The evening current., 1918-05-15

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Perhaps the greatest work of
the teacher is TO create In the
very heart OF tho pupil lofty ideals
aud standards OF life. BY compar.-
son tne teacher is god and the
pupil a lump OF clay. BY pre.cpt
acd example she molds the clay ioi
veal or woe. for bliss or bane.
And may heaven pity the teacher
who does not leave her pupils
with higher and holier ideals than
when she took charge OF them.
" not she has missed her calling,
for duty called and negligence ans
wered.
Each new day higher ideal Of
Ia, ought To- be born i'm the heart
If both teacher and pupil Zach
new day every teath,t should
stand upon higher plaic Of
thought. OF morals and personal
conduct lf 5he would I'm up. she
must first look up. ~ tho teacncr
is not seeking truth and freed, ~
nrr lpils must grope IN ignorance
and bondage. II the blind lead
IT., Hind they shall both wander
In the darkness or error. Not
failure. but low aim Is crime"
Education should be a potent
factor IN freeing the student from
c'"ry form OF bad habit II should
break the letters that bind and
set the groaning prisonr free Com
,ng y the way OF Christian intei
hg"nce into the fullness of the
t,nth. cruel slavery should be rpd.
81 and freedom should ever Lo
"H'S. The curse and blight y! ig-
norance and snpcrstitution can
never be removed In any other way
than by coming into mllness of
knowledEe and the blessings of
liberty
Education should free the mind
nom narrowness. and bitterness.
and littleness. Liberty gives the
other man a perfect right 10 think
for himself trust that each of
YOU shall show your good common
stnse and greatness by at least "A
REASONABLE tolerance OF the views
or others. Remember, youhg man.
" you happen to he repub can IN
politics that yOuI ,emocratic friend
has as much ri"!- 10 his vicvr an
Noh have To yCiIs. In This nd
Nhnced stage uf the educational
ana thinking world II is seriously
GOnhted u any question ~ a closed
nhcstion. II ~ Of" ba ,oghtcd n
the last word has yet been said
ON any question worth while.
\ liberal education should also
deliver every sensible person from
denominational arrogance and re-
ligious bigotry. Remember. young
people II any OF YOU happen Ia be-
Methodists, that there are many
other religious denominations that
nave as much right 10 exist as the
Methodist Church has Education
should develop spiritual congenI-
amy IN every right thinking man
and woman; and NO where should
rongeniality shine with such beauty
's when all religious denominat. .ons
are friendly. pleasant and sociable
"'lh one another, And whenc, or
~" case rs otherwise fenr IN,
ruth has not been discovered and
lutious freedom has not Vet b,,u
'Ound
bow IN humb = ." "srr,uc, nnror, /
TIE undevcloped resources of the I
Young people berprn me al uLig /
Tour; for we CA not tel. which .
o." of these shall discover a law
that shall startlc the world. The |
subtle and hidden laws of nature
are only discovered by the torch |
llght OF the truth as II burns and I
glows In the students brain,
When kcpler discovered the I
three great laws that control the |
universe; when Newton discovered 4
the secret of gravity; and when .
Marconi found out that man could .
talk through space. each oG these
~ turn electrified the world; but
each oi these also in turn w1s
,nl! discovery OF the truta that
lih,iates the mind of man and tars
hI1nrs II into closer touch with
~" master mind of God.
Education Is means to an end,
bat the end should never be- mere
loney-making consideration. n
the student has no broader vision
oi life than this he has signaIv