Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-21
Bolts DEF INES AN
EDUCATED MAN IN
SPEECH To CLASS
College Degrees or Diplomas
Do Not Necessarily Consti-
tute Education, 1919 Sen
Tors of A, H, S, Are Told,


An enthusiastic and appreciative
audience that taxed the capacity of
the auditorium. both upstairs and
down, assembled at the shigh school
last night to witness the commence
ment exercises Of the senior class of
1919.
c. NJ. Bolts. the speaker of the
evening" was introduced by Superfn-
tendent John Milne. following the
rendition of THE Calf of Bagdad" by
the high school orchestra and the in
vocation by the Rev. c. O. Beckman.
The subject of Mr.. Bolts address was
The Educated Man"
An educated man, according to Mr..
Bolts, is not necessarily one who
holds a diploma from a high school
or college, but one who has learned
how to learn. and who has u desire,
either natural or acquired, for learn
ing; one who knows how to acquire
knowledge and has an appetite for
knowledge"
Mr., Bolts spoke IN part as follows
Opinions probably differ largely
as to what it takes to constitute an
educated man. This being true it is
appropriate that / should not delay
in advising you fully as to the position
which | shall take IN this particular.
While there are some who say that n
man is educated when he holds a
diploma of first class high school,
and there are others who say that a
college education is necessary to en-
title him to be so classified, it is my
idea that education does not depend
upon the holding of any degree or
diploma from an institution of learn
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pendent of these things And so,
after careful consideration. have
reached the conclusion that an edu-
Gated man is one who has learned how
to learn. and who has a desire, either
natural or acquired, for learning; one
who knows how to acquire knowledge
and who has an appetite for knowl-
edge.
Learn How TO learn,
ut is generally conceded that he
fore man can be called educated he
must have at his command a consid-
cradle store of Information and
knowledge, but, in my opinion. one
who has experienced the training
necessary to enable him to acquire |
the knack of grasping things mentally |
will, in the meantime, have stored up
sufficient stock of information to |
satisfy his requirement Learning |
how to learn is largely a matter of |
practice, and one cannot consistently |
practice learning without learning.
Likewise education implies a GER
tain breadth of understanding. A mar
row man can hardly be called an edu-
Gated man. especially in the larger .
sense. Bearing in mind that, under
the definition which l have devised, |
an educated man is one who has
learned how to learn, one can hardly |
be said to have brought himself with
in this definition until he has learned |
to deal with any given subject broadly, |
giving due consideration to the rela-
between that subject and all |
other subjects by which it may be af- !
fected. An uneducated man can go
into the field. plant his corn. watch
it grow and perhaps gather some
thing of crop But the educated .
farmer Will study and understand the /
and physics of his soil, the |
nutritive value of his different crops,
market and economic conditions and I
a dozen and one other subjects. all |
having an important bearing upon
an relation to his farm and its oper-
alton. '
Object of Education.
THE educated man, whether he be
farmer or miner, doctor, lawyer or
merchant chief. will not confine his
learning to the subjects touching upon
his particular profession, occupation |
or industry. He will continually ex-
plore still wider fields; for. after all,
the ultimate object of education is
not merely to enable him to secure the
maximum of health. happiness and
for the effort expended
This then, is the educated man.
whether he has attended school for
year. a lifetime or not at all: The
man trained to an appreciation of and
a desire for learning, and who knows
how to satisfy that desire; whose
mind is alert and active and under his
control through long prac-
tice in acquiring knowledge; a man
who can and will think and reasth
and plan and who can appreciate and
and analyze the ideas of