Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-08

story Of pious old gentleman, who
| had made a trip to Palestine and up
on his return pestered all his friends
by relating his vague observations in
season and out of season Only as
knowledge can be transformed into
| power, into ability to interpret life
| and conduct, the mastery of self and
control Of facts, is it of any real val
ue. knowledge that is power is not
mere miscellaneous information.
Darwin, the great naturalist, kept on
for years making observations and
gathering facts, that were stored
away in inaccessible note books, of no
value to him or the world. But when
he brought his great mind to bear on
this mass of isolated information,
generalizing and organizing same in
to a system, then order was brought
out of chaos, and his knowledge be-
came efficient. The best educated
woman he had ever seen, was a Mrs.
Stacy, of Kentucky, who could
neither read nor write, yet she had
correctly studied human nature and
the limited knowledge she possessed
was exact, well organized. and trans
formed into mental and moral power.
In our day the tendency is to make
education practical and hence more
efficient. He would not discourage
this tendency, but warned against
making it too utilitarian. He told of
his visit to the Gary, Ind. schools and
had been much impressed with the
practical nature Of the instruction,
but he withheld his opinion until he
had learned more about the workings
Of the system. Incidentally he re-
ferred to the fine dinner he and
others had been served by the domes-
tic science class of the Warren school
IA balanced ration, excellently pre-
pared and neatly and correctly SER
we'd.
The aim Of education is wisdom.
He told of his trips to New York
city, when a boy, to see a "steam
man" on exhibition in a store. His
youthful mind was much impressed
with the maneuvers Of the auto
maton, whose strides up and down
the room amused him greatly But
the care taker neglected one time to
turn the imam" around upon reaching
the end Of the room and a battered
nose and face and damaged wall was
the result. He then learnt that there
E&Ye limits to .eitsfe4a4atons An inter-
esting story was told Of President
Hadley, of Yale, which showed how
will prepared he was to meet all en-
ergencies in life. At his installation
when speeches of congratulation were
made by representatives of French
and German universities he re-
sponded in the languages Of those
countries. At last the Swedish bish-
op arose and made his speech in
latin to which Hadley replied in that
language to the surprise and salts
faction of his friends Chauncey De-
pew, who stood nearby, inquired of
Hadley when he had learned Swedish.
Wisdom enables person to turn his
knowledge to good account, to serve
his purpose. He related many hu-
morous incidents showing how child
rem often get hazy and incorrect ideas
about things. Mere memorizing Of
words will not train the intellect. To
make the school a part Of life is the
ideal of the new education Wisdom
will help solve the great problems Of
life. Life is made up of problems.
The test of an efficient education is
its power to test and solve the pro-
blems that confront US each day, and
enable us select the true, the beauti-
full and the good. True wisdom will
foster in us good habits and help US
live a happy life.
Enthusiasm is the stirring appeal
of the Imagination and enables to see
beyond the present. Enthusiasm
alone is apt to turn out mere noise
and cause person to go off half
cooked, but when guided by knowl-
edge and wisdom it is a power which
overcomes all obstacles and produces
the noblest achievements of the race.
Enthusiasm is what makes life
worth living. These big crops that
we grow are not the end and aim of
our labor, except as they may con-
tribute to our happiness, and make
our house place Of joy. Money is
not blessing unless it contributes
to the larger joys Of life. The real
test Of education is its power to give
US larger and clearer vision, to
live nobly, to think clearly and right
ly and to serve our fellow men, our
country and our God, sincerely.
President Vincent's lecture was
a scholarly and inspiring effort and
greatly appreciated by every person
in the large audience. This was the
doctors first visit to our city and he
expressed himself as very favorably
impressed with our city and its
schools. He hoped that steps will be