The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-26
SSSON OUTLINES IDEAL
FOR STATE UNIVERSITY
Efficiency, Spirituality, New
President Tells Cham
Der Of Commerce.
TWO MUST COMBINE
Should Train Youth to Sense
l)nfailingly the Ultimate
Ends of Life.
TWO MUST COMBINE

A university that will be efficient
and thorough in its teaching ana az
the same time not lose sight OF the
spiritual things that Illuminate the
larger aspects of lifs--this Is the ldeal
set before the State University Oh
Montana by President +. Q. Slsson'
who addressed the Chamber OF COM
merce at a MONDAY luncheon IN tne
Palace hotel yesterday. Dean A. y.
stone, who presided. announced that
the largest Chamber of Commerce
meeting of the year greeted President
Sisson.
In the outline of the State University
program. President Sisson promised an
extension of the public service work OF
the institution. and said that the uni
yersitv would continue to contribute
toward the task Of winning the war
The first thing in the program was,
to use his terms. good solid work on
the part of faculty and students
Second, he pledged the university &c
modify it's curriculum, If need be, 10
further serve the state. Third, &c
magnify and perfect the work OF inc
university in it's own unique feld
that is, in the sciences, literature
economies. sociology, government, Jaw
forestry, journalism, music pharmacy
education. and the other major lines
Of the university.
President Sisson said that the uni
yersity. as soon as resources permit
would extend its work to those Wh'
are not able to enroll in residence
This means a large extra mural actiX
y, no
all parts of the state.
Pointing to the German educationa
system as one that failed to take int
account those spiritual qualities ina
make life worthy, the speaker warne'
against understanding the value 2
these intangible values i'll an educa
tional program. 1t is only the com
bination of the human quality VAT
efficiency that will bring about IN
proper educational standard.
Efficiency Impotent Alone.
Germany thought she had ever
requisite for success he said. B'l
her efficiency could not atone for he
lack Of the true view of life. Germa
culture has broken down. this regard
less of the war. The only question is
How great is the disaster? If Ger
many had succeeded, she would htF
ruled the world. II the Tentoni
people cling to their false gods OF ef
f4ciency and miltarism to the end the
will be ruined.
But what about America? W. hay
long admired and patterned after Gct
man universities: we have inclined
ignore or even despise the less ola
~, /,
England and France. 1t is time TO r.
wise and reform. Let us consult o.
hearts as well as our intellects.
More Humanity Needed.
This means not less efficiency Ia
more humanity: not less science, n
less technology, hut more sense o. II
total fitness Of things, of the ultima
ends OF life, of the vast vocation
mankind"
President Sisson declared that II
State University stood for mental r.
action and that it was, in a sense,
university of hard knocks. He salt
I'VE hear much of the university
hard knocks; let us understand tn;
whoever gets educated at all must {
through a curriculum of hard knocks
whether he also goes to Harvard
to Yale or some other college or n
makes no difference in this respec
the hard knocks are indispensable
either case. 1t Is sad that some your
people go to college and are encou
aged to go to college in a mistaken r.
solve to dodge the hard knocks. tt
most ruinous fallacy about a cole.
Is the idea that it is a path of lea
resistance.
But the hard knocks that educa
are not those we get but those v
give. Only he who knocks back groE
strong and wise. Hard knocks mere
suffered lead rather 10 weakness Al
inertia, than TO strength"