Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-12-08
PRESIDENT VlNCENz
WARREN'S GUEST
WAS WARMLY WELCOMED UPON
FIRST VISIT TO OUR CITY ON
FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK.


cation and Efficiency" to Large
and Attentive Audience.
Warren was honored and greatly
honored by having DR.. Geo.E.Vincent,
president Of the University of Min
nesota, as its guest, on Friday of last
week Dr. Vincent arrived on the
Great Northern local in the forenoon
and was Immediately taken in hand
, by Judge Grindeland in whose home
he was entertained while here It
proved to be a busy day for the dis
tinguished visitor, as at 11:00 o'clock
he appeared at North Star College
and gave twenty minute address to
the students assembled in the college
chapel. It is needless to say that
this address was full of inspiration
and encouragement for young people
in quest of an education. From
episodes in the lives Of Abraham Lin
coin and Pompelay, the foot ball play
er, he showed how energy, persever-
ence and high resolve.to do ones best,
will pave the way to success. Leaving
the college, DR.. Vincent next showed
up at the High School building, where
he gave a fifteen minute address to
the students. AS at the college his
talk here contained an apt story or
two as back ground to beautiful
pictures Of life and conduct. One
story was about how he as a small
boy was fond of playing race horse,
At one time an uncle had come to
: visit in the home and was greatly an
noyed by the noise he made in play
ing the game "Why don't you play
cow" asked the uncle. Thinking
that was new game, young Vincent
asked how it was played, the reply
being, "Just lie down and chew the
cud." The application of the story
was that we ought to be active in life,
to be up and doing, and never be con-
tent 'sto lie down and chew the cud".
At three o'clock in the afternoon
President Vincent addressed a COM
ference Of nagh Ssao0i supcriltena
.ents and Principals of Marshall and
Kittson counties and State School In
spectors, and at $50 he was the guest
at four course dinner given by the
domestic science class Of the Warren
high school.
The evening lecture in the opera
house commenced at 7:15 o'clock and
some time before that hour the large
hall was packed with eager listeners
who had come in for miles from the
country and from the surrounding
towns. Before DR.. Vincent was in
troduced, Mr.. Phillips, state high
school Inspector, made short speech
in which he told Of the objects sought
to be accomplished by such gather
ings Of high and graded school super
intendents and principals as had been
held in the city that day. The pur-
pose was to unity, coordinate and
make more efficient the work in the
various schools.
DR.. Vincent was next introduced
by Judge Grindeland and with rapid
and firm steps he took his place on
the platform, Indicative Of the energy
and power pent up within his tall
frame. When he speaks he is hui
man dynamo in action, or rather, per-
haps, rapid fire gun, with Maxim
silencer attached. There is no un-
toward noise, very few gestures, but
a continuous flash of ideas from his
well filled and well trained mind. He
is rapid and fluent talker, so much
SO, that no stenographer in this city
was willing to take down his speech,
( fearing an attack of writer's cramp.
His diction is pure and his style per-
feet. He uses many adjectives, not
one Of which is superduous, but
serves to make clear and adjust to
nicely the thoughts expressed in the
polished sentences. His large fund Of
stories is drawn upon to illustrate his
points, each story fitting in snugly
wherever placed, not story being
told except to elucidate and make
plain the thought he desires to con-
vey or as peg upon which to hang
and exhibit useful moral lesson.
We will attempt to give here but
a short outline of what DR.. Vincent
said in his splendid lecture. His sub
ject was Education and Efficiency"
Three elements go to make up a
good education, namely knowledge,
Wisdom and Enthusiasm knowledge
may be acquired in the schools, by
experience and by self-study. Abra-
ham Lincoln was an illustrious ex-
ample Of a self-educated man
knowledge does not consist of mere
information, a large accumulation of
facts. A person may know a lot
about many things and yet not be
,dueated. Some people have a craze
Tor gathering facts just like some
have craze for collecting post cards,
or souvenir spoons Of little or no