Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
By ROBERT ]. LOWRY.

can but see that the public seeks in
formation on every subject and moth
ing IS worth while which Is not edu-
cauonal The public wants informa-
ton. reliable and Trustworthy and
while they want It in brief and con-
else form they want 81. This IL true
OF people young and old, and there
seems 10 be no period in the average
life when the mind ceases to be in
quiring and becomes self-suficient
and retrospective.
Notwithstanding the fact that one
generation knows that II must pass
from the scene Of action and give
way to another. Il seems that the de-
sire for enlightened information and
instruction increases with advancing
age. and that desire is evidently
prompted by a realization Of the fact
that each generation should perfect
itself az far as possible and leave 10
posterity the best Of their attainment
and impress their individuality upon
coming society and future civiliza-
ton.
Cismors for Information.
The public clamors for expert infor-
nation. II a fact f. accepted as a
fact 81 must be borne out by expe-
Renee and experiment, and every
trade and profession holding out 10
the public evidences Of enlightened
progress in their several lines must
be able 10 convince the public that
this progress IS the result Of expert
research. Then the public accepts
the information, quickly assimilates #
and awaits further educational devel-
opments It seems to be a foregone.
conclusion that the public not only
awaits progressive information. but
that they are entitled 10 have #, and
the opponents Of the sciences. profess
sions and trades feel bound to the
public 10 study and experiment and
expound every phenomenon with
which we come in contact
The public expects Of the journalist,
the pedagogue. the divine. the astron-
omer, the chemist the scientist. the
doctor, the dentist, the pharmacist
and the authors Of text books on all
subjects that they will spin out their
webs of knowledge and exercise their
faculties in intelligent study and re-
search and give the public tho concise
result OF their efforts. that the infor-
nation may be disseminated. not only
for the present. but the future as well.
In view Of this popular demand for
education, It Is a gratifying fact TO
see our great country dotted with
school houses, colleges, churches, pub
lie libraries. industrial training
schools. military encampments and
governmental demonstration plants in
all branches OF endeavor. Hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars are freely
given annually to such institutions Of
training as win develop the mind and
morals, and IN all sincerity I boldly
state that, Notwithstanding many pes
simists say that this is an age OF
Rrasping commercialism, we have to-
day some Of the grandest examples OF
public altruism that tho world has
ever seen. These gifts are 10 be dou-
bly, commended because they meet the
present popular demand for expert
information along all lines Of research
and study, but they nece ssarily do
succeeding generations good. and up
lift the race by elevating the educa-
tional, moral and ethical standards Of
the young.
The Public Is Aroused.
The public is aroused more than
ever before to its great responsibility.
We realize more than ever before that
the voice Of conservation must pc
heard. We are realizing more than
ever before that 1t is a shameful ana
sinful deprivation of God given priyl-,
lege to allow child to grow up with
out education. whether by neglect or
by intent We seem to realize that
future civilization is to a great ex-
tent within the sacred keeping OF the
present generation; that the future
progress Of the race win be meas
ured by whatever each individual,
awake TO the responsibility OF this
charge, does to promote II. For the
great good that is being done to-day
along the lines OF pubic education
and training our hearts should be so
fun of JOY as TO act as an encourag-
ing incentive TO the most slothful and
as a stimulent TO the progressive and
benevolent patriot.
The public thirsts for not only the
material In education, but the aes-
thetic as well. We grasp with avid
.ty anything that tends TO uplift the
race Good books, inspiring poems,
clean stories, well-written plays. i'm
pressive motion pictures sweet mu-
sic. fresh air, clean sport and beauu-
tul flowers are within the reach OF
everybody All these are helps in
oeauufying life and character. They
help TO form taste and establish
character upon a firm. moral founda-
lion The public thirsts for kuowl-
edge. it is true. but the puoic also
recognizes that knowledge does not
comprise all that is contained in the
,arge term Of education. The feel