The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-12
CARLSON,
FARRAND
ADDRESSED
CONFERENCE

previous day, were of extreme inter
est to all who attended and the dis
cussions We're Illuminating and help
full in the solution of those problems
which communities everywhere have
to meet and are struggling to solve
, Matters OF sanitation. of public health
and municipal betterment were pres
ented for consideration by men and
women prominent in progressive civi,
lization and their deductions can hard
ly fail to inspire those who heard
with stronger civic spirit and a
more determined zeal to assists in the
removal of the obstacles which con-
| front US here. The addresses of the
| day were all upon questions of public
concern and were delivered by cham
pions of reform and Intellectual en-
lightenment: by men and women
who have given careful study to the
things that stand in the way of COM
munity advancement and whose opin-
ions upon these subjects are well
worth while
The speakers did not address them
selves to those local problems which
meet us here in Canon City, but rath.
er to those impediments to progress
which stand in the way OF community
advancement in all parts ON the coun.
try. DIR. Farrand. president of the
University OF Colorado, said in his
address Friday night that IL was not
the special and individual problems O;
any specific community that the con-
ference was discussing. but instead
those which apply to all cities and
towns in the land. for after all, he
continued. communities do not great
ly differ In their fundamental deyel
opment. The things that apply 10
one city are applicable in a greater
or less degree to all others
The session OF the conference at the
First Methodist church Friday even
ing was presided over by Judge Jas
L. Cooper of the district court and
was addressed by DIR. Farrand and
Governor Carlson. There was pres.
ent an audience that filed the church
TO its capacity and the distinguished
speakers were given the closest at
tention by all.
DIR. Fararnd's sugject was THE
University and the People" and Gov.
ernor Carlson's was Taxation" Both
addresses were of a mastery char
acter and will not soon be forgotten
by those privileged TO listen to them.
DIR. Farrand traced the history OF
-AAAtAt0ah Colo
nial days down to the present time
showing how IL had expanded in its
ambitions to give academic and high.
er education to the people OF the
United States. He told the trans
plantation OF the educational ideals o.
oxford and Cambridge. in England.
TO this country in pre-revolutionarS
das and their adoption with the es-
tablishment OF Harvard and Ials
Princeton. William and Mary, Penn
sylyania and the other great schools
In that early day These schools were
founded largely for the education OF
the clergy and special emphasis WAS
laid by them upon the study of Greek
and Latin. The classics. rather than
practical subjects. we've taught In &C.
cordaace with the ideals OF the Eng
lish universities. our state univefsi
ties, said DIR. Farrand. weie foundei
on a new and broader basis and wit
curriculum OF study more in con.
sonance with the democratic idea o.
our people.
These state universities appealed
directly to the masses OF the people
and the industrial development of the
country during the last half century
gave tremendous impetus to thei!
usefulness in the encouragement OF
liberal education among the people
They dispelled the belief that existed
in many quarters that higher educa
ton was only for the few. for those
who had elected for themselves a pro
fessional career. The liberalizing OF
the university and its support and
maintenance by appropriations OF
money by the state brot II closer to
the masses and made them realize
that 1t belonged to the people. When
this idea was developed the university
began to increase It's efficiency as n
public institution and contribute more
than ever to the general veal Within
recent years II has afforded opportun.
ity for greatly extended clientele
by its extension courses and CORE
spondence methods. II has taken its
benefcent work to the people and
thousands of young men and women
are now able to secure liberal edu-
cation that undr the old system of
scholastic instruction would have
found II impossible. /, is a case of
Mahomet going to the mountain in.
stead of the mountain going to Ma
homet. DIR. Farrand emphasized the
fact that the university belonged e.
the people and that they had righ,
to share in its benefits.
Reception for Governor
An informal reception was held 70;
Governor Carlson In the lobby of the
Strathmore hotel until o'clock and
he did not go TO the church until af.
ter that time. His appearance on the
platform was greeted with an ap-
plause that showed him to be amonv
friandq and that the nudiauro vras
pleased to do him honor. Governor
Carlson was introduced by Judre Coo
per and spoke for an hour. His ad.
. talk on the inefnciancy. oxttava'