Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-25
kENT'S HILL
Pres. Roberts of Colby Address
es Students on ''Why We
Should Get an Education
Preparing for Hebron Debate.

kent's Hill, Me, Nov. 24.-(SpeciaO
1t was the privilege Of Kent's Hill
students, yesterday. TO listen to a
short chapel talk on Why We Should
Get an Education" by President A. j.
Roberts of Colby College. He first
expressed his pleasure at being at
ceeded to say: Keep on and get all
the education you can-those of you
VINO are just beginning your work
here, keep on; and those Of you who
are just getting through, Keep on.
Preparedness is the watchword for
everyone. You will find yourself in
competition with better trained people
than ever before. no matter what kind
OF work you may take up.
For example he contrasted the
preparation of the physician of IS
years ago with the preparation which
is needed in these present days for one
IN the same profession.
He spoke Of the larger number Of
college students in Maine and gave
the following reasons for the increased
enrolment: first, the colleges have
made efforts to adapt their courses to
individuals. They have found out
that the inside of mems heads are as
different as the outside. Second, lit is
easier for a boy to work his way
through college than ever before. The
cost of attending college has not in
creased in proportion to the oppor-
tunities for self-help. Third, people
are coming to believe that the college
is the most profitable place for a boy
to spend his time between the years
of IS and %.
The speaker then went on to show
the advantages of the college trained
man at 40 over the man who went di-
rectly from the common school into
business. He spoke Of the great
change of the attitude of Big Bust
ness" toward the college man, SUBJ
Stimulating his statement by the story
of a life insurance company whose
president would not at one time en-
ploy college bred man. but who now
seeks him in preference TO the man
WITHOUT college training.
President Roberts said that life is
broader, longer and deeper than it has
ever been before. and consequently we
should spend more time in getting
ready to live. College helps us to
earn an honest living better; but what
we get out of life is more important
than earning an honest living. He
spoke particularly of the need of the
trained man on the farm, not only be-
cause he would be a better farmer, but
because he would get more out of life.
The very fact that the farmer lives in
an isolated community, it is all the
more essential that he have an edu-
cation.
| He emphasize the Christian Educa-
ton, saying that people could not tell
whether a boy had Christian Educa-
ton until that boy showed what he in
tended to do with his education,
whether he intended to live for him.
self alone or for others. He said that
Christian Education is the kind of
education that one thinks of as a
/ trust, and should be used to further
Gods kingdom here on earth. A
Christian Education enables one to put
more into life.
Preliminary Debates.
The preliminary debates for the
Seminary debating team that will de-
bate Hebron Academy next term were
held before three judges in the lecture
room last evening. Each of the II
men who entered these trials delivered
a 5minute speech on either the af-
firmative or negative side of the ques-
ton Resolved, That the United States
Should Abandon the Monroe Doc
trine." The eight men who were
chosen from these trials will be
grouped in teams for the semi-final
debate which will be held in 10 days.
These semi final debates will give the
men an opportunity to show their skill
in rebuttal work as we'll as their abil-
ity in delivering prepared speech