The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-27

preparation for life: President Con,
atty OF the Cathoiic uniyersity 81
America = I'd give him discipline J;
President White Of Cornell = 70 de,
felop his best | powers; President
Thwing OF EWesteFn Resefye-The en-,
Iarging and enrichment OF character:
President Draper OF Illinois ITO Cd;
able him to tbe safely aggressive
among educated peoples; President
Stryker Eot Hamilton-To make him
more than ,antayerage man; Presi
dent Jesse OF Missouri = To- enable
him to achieve. success mentally
morally, physically and financially lin
lite;i President Wilson of=Washinston
and Lee-To help him to socials pc.
sition and effective work. Presiden,
Harper OF Chicago-To enable him
I to be the best and TO do tho best /;
President Angel Of Michigan ITO
make him more ofJasman:f President
Jordan Of Leland. Stanford--T6 make
him good company for himself Presi.
dent Iarrows Of oberlin 80 To give
him. Possession efghimself: President
Nerthrop OF Minnesota ITO enable
him 10 do more for himself and for
the world; President Butler jof Co.
ttumbia3- To make him a sharer In
the! realities OF human achievements
and human experience. Ks
Tie, High school student has not
yet come Into possession This edit.
cation Inheritance, that Inheritance
which President Butler OF Columbia
says is. five.fold: a. scientific, te)
literary: t3I aesthetic, az institu.
tional. t5) religious-a knowledge Of
the influence OF religion in shaping
civilization. These compose the right.
full Inheritance of every young man
and young woman. and the college IL
the best place to come into that In.
heritance.r He, who stops school at
eighteen has only begun ito adjust
himself 10 this spiritual and intellec.
tuai environment. he has only begun
to come into. his marvellous inbsri.
lance.
As uneducated men and women we
live our little narrow lives; only as
educated beings do we enter Into the
life and experience Of the entire hui.
man race. The educated man can go
beyond his individual experience and
avail himself of the lives Of all. "He
may reinforce his feeble and ihdi.
vidual might by the aggregate feeling
and saying and thinking OF all men
now, living and Of all that have lived"
says William T. Harris. This ability
and opportunity to participate in the
life and history and experience OF the
race Is one OF the immeasurable bless.
ings of a liberal education, 1t enables
mediocrlty,to appreciate and make use
of the fruits OF genius. II gives. to
the dullest among US d sort Of chart
OF the worlds great work.
The college gives TO most young
men and young women a new stan.
dard of yalues-a higher and truer
Standard; and what we are In life
depends very largely upon our ideals.
The American college Is the most
perfect democracy In the world.
Brain is the only symbol OF aristoc.
racy and the examination room the
only field OF honor" Tho poor and
tho rich become friends for life. "for
Il Is only when the poor and the. rich
sit down together that either can .uu.
derstand how the Lord is the Maker
of them ALL. What can you do in
scholarship. in. athletics, In college
activities? These are the questions
that underlie the college democracy,
and II is great training for, the
larger democracy OF later life.
Morally. the average young man
or woman in college is better and
safer than the average young man
or. woman out OF, college. President
Eliot OF Harvard says: Let no one
Imagine that a young man Is In pc
culiar mo5al danger at an active and
interesting university. Far from It.
Such university is the snfest place
In the world for young men who have
anything in them - far, safer than
counting.room. shop, factory. farm,
barrack, .forecastie or ranch. The stu.
don't lives in brncipg atmosphere;
books engage him; good companions
invite him; good occupations defend
him; helpful friends surround him;
pure ideals are held up before him;
ambition spurs him; honor beckons
HIM" -.-.5..--.t..s.- ~.
Our chief business in the world is
to help our fellows, and our chief
duty is SO, to equip ourselves that we
can best serve them. He that buries
his talent is an Improbable servant.
1t Is as much our duty TO ourselves
and to the world to be educated, II
the way is at all possible, as It is
to be honest. - o.
z In 10 years the fountain, sty,o.
graphic and gold pen industry OF the
United States has almost treblsd,
rchfIa that NJ the s}ssi na,,t, *.