The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-13

] They would not go forth to enslave
and conquer. but rather to protect
and set free.
Students and faculty by the hun
Ireds, yea even by the thousands
from Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and
| Stanford, and in smaller numbe-s
from other institutions, have been
on the battlenelds oc Europe fight
ing for humanity, not with guns n
destroy life, but with science and
skill to save. In all history there is
no more thrilling pagethan their he
roic fight against the demon-typhus
| fever. The descent of that little
band into the Servian Valley of death
where there was naught but pestil.
ence and despair-the struggle, the
| urivation, the martyrs who gave
| their lives in that cause and the
| fnal victory over the dreaded
scourge are Illuminating evidences
Of the breadth of the vision and the
depth Of the obligation of the col
lege man. Humanity has already
won great victory. We can only
hope that at the close of this titan
ic struggle she will have won a great.
er and that world wars will be no
more.
War Is spectacular, dramatic;
lifes efforts are crowded into hours,
yea minutes; public attention is TO-
cused. public patriotism is aroused !;
the charge is on one moment, over
the next. In that moment many
have lived a life of success, many
have given life and dropped by the
wny-haroes all, and so will DE re
corded, and we will honor both the
living and the dead.
The volunteer in the battle of life
must have more of inspiration, more
Of courage, to carry them through.
His efforts for humanity are even
more important. his success or fail
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IN a heroic moment, but in decade
of patient toll and struggle-win a
more important victory. But the
sounds of conflict are all absorbed
in the hum of industry. Few eyes
watch his progress, still fewer note
his fall. He fights his battle silent
ly aud alone. It is only when he en-
erges with victory for humanity
that the struggle is even known.
The whole world watches Peary,
a Scott, or an Amundson, in their he.
roic struggles to extend the boundar.
les Of human knowledge against the
destroying forces OF ice and cold. It
furnishes provisions and equips them
studies their plans. Lends them cour-
age and advice, watches their pro-
gress, and acclaims their conquest,
or mourns their loss. A Stanley, a
Livingstone, or a Roosevelt In the
tropical junglcs also share tho popu-
lar favor. .ra. rr4s
These are the exceptional few. Be
sides these there are -toiling thous-
ands on the frontier of knowledge,
volunteers in the cause Of humanity
seeking to explore the unknown, to
extend the dominion of man over ma.
ture and material things OF these
the world has known nothing and OF
their successors will know nothing
until success is achieved. A Whitney
with his cotton gin revolutionizins
the industry of the South, a Howe
With his sewing machine laying the
foundation for the emancipation OF
woman, Field with his cable unit
Ing the thought Of contihentsA-ail
Spent their lives on the battle front,
all suffered poverty, dlscou~eehent
ana ridicule. The world knew than
not. A Darwin who gave a lifetime
to the establishment OF theory of
life. a Pasteur who explored and con-
quered an invisible world, a" Gurie
who searched patiently for the
source Of radio activity-aii fought
their battles unknown and are hon.
ored only in victory. r'h a'".
They and ten thousands OF others
who have had the courage to keep
on, who sealed the mountain top and
saw the vision. who spied out new
valleys and UNEMPLOYED regions. con
ouered them, subdued them, and
made them subject to- man--they
have been the real heroes, the real
victors. Those who dropped in the
pathway, their faces still upward,
have been the real martyrs, and their
names and deeds will be the ones
that will liye-not, for day or q
generation7--but forever. 60. .., ,,,
b And they have not been lonely
nor isolated their lives have not
been meagre or cramped. They have