The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-06-03

school graduating class aud wishing
them Gudspeod ON their Journey
thiouEh iifc. The value of Ia. dipll-
mas they are To- receive lies In the
fact that those pieces Of parchment
evidence twelve years of Systematic
aud successful work in the public
schools. and mark the first milestone
Of the Journey toward the attainment
of education and scholarship.
wish To express here the hope
that this milestone may be another
starting point. Instead OF a stopping
point, from which the members of
the class will wurk their way to the
second and more important education
al milestone. the bachelors degree In
n college NJ liberal arts. but when
that second milestone shall have zen
attained, there should be no hating.
There * still another milestone
ahead OF 'hem' which shouin "e
markeh hN a dip'"i"" 'eS''is ~ Una
theS h"Ne pursue" SuVc'ssi"'S '"e
studies necessary !" preparing 'hc'l
iuf thclf NE ""rN ln' "'sh so"oo'
n me iIoerai af's 'oli'se are 'ss'n-
tial to the laying OF nr"au ana "eep
foundations, nut hn the Noch,l"ha'
schools We recelN" the prac'l'al ,r"lh-
ing required tot earning our ureau
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The old idea OF education was pre-
paration for individual "Nc'llenc" III
the race Of lie, or The diploma was
worn rs "a buttonhole bouquet Tor the
pesonal ddornmcnt Of the possesscr
as an evidence Of culture ana of gem
tie breeding. Hut largely MIth'h the
past quarter oi a century that
thought has passed away. No" every
educator recognizes IN" iatl that IN"
sheet of education rs ~preraratlon Tor
service. and IN" better IN" prepare
tion the better me serve" 4" human
lily
The tendency ~ our Young men
and Young women TO hurry them
eetves 40 monsv-makiug occupa-
'ton4 without ad.qunte preparation
IA, IN. responsibiutie- they assume.
IL ON, of the grayest mistakes Of GUY
modern lie They want to be paid
] for I.nrniuR the things for which they
mus, paN tn learn. II those things are
over learned well. Missionaries from
central Africa tell ~ that one uf the
greatest difficulties encountered bv
medical missionaries ~ tha, country
arises from IA, frc, mat m. natives
b,liey. they should b.. paid for then
tim. WhIl. IA. doctor II treating them
for dis.ss. Absurd as the logic oi
tn. African sa.age may appear TO us.
II h. no, unlike that OF the American
NINTH who hurries through q rapid
NJ. law 81 medical school. Grams fot
examination and then expects To- b,
maid for M. poor services while h,
l,arus IN practic. what II. should
nav. paid TO learn in school More
than uiucty-nIne times out Of a hun
dred such efforts fril. and thoy SHOULD
fail b.cause the, are not IN harmony
with the laws of life and develop
ment.
Also. Wish to warn YOU agains'
allowing your educational work t'
end Ia order that YOU may accept pc.
sItious recurring no cry c~onsidrrabl
training. but which. owing TO %
complex business life, onei attractive
salaries for thos. Who are just on.
Of the high school In most Instance
such positions are merely blind alloy
from which YOU must back cut n yot
nr, ever TO attain something better
nefore accepting any position, luui
ahead ana 50. II il places you upui
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