The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-12
Sy j. S. MULLEN

Psychologists assert that the less
educated can concentrate their minds
upon one subject for longer per,
iod than the educated. 1t may be
doubted if this statement is true. The
educated, through the laws of sug
gestion and a knowledge of different
things, live with greater intensity and
have wider vision and deeper pur-
pose The educated are never alone
for whether in q parlor, by stream
forest or field, their relationship With
the sciences-botany, zoology biology,
psychology-make themselves familiar
with natural conditions, so that an alb.
eorption Of his environment is inc
yitabl.e. The more we know, the more
is expected of US, but to be more. we
must know more.
An educated man must know more
than something of the Aeneid or Of
Homer or Of integral calculus, or Of
the binomial theorem, OF of the Elm
stein theory of relativity. A truly
educated man should know how to ap
praise himself and others; should know
how TO realize the embarrassments and
inefficiencies Of life; should know how
to meet and solve the problem of all
problems that is, how to obtain happi
ness.
To Be Happy
To be happy, We have to have good
health, pleasant and profitable EN-
ployment and someone to love.
Many accomplishments constitute an
educated man, but he should possess
or acquire the following:
First: He should have some knowl-
edge Of music and know how to play
some musical instrument Since the
piano is the most common instrument.
one should know how to play the
plano first and the violin second
Music is inspirational. It plays on the
heart chords and touches the soul.
Second: One should possess an init
mate knowledge Of his mother tongue.
The power to use nice discriminating
words; forcibly, keenly, if not brilliant.
ly, to express thoughts is an. accom-
plishment Of great value. Next TO the
power to express an original idea is
the power to quote one.
Third: A man should know how to
treat rightly, his fellowman, therefore
one should have a knowledge OF ethics
Fair and prompt dealing is among the
requisites of human happiness. sta
billy Of character is among the priced
assets Of human equipment
Fourth: The human mind gives birth
to varying shades Of action, under sim.
liar and different circumstances one
should know how to appraise them,
and Judge them. Then one should
know how cunningly to compel the
other man to reach the desired conclu-
sions and to foretell a verdict Teach
ourselves concerning our fellows, to be
neither masters Of their fury nor of
their weaknesses. One should there
fore have a knowledge Of psychology
Life is a series Of adjustments. How
We treat these adjustments represent
Our capacity for achievement.
Fifth. One should have knowledge
of the creation the distribution and
the consumption OF wealth; hence. DO
litical economy. He should know some.
thing Of how the condition OF man.
kind is made prosperous OF the re.
verse. 1t has been wisely said. that
human effort is made up Of this There
are many men who have nothing
there are many men who have much
1t is the object of one to keep what
he has, and the object Of the second
10 secure what the other fellow has.
This interchange creating a system
of human intercourse based upon tang.
ible assets for the most part, is a val.
liable thing to know about To a vary
ing degree, most OF us are the owners
Of the collection Of property of the hu.
man race. How to preserve what We
already have and legitimately to &C.
quire more is an incentive to physical
effort.
Sixth: One should know how TO
reach cogently and clearly, therefore.
one should have a knowledge Of logic.
We must reason sufficiently from ob.
servation and experience to justify
conduct There are two sides to most
questions, and the power and ability