Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

chairman of the House judiciary COM
mittee and leader in the recent impeach-
ment proceedings against Judge Robert
w. Archbold of the Commerce Court, is
one Of those who firmly believes in the
value Of higher education.
mo matter what line of work man
enters,' said Mr.. Clayton, he will find
that well ordered, well trained mind is
of infinite benefit to him.
Let us suppose that man is about
to enter an athletic contest. He will first
develop his muscles. slowly and carefully.
until he reaches q state of proficiency
beyond the unframed man. Any athlete
would ridicule the idea that he should
of preparation.
THUS it is with the mind. II man
Is to be a lawyer. q doctor or a writer
he must first seek a general preparation,
a Strengthening of the mental muscles.
so to speak.
What is the man in public life but
a man employed in the special pursuit of
directing government? Administrative.
judicial and legislative branches should
all be composed of specialists. And these
specialists should first prepare themselves
by course of study which will bring
their minds to perfect realization OF
what they are to do. The trained mind,
better than the unframed mind. however
brilliant the latter may be, can grasp
the propositions of a given case. analyze
and digest them and proceed to the So
luton of the matter
Thus the lawyer who is in Congress
can better prepare resolution Oh com
pick nature than the man who has not
studied law. He realizes better than the
layman what Interpretation the courts
may put upon 1t. And carrying this IDEA
one step farther, the lawyer who is fortl-
fed by several years OF college STUDY
Generally called the classical education
finds it easier to grapple with the law
than the lawyer, however brilliant VINO
has not had the benefit of the early
training.
This Is the rule. There are excep-
all they are the exceptions. small per.
centage compared to the great number OF
cases which make the rule
OF similar opinion was Senator Reed
Smoot Of Utah. He informed me that
college education. in his opinion, was
an intermediates course by which the mind
is clarified. The mental processes are
directed, he said. and the individual
ceases to grope for his thoughts. ne ex-
presses them with the aid of great teach
ers, whose wisdom. once absorbed through
books, remains with him.
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Controverting this proposition. senator
James Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois ex-
pressed the belief that the man who
chooses to train himself outside of college
has an equally good chance with the man
who has q college training.
II win give you an example to SHOW
that q blind following of accepted col
lege standards is not essential.
Suppose that young man Is wonder
fully proficient in languages ana Woe
fully defective in mathematics. Accord
ing to the accepted training OF the col
lege, it is the duty of the instructor TO
improve the young man where he is de-
fectjve. Consequently, he does not de-
velop rapidly in languages because most
of his time Is given over to the study OF
mathematics, a branch of study IN winch
he can never achieve more than medioc-
rity.
us this wiser
SHOULD the young man who cannot be
q great mathematician be driven hardest
in q subject in which he fundamentally
has no interest? I do not think so. On
the contrary, believe that many young
man has stopped college because he raced
this tremendous, discOuragtng wall.
Suppose that the years which this
young man devotes to the study OF
mathematics be given over to the pursuit
Of his favorite study, languages. How
far might he not advance?
what do you regard as mans great
est educational fnfluence?" was asked.
Internationally the Bible, replied