Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30


this balance
RELY ON STRAIGHT THINKING PER-
SON.
The individual who thinks straight does
mot lump at conclusions. HIS discipiihcu
mind starts him with premises assured'y
truc or admitted and leads him through
lines of clear reasoning to CONCLUSIONS
that can he honestly and earnestly de-
Tended The straight thinking person Is
one in whose judgment 1t is safe TO put
reliance. He has proper sense OF pro
portions He has the right perspective.
1t is inconceivable that man VINO
thinks straight could he dishonest Ior
straight thinking would give MN the GER
} tain knowledge nothing better than an
app1rcnt or temporary advantage Is ever
rnined by dishonest methods. and that
dishonest practices lead to ultimate dis
aster. He will not smut his lips with
nrofane words or foul speech for straight
thinking tolls him that the blasphemer
and the black-guard are such cheap and
discrcdited characters that they have no
place in refined society or In tho company
of those who take the worlds work scri
oDoIv The man who thinks straight will
not Weld to passion nor be dominated
bv appetitc, for his l;een sense Of human
yalucs will show him that effective men OF
affairs dead and living, have been and
Qre those bodies kept under a3 servants
TO their higher spiritual natures. His OBJ.
servation will convince him that it Is only
the men with the inner consciousness of
hcing absolutely straight in motive and
conduct who can walk before other men
with head erect and who con lie down at
night to peaceful sleep.
What n pity 1t is that many folks stop
short right at this point! They think
straight hut they shut themselves in
from their fellows by n repclent GOODNESS
that forbids helpful Intercourse. They Do
not grasp tho important truth that the
value Of their straight thinking is mimi
ni2ed cy lack of genuine soul warmth
The love that suffereth long and Is
Kind" that "envieth not that "vaunteth
not itself, is not puffed up doth not be-
have Itself unseemly, seeketh not her
own, is not easily provoked. thinkcth no
evil: rcjoiceth not in iniquity. but rcjoi-
cctn in the truth" is the necessary accom-
paniment of the straight thinking that in
carnated herewith in every personality
will guarantee the symmetry of charac-
ter essential to usefulness and happiness.
Tho utter unsclfishncss that considers
, others first {. tender regard for the lowe-
animals and for plant life an apprecia-
ton Of the good. the true. and the btaut-
full in nature. in art. in music, in history
and in literature. are evidences Of a fine
ness of feeling that make the straight
thinking man tremendously worth while
to himself and to other men.
The eager seizure of every task. the
thorough study of every problem the per-
feet mastery of every lesson, the utiliza-
ton of every opportunity of college life
I for the development of the ability to
Il think straight will mark each one Of you
0 as a student worthy OF the confidence OF
e fellow students and will guarantee you
/ the respect of your teachers and all
l your elders, More than that, the rigid
t mental discipline YOU give yourseve,
: during these years of high privilege will
, be your best insurance for the lives of
D accuracy that should bring success in the
Y great outside world.
a Though man n thinking being Is defined
Few use the grand prerogative of mind
I How few think justly Of the thinking few!
u How many never think who think they
do.'
I Jane Taylor
The cultivation Of those noble soul.
. qualities which find fruition in generosity
- Of spirit and unaffected love for all man
kind. blossoming forth in attractive beau
. ty out of a life Of pronounced intellect
y uality, can come only as the result OF
', obedience to that commandment which
the Master Himself dcnominatcd the first
and grcatest-"Thou shalt love the LORD
. thy God with all thy heart. and with al
. thy soul, and with all thy mind" for 1.-THE
- second Is like unto it. Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as myself" 4 divine design
is evident in the order OF these two com
: mandmcnts of The New Testament. Love
OF God must come first and. If that love
;, be decp-seatcd and genuine. love of neigh
:. Dor follows as the inevitable consequence
= If We love God sincerely we will love mer
made In the image of God, no matter how
. badly marrcd the images may be. w,
are to love ourselves but we are to love
;. other folks as well as ourselves, and I,
y treat both ourselves and others with thu
" sacred reverence due those created II
~. the slmlitude of the Condolences
"a OLD TRUTHS REPEATED.
h Students beloved, have been endeavor
o ing to give the emphasis OF repetition t,
e some very old truths. There is NOTHING
It new under the sun The best that any o
us can hope to do is to put the stamp o
e our own thnging on established princi
l. pies. j have been glad, therefore. In thes
n opening moments of n new college yea
y fraught with such possibilities of veal o
'e of woe for each one of you to reiterat
Y. with the stress OF my persona
" convictions, certain mighty facts that vii
s. have all to do with your usefulness ant
'e happiness in the present life and wit