Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-04-18


 education through the highest devel- opment of the public school that the world has seen, yet we have never theless failed of attaining the ma '- mum of productive capacities both for the poor who are allowed to leave school at fourteen and for the rich who are tducated 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 a uni versity wherein science and art will be enthroned as the dominating spir- it's, and where everyone will be judg- ed by his deeds, where self-reliance and self-support will rule.
 Under such influence and mature students when leaving the institution may hope to have a great earning capacity than when they entered it, and be better fitted to take hold of life to make it Peace on earth, good will toward men,
 In outline this is the kind of insti- tuition contemplated by Senator Bcrah of Idaho in his bill to establish the federal university to be located at the city of Washington and be in eo-opera- tion with the state colleges, universi- ties and experimental stations and have local cooperative centers wher- ever people want them. A university within the reach of every citizen who wishes to better his physical, mental or spiritual condition by his own eff forts for the purpose of life is not on- ly prosperity but self-development.
 It is estimated that there are over ten million children in the United States between the ages of fifteen and tWenty-one, and a good proportion of these do not know how to do anything very we'll and DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING VERY MUCH; their productive capacities have been only partly developed. They are drifting from one temporary occupation to an- other. 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 be- cause it is cheap. Their only idea of an education is that by means of it they may attain a life of idleness. As they are entitled to be taught how to make the most of their abili- ties, and they need to be inspired by the idealism of a great university self-reliance and self-support may be the means of advancement not only materially but intellectually and spiritually.
 To help make a world where no one has the right to idleness but where all work in cooperative instead of competitive way for the uplift of man. kind
 There has never been a university based on fundamental principle that each student shall be a self-sustaining unit the same as the world itself de mands 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 a success of their own private affairs it is to be assum- ed that they can put such an institu- ton on a practical basis. The long term of service of the trustees insures 3 permanency of policy.
 While congress is asked to make the initial appropriation the foundation feature of the university will attract endowments from those who have money to leave for the ben eft of mankind, no matter in what form the fund is intended to apply 70 the betterment of life. Such a uni Tersity will deal with life in eveery 'orm, and will set up an unassailable standard, namely, that every one should know how to do some one hing well, and that the best in ev- srything is none too good for an Amer can citizen as his guiding principle.
 On this simple and firm base we ,an make material prosperity ever a means of the highest culture and spir- tual growth. Some say this is mak- - ng a Science of Religion, others that t is to be a Religion of Science. It matters not for Science and Religion Ire really kindred forces and are ev- .ryWhere working for the same ends.