Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-09
University Notes


y course wiich was gwen IN '"aila
chapel Monday evening. The subject
'The Test Of Education" was synony-
nous for that Of interest and DR.. Carl
Gregg Doney illuminated its various
aspects well. The lecture was new to
Salem, although DR.. Doney had used
the same notes in his address before
the Umatilla county Teachers lnsti-
tute at Pendleton recently.
In part DR.. Doney said, "The test ap-
Piled to everyone is: is he bigger than
himself? Is he master of himself and
OF large resources! we prove nm by
what he is and by what he does. The
requirement is always that he shall be
something and accomplish something.
The great difference between men lies
not so much IN their capacity as IN
the use they make OF their capacity.
Any normal man can grow mdefinitely
if he wills it. To bring man to full
I stature is not to add something to him;
it is something taking ;phce within
him. Ii is not accumulation, IL rs as
similation.
-Four requirements are exacted from
the educated man If he is TO meet the
tests adv Gated: That he observe
truly, think quickly, speak accurately
and act wisely.
every generation works out its
own intellection salvation, and unless
man comes to that ttalnmeht where,
in he can thing accurately he Will
wander IN the maze OF the ms own
self-deludings. Our poverty is mentai,
our imperfeetion is mental; and mental
insufficiency roots itself IN unclear
thinking There is no place where the
call for wisdom is not heard, and t.,
him who is able to reply there is rich
reward.
"rhe educated man must meet the
second portion of the great law of hfe
and be able properly to give expression
to himself; and the first essential Iof
true self-expresslon is TO speak aecur-
ately. To speak mere words is to
speak foolishly, There are no mere
words. A word may be insignificant,
or out of place, but the fault is not
in the word; the insigmficance or err
TOR is IN the one VINO ut.ers ~ Ing
language is the man literally not fgur,
atively. Words are articulate forms ef
not be big within and not give outward
expression to that bigness. 10 the de-
gree Of his inability to express nimsei1,
he limits the resources and the develop
ment of his mind. If he cannot speak
accurately, if he has no words to rep
resent his ideas, he is thereby stiihng
the life that is in him.
Furthermore, correct speech rs an
outer sign of an inward grace. IL I'M
. mediately commends one to his fellows
1t admits his hearers into closer IN
timacy than would be possible II ms
words were unfit, inappropriate ana IN
: correct revelations OF the man.
/ You can prolong the test OF tne
educated as unfortunately as you wish.
1t is the eventuation OF Iie; ana IL
] reaches into every dream and ambition
! and fact of human experience. IL hi's
before us the fair vision OF what one
4 may become and what do. The four
itests--these are the sign and seal OF
him entitled to bear the honors ana
: receive the emoluments of an educated
man,
Sessions of the mems literary soeie-
: ties were rudely interrupted last mght
] when it became known that misereants
had lghted tbe huge mass oi lh''am an,
: mable debris which the freshmen had
assembled in preparation for the iarg'
/. est bonfire in history Friday evening
Two score of willing workers soon ROD
bed the flames of their impending play
: ground and only part OF one PIE was was