The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-07
1T MAKES IDEALS
Rev. Carroll N. Davis Explains
Meaning of Education.
Addresses Bethany College
Graduates at Commencement.

Education" said Rev. Carroll n.
Davis. in his address to the graduating
mencement exercises in the college
chapel this morning. lis not a system.
or a method. Education is. in its sum
total, all that goes into the training
of the faculties. the instincts, all the
experience, whether conscious or I'M
conscious. that trains and develops a
human being for life
The Rev. Mr.. Davis emphasized the
necessity of education In the coming
generation. He made vivid point of
showing how complacently we were
satisfied with our institutions of learn
ing until the draft of the world war
woke US up to the fact that a large
portion of the young manhood of the
United States was ignorant. He
touched upon the vocational schools
now being started for illlterate among
discharged soldiers.
To Fix Ideals. Its Aim.
Education is manifold in it's meth
DDS and means but education in spite
of it's completely in form and method
is single in it's objective and purpose
it establishes ideals.
1.-The German education" continued
the Rev. Mr.. Davis, was based upon
an ideal, but that ideal was false. That
was the reason for the great German
catastrophe. Altho it was the most
efficient, the most thoro, the most
education the world has ever known.
it was their ideal that failed. This
German system of education, SO per-
fectly adapted to the German ideal.
broke down completely when brought
face to face with the true ideal of life
as seen by u.s.. no matter how poorly
PREPARED that true ideal had been 1or
the conflict" :.
The Rev. Mr.. Davis then dwelt
upon how weak our conception OF Ire
is and asked if the reason that we are
not interested in every phase of So
cial. economic and political evils, is
because our ideals are false. In ms
next breath he denied this and sald
that the reason was because we nave
no adult population sufficiently eou-
Gated in these ideals to conform with
and live by them.
Must Adapt Education.
1.-THE main hope of a successful So
luton to the many proplems OF .ouas
is a more thoro adaptation OF our
education to its purpose and to our
national ideals" said the speaker
"Either education must be fitted to It's
purpose or the purpose itself Will IN IN
time be changed and our Ideals VIII
drop to the level of our education. We
must keep clear before US our ideal
while testing the educational system
of the world. The simple definltion
for education is-training for NE
for living"
The Rev. Mr.. Davis emphasized the
chances for women in the world OF
today. speaking of the good they couio
do if they wished. ours II is 70
have share in lifting up our nation
to a higher level and better place III
the world" he said in conclusion:
commencement exercises for thlr-
tom Graduates of Bethany college
were held this morning at Grace
Cathedral Rev. Carroll n. DAVIS e, OF
the Christ Cathedral church in st
Louis delivered the address and Kt-
Rev. James E. Wise presented the a.
pIomas. The exercises were held at
1890 o'clock and were prolonged
turnout the morning. The address
made by Rev Mr.. Davis was one VI
for some time.
Miss NJ. c. Davis. principal or the
college, gave a dinner Sunday night
at the Chocolate Shop in honor OF the
members of the class. Other guests
were Chaplain and Mrs. OTIS +. Gray,
Miss Emma ]. Lewis and Miss He'ty
Albright. all of the Bethany faculty.