Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-04-05
WHAT HIGHER EDUCA-
TON SHOULD MEAN
INTERPRETED BY CHARLOTTE SLOWE,
NEGRO EDUCATOR
at is better to make ourselves great
bu good deeds than to be born so

jects for four years, beyond the
high school course. We need
thinkers as leaders, and through .
a liberal education are thinkers
trained. There must always be !
leaders or those who rise above
the mob, and unless they are bet
ter informed, more widely read .
than the crowd, they cannot have
vision enough to lead. Should .
Negroes be given such education?
By all means. They more keenly
than any other American group
need breadth of vision, and width
of knowledge concerning men and
conditions in general. We need
leaders with keen foresight and
liberal view. Our artistic and in
tellectual powers should be devel-
oped for we have yet to make our
contribution, in a large measure,
to the world. We as parents and
teachers must see to it that every
negro child who is capable OF
taking higher learning gets it, for
every people must have its own
leaders of thought. Education is
capital to the poor man and inter-
est to the rich man. Public in
struction should be the first OBJ
iect of government The world is
only saved by the breath of
school children and child is bet
,fnr, hf
Now what should Higher Edu-
cation mean to us as mass? 1t
should mean this: That whatever
we have to do must be done to the
very best of our ability. Let us
use the talents God has given us.
We must apply ourselves, for tai
ent is the capacity of doing any
thing that depends on applica-
ton.
He is the learned man who
knows enough to live we'll. Char
acter lives in a man, reputation
outside of him. Let us keep our
faces always to the sunshine and
the shadows will fall behind us.
Our ideals are our better selves,
and no good tree can bear bad
fruit. Let us do nothing in pri-
zate that we would not have
known in public. We must give
no advice to others which we are
not willing to follow. 1t never
pays to find fault. We must KEEP
this in mind, that little minds are
tanned and subdued by misfor
tunes, but great minds rise above
them. 1t is easy for one benevo
lent being to diffuse pleasure
around him, and kind heart is ,
fountain of gladness making al
in it's vicinity to freshen int
smiles. Nature, time, and pa
thence are three great physicians
and paradise is open to all kint
hearts. Kindness to our fellow
man will help us to become grea
and it is better to make ourselve
great by good deeds than to b.
born so.
Our Higher Education SHOULD
mean that we be courteous. W
cannot do evil to others withou
doing it to ourselves. Smalle
courtesies sweeten life, the great
err ennoble it. Life is not s
short but there is always time TO
courtesy. Remember investment
in courtesy pay the largest div
dends.
We must keep in mind that eac
has life work to perform an
any failure on our part to carr
our share of the common burde
throws upon other members
society an unfair share Of tn;
burden. Each must be useful ar
efficient, must love work, hay
courage, patriotism and commt
sense. He who knows how
make a living and fails to do S
is a shirker, and in failing to gil
his service to the community W
rarely receive the plaudits of h
fellows, nor may he ever clai
Justly that his full duty is dor
Remember he who only does VIII
he gets paid for, seldom gets pa
for any more than he does.
Wisdom is not found with tho
who dwell at their ease. We mt
do the duty nearest us and do
with all our power and SIX
When nature adds brains S
adds difficulties.
Let us develop whatever ira
of character and mind every 81
tIeman and Christian should ha
We must be able to meet ha
work for the greatest charac'
builder known is hard work.
Difficulties strengthen the mi
&C labor does the body. 81