The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27

The haccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of tho East Grand
Forks high school was preached last
evening to an appreciative audience
in the high school auditorium hy Or.
S. +. 1ialfyard. who chose the theme:
Tho Two-fold Purpose Of Life" as
the subject of his discourse. This
thcme was based on the TWO texts of
scripture. BE We therefore perfect
Matthew 5:4S. and "Whosocver will
he great among you let him be your
minister" Matthew 20:26. The speak
GER said in part:
Life has for its purpose the devel-
opment of moral character: it's aim
is the spiritual perfection of the in
dividual. That thought is contained
in the words of Jesus. BE ye therefore
perfect The perfection which Jesus
exhorts us TO attain to is likeness to
like God in goodness. purity. and
truth. One claim that the christian
religion makes is that it possesses the
power to transform me and make
them like the heavenly Father. And
this high claim is being realized on
the earth. We wish to say moreover
that moral character is the greatest
thing in life. \ good man is always
better than n man of high intellec-
tuai a~ttainments who is not good. The
greatest asset of any community is "a
good man. Moral Integrity and pur-
ity of life are the noblest of all quail
titles.
Nov the true end of education as
of life as a whole is to develop the
character of the individual. Its true
fruition is to lead to high moral en-
dcavor. The ultimate values of edu-
cation arc to he expressed not In
terms of the intellect but of the heart.
1t is true, however. that the idea is
abroad that III" fundamental aim of
education is to train the intellect and
to bring culture to the mind. But
that is not true education which en-
ion to the soul. The final fruit of
the cducative process is moral CON
duct. Pctrach said he studied in or
der to make himself a better man.
Education must he tested by the fruit
of n better manhood. Noah Porter
exclaimed: Education should not
and cannot be limited to the culture
OF the intellect and the tastes. 1t
also properly includes the training
of the character The function OF
the school therefore is to turn out
mind. balanced judgment. and high
moral attainment. 1t doesn't matter
so much if the graduate remembers
the whole of his Greek or Latin.
mathematics or science. If he comes
out grounded in truth n in those
elemental moral principles that reEu-
late human conduct.
"a few years ago a young mar was
expelled from one of our great uni
versities for Irregularities Of conduct
The father of the young man was
very angry and wanted to know why
it was the president did not notify
him of his sons habits. The presi-
dent replied: 1t is not the business
of this university to look after the
moral conduct Of its students. We
have more important duties to per-
FORM We think. however. that nc
man however capable he may be has
any right to h" ut the head OF an edu-
cational institution who entertalns
such notions of its duties. Indeed
morally, he is not qualified to have
any part in the important work OF
education. Every president and ev:
ery teacher ought to be considered
DISQUALIFIED from the start who has
the moral interests of the stu.
dents at heart. The aim of the schoo'