The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-01-01

shelf Of books. Professionalism re-
Quires that every follower Of Christ
shall have some knowledge Of the
sacred writings and independent
Judgment in matters OF faith and
practice. Every citizen shall have
some leisure in life, and some high
uses for that leisure in which the
mind expands"
IL these more democratic ideals
are correct, and IL the proof OF
Christs presence Is that "the poor
have the Gospel preached TO Them"
then II is the business Of the edu-
Gator TO provide varied types and
Terms Of education suited not merely
TO families that belong TO the upper
crust, and suited not merly TO assist
people in climbing into this sup
pcscdly favored crust, but also
forms which will give true salts
faction and SUCCESS 70 those of every
rank Of society. In fact, education
and religion together are abolishing
the lower crust-slaves, criminals.
mendicants and drunkards-and
looking confidently 10 a time when
The humblest home will enjoy oppor-
tnnities for soul expansion superior
TO those enjoyed by rulers, Million
aires and princes of former times.
But there will always be different
types of society. City and country
must forever serve one another.
Neither must, perhaps, be the bet
ter, but each with its own Difficult
lies and peculiarites; and so, too
there must, be the several forms OF
activity which in any community
serve one another. Health will i'm
prove. but we shall still need some
physicians. Conduct will improve,
but we shall still need some
preachers and magistrates. And the
extent to which particular occupa-
lions Of manufacture and commerce
shall develop we can hardly at this
time foresee.
On some such studies of human
society and its needs. educational
plans must be based. We shall have
the professional type of education
fer the training of doctors, lawyers,
and preachers. Into these spheres
Of education Berea has never pro-
posed TO enter. We shall have an
other professional education for the
training teachers and artizans.
giving us the Normal and Vocational
ideals. We shall have the cultural,
secondary and collegiate, putting its
students in possession of the choic-
est inheritances of thought, beauty,
and incentive which the race has
accumulated. Here is our high
school or secondary education when
not directed toward some gainful
pursuit, and our college education
so far as it is not directed in lines
Of outward utility. And there must
be forms of education TO meet ex-
ceptional classes and conditions
the educational advantages for the
blind, and education for the belated
as in our Foundation School.
With all these departments, and
our simple and cheap arrangements
for living, we can say TO the poorest:
Come just as you are. We will
give you the corn bread and bacon
you would have at home. And we
will teach you something worth
while even if you will stay only
three months.
II is most interesting to observe
that this course has been followed
by the State Universities. These
now powerful institutions have from
various causes and motives pursued
development parallel TO that of Be-
rea. They are seeking TO reach the
common people, and without less
eninge service in collegiate lines,
they are Offering elective courses,
adaptive courses and short courses
with most gratifying results.
And we may remark in passing
that The organizing of these three
month courses has forced instruc-
tors TO select the most important
material, and make things interest