Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08

volume OF ready reference or a minn-
ture walking library. but he has wis
dom. insight, intellectual grasp and
moral discernment. His mind is clari-
fed by HIS sincerity. integrity and
sacrifice. and the truth lies with
broad horizon and in right perspcc-
tive at his feet. Heart and
feeltng arc trained in unison
to act under Il we'll directed WILL He
merits the distinction which Phillips
brooks says OF those imprcssing us as
peihs so godiikc that we are unable
TO tell in them what OF their power
is intellectual and what is moral
Some one defines such a compensation
as the belonging to the true aristocra
OF talent and learning, the only aris-
tocracy which Il democratic time can
permanently respect
Tie scholar has also n wide sphere OF
legitimate service to the world His
vocation in this age of material values
~ 10 bear witness to the worth of the
eternal and the unseen. While not a
power for acquisition. he is n power for
illumination. He can lift his voice TO
speak out Of an understandings heart
iii tracing the influence of these in
visible forces. which are the most ele-
waiting and enduring. He labors for
the good of the world. if not paid
adequately in the goods OF the world
philosophers like SpinoZa ana Kant,
poets like Milton and Cowper: educa-
tors like Comenius. Froebel and pesta-
loZzi. left no estate for heirs to scran-
Die over, but that cannot cancel their
claims to our recognition as some Of
the most powerful and constructive
iabors for tho progress OF the world
SCHOLAR MAY MEET
WORLD SWINGING BACK
And is not new day close AT hand
when the scholar shall meet the world
swinging back in its recognition of
him? If the world could thresh mcrci-
iessly the chaff from the wheat, the
time Is not SO far in the future when
me evils of immature early specializa-
tioi must come TO the surface. Life
mas become so complex and interviewer
mat talents and means are counted on
Tor something beyond Individual use
ana personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Poll
tcianS, always sensitive to arising
conditions. are casting about for some
better plank in their platform than re-
affirmation of loyalty TO the old parties
anu some machinery TO supplant the
rd-heelcr and party BOSS. Nothing
is more obvious than that wealth is
''N'iitS SSi uiihlHeu anu "clpnCu as a
question OF social utility: and nothing
is more touching than TO observe the
efforts Of Il few rich men to demon
stratc that they are worth enough to
the world to justify their existence
The condition of permancnce and of
primacy is the capacity OF service. a
demand is at hand for Il now quality of
preparedness, alcrtncSs, discipline
along with this readiness to serve
Correspondence courses" have been
multiplying TO meet the growing con-
dition. 1t is not SO much what these
courses are really able to do as their
existence as a symptom Of a situation
in which scholarship and culture are
vegaining favor. They indicate that
the pull of the industrial world is up
ward The more complex the ma
chincry Of life is, the more competent
must be the man that shall run il.
The demand for intelligent service
with more mature development is es-
pccially to be recognized in the intel
lcctual and spiritual enterprises OF
modern life. Where sentiment good
intentions and emotions managed to
get along. problems have assumed such
magnitude that nothing short of the
highest training and expert skill can
hope to grapple With them. We arc in
the whrl OF runaway forces which our
own hands have created Unto whom
would We look with stronger confidence
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