The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-01-30
SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTE
Five Sessions Filled With Excellent
and Practical instruction.

institute held Monday and Tuesday at
the First Baptist church in this city
was grand success better attended
than any previous institute and more
interest taken and much good will re-
suit The county was fortunsfe in
having Governor w. N. Ferris of the
Ferris Institute Of Big Rapids - con.
ductor and Prof. A. b. Harrop of Den.
yer. Colo, and Prof. w. L. Wright ex.
superintendent Of Public INSTRUCTION
each for two addresses
Gov. Ferris talked on arithmetic at
the first session urging that much Of
the instructions now given be eliminated,
use' ess tables and formulas thrown out
and the plain rule of practical common
|sense be used instead of 80 much out Of
date material.
Prof. Harrop emphasized the fact
that the teacher must use the practical
and not generalization of few princi
Piles, but study the whole subject and
think out a full generalization Teach
the pupil to know how to find out a
thing, instead of giving them every.
thing simply to memorize. Teach the
art of thinking. The sessions were
opened with music and prayer, local
musicians being on each sessions pro-
gram.
The evening session Monday was at
tended by nearly Thousand people in
cluding men, women and children from
all parts of the city and many from
outside points. Two powerful addresses
were given by Prof. Harrop and Gov.
Ferris. Prof. Harrop reviewed the life
of General Grant in an exceeding un.
usual and interesting way, showing his
shortcomings, but proving his great.
ness by illustrating how he overcame
the weaknesses and faults and won
fame and honor. He spoke also of Gen.
Robert E. Lee paying him glowing
tribute.
Governor Ferris subject was "The
Philosophy of Human Conduct" and he
handled it is a masterly manner. In
part he said:
You have got to accept your her
J edity and use Your character. Some
people will tell you that it is intelli'
gence that makes the human being 60.
/ say it is not. The dynamics of the
human body gre instinct, cravings,
emotions, appetites, desires, and aspira
tions They constitute the spring OF
human activity. Ifyou pull these fires
: from under the spring of activities. the
great engine, your brain, is dead.
NEARLY every person is a DR.. Jeky
: and Mr.. Hyde, and most people ar,
filled with an arena full of Mr.. Hydes
1t is your baser emotions and desires
that make the Mr.. Hyde in you and i
is these emotions and desires that yor
! are constantly hiding from your loved
1 ones. These are the ones that LEAD
: men to their ruin. The desires to d.
h wrong are always kept under cover
Men who go completely wrong are thos
in whom the Mr.. Hydes becomes 81
strong that they can't change back
Duiing my administration nine men
; trusted and honored in their hom
towns. were sent to Jail for embezzle
y ment. These men yielded to the Mr.
/ Hydes in them, to the wrong desires
. and they did wrong. 1t was their inne
J. cravings that sent them to their ruin.
. Many Of their friends said to m
: tnat because they had come from goo
" families. had had good educations, etc
> they should be shown clemency. sa
men of this stamp are the ones to who1
TO clemency should be shown. 1t is
the man who never had chance, wh
;. came from nothing, and then fell, ths
:. the clemency should be extended. II
" may be born again. The men who hav
knowledge of what they are doing, ye
insist on doing what isn't right, are nc
entitled to mercy. 1t is the man wh
. = doesn't know any better that is deser,
= ing of mercy"
; At the Monday afternoon sessio
TO- Professor Harrop in his address previor
y. to the governors endorsed the teachin
of Latin and Greek in the schools. Tt
r. governor said he heartily agreed wit
q. his colleague. One can usually sta
A. applause at farmers club meeting b
\. advocating that these studies be wipe
a. off the curriculum, because ON superfici
20 inspection they seem to hold nothing
n educational possibilities of value to Il
n practical man of business. and especia
u ly the farmer. This idea is mistake
Ia one. Latin and Greek are invaluab
ix for mental discipline and the farme
,e to be q success, needs brains that wol
n. as clearly and systematically as do
"a that of the engineer Of Panama cana
of The governor advocated mornir
exercises of from 10 minutes to half Q
hours duration in the school room.
o. this connection he said no time need
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