the frontier of human endeavor, no
whether he be CARRIED In the broad
cloth OF the affluent or robed In tn
scanty habilaments of the homes
poor-that man is truly educated VIII
Is mas learned early the 10Y of Twin
and who sees In every human cour
tehanes the expressions of God, 70
God is Love.