Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-01
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most to hear the sermon by Rev.
Arthur Metcalf to the class of 1915
of the high school. Following the
prelude by the organist, Miss Rosa
lind Cook, sextette of young ladies
from the chorus rendered a most ac-
|ceptable sons, following by the in
vocation by Rev. H. L. Haywood,
pastor of the Universalist church.
The large chorus choir of the church,
reinforced by several singers from
the high school, then gave a beauti-
full selection, led by the choir lead
| er, Miss Edith R. Lee. Rev. Metcalf
then proceeded to the discourse of
the hour-"The Personal Value or
Pleasure of an Education A brief
sketch of his address follows:
We gather knowledge slowly, puz-
zling it out bit by bit, but after
while we shall know just as God has
known all along.
Rev. Metcalf complimented the
class upon being proficient in the
three arts-reading, writing and
arithmetic, things of which great
majority of human beings in the
world today do not know. There
are so many below the horizon of ev-
en- high school education.
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| The speaker hoped the knowledge
so far gained would not blind their
eyes to the need of further educa-
ton. No one, no matter how highly
educated, has come to a comma in
his education, let alone period.
Perhaps one of the chief things up
permost in the mind regarding the
value of an education is that it en-
ables a man to command better
salary-to cut wider swath in the
world of men and women. 6
More and more it is growing to
be that person who does fill large
place in the world is the educated
person. But brains were not given
alone for the purpose of making
money with. This view Of educa-
ton is not sufficiently broad. The
real purpose of education is personal.
The men and women who are educat-
ed are able to more appreciate and
enjoy living than anyone else. The
man who can live day by day in an
ever widening horizon is a miracle.
Here the speaker told vivid story
of man whom it was his good fort
une to meet in his Chautauqua work
last summer. This man was self ed
ucated and he had made a telescope
for viewing the heavens, for which
instrument the town had erected a
small building in the corner of the
school grounds, raising the money
for the same by popular subscription.
This wonderful man had obtained
the glass, and because of minute
mathematical calculations, had been
enabled to grind the lens himself, to
degree of perfection. Here was q
man who was ever busy getting an
education. His pleasure when he
found that his grinding had been
successful and the story of the first
peep through the finished telescope,
when he saw the star as clear and
large as through any university tele-
scope, held the undivided attention
Of the audience. In the daily inter-
course with men and women, educa
ton is the secret button which gives
the inner illumination upon any
subject of comment with which the
uneducated man is entirely unfami-
liar. knowledge must be there to
appreciate the present position Of
European affairs, else the printed
page of the daily paper upon this
world conflict is sealed book. An
education Eliminates the situation
there as in other matters.
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degrees Of appreciation of the splen-
did music heard in this city on Fri
day afternoon-of the difference
with which members of the large au-
dience scanned their programs. To
some the name of List meant moth
ing, to others it spoke volumes.
In the world Of art an education
is needed to appreciate the master
piece. People 60 to Europe and visit
the art galleries, bringing back sta
tistical knowledge of how many
miles of pictures there are, etc., but
to an educated mind wealth Of de-
light and appreciation is retained by
a glimpse of wonderful paintings.
This learning the art of living is
no drudgery, no bearing of burdens
but the obeying of the higher senses
in the world of art and literature.
The results of education are the
pleasures of an open mind We Of
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