The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-05
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION"

together somewhat more III ue'd4l thiS
tripod Of principles wnicn embrace
the educational philosophy OF many
of the colleges of the 20tn century
among them being our Agricultural
College.
How long the world has been I'M
appreclative Of its great potential
force which only needs shifting slight
~ TO change It to that great dynmaic
force which means progress in few
years comparable to that of centuries
gone before. This great potential
force consists Of the masses OF our
commonwealth The educational phil
osophy crystallizing In the world
stands for education of these masses
and the changing Of them for po-
tential force into great dynmaic
force into when the rightly belong.
Most Of our institutions Of learning
have not in the past appreciated this
great principle. Education has been
for the classes and not the masses.
appreciate greatly being an Alumnus
of an institution Of learning which
has this great principle as corner
stone that a proper educational sys-
tenn consists in recognition Of the
many and not the few. The Alumni
Association stands heartily back Of
the U. A. C. to uphold It in its lofty
endeavors, to carry out this great
principle. Il soy u
Again, the second great principle
enunciated above. that education shall
eminently prepare men and women
for the real work OF the world. This
principle hsb been enunciated time
again by our great thinkers. Note
Longfellow's way Of putting It.
Nothing useless is or low
Each thing in its place is best
And what seems but idle show
Strengthens and supports the rest.
Again, note word from Bobby
Burns:
"A mans man for a that and a.
that"
Students have learned these and
other similar gems but to recite them
in a mechanical fashion. Men who
have stirred the world by their ora
tory have given expression to them
time and again. The teacher in the
school room, how often has he not
expressed them? And what was it
all for? Not for the elevation Of the
humblest class and development of
the truest character, but simply as
garb Of apparent culture. Thanks
to changing times having IN her lap
men and women who can interpret
laws of nature and of God and stamp
them idelibly in system OF educa.
tion. such as is absorbing the people
of the world at present. Nature
moves in its course, not for the few
but for the many, not for the individ.
ual, but for the species, and be the
individual poor or weak rich or strong
he goes to help make the whole. The
Alumni association stands for any
movement by the College which i'm
presses upon students a sympathy for
each individual in his chosen calling.
And now the third leg of the tri-
pod. The applications of modern cci.
ence have made the common pursuits
desirable from an intellectual and f.
nancial point of view. How sad 1t is
to contemplate that the world should
have so intelligent an organism as
man upon 1t and attempt to add truth
upo truth without ever thought Of
its application. Is not the application
Of science a greater thing than SCI
ence herself? Does not the farmer
embrace all the learning Of the lat.
ter and more too? Is it not more
comprehensive? Does not It require
as master a mind? say again, 1t is
sad to contemplate that the world
should be SO obscured in her vision
to forget partially that h truth Is Of
very little Importance without its ap.
plication, That our U. A. C. stands
for the application Of truth is graft.
flying to the Alumni association. This
association gives its hearty sympathy
and support in the PRONUNCIATION and
accomplishment Of this great princi-
pie in the College.
have now stated some of the gen.
eralities Of an educational policy for
which the College and the Alumni
stand. To stand on generallties ana
to work them out in detail are very
different problems. Is the College
sufficiently strong to work them out
without the direct activity OF the
Alumni association? Is it wisdom to
have an Alumni association which Is
partly inactive and which speaks