Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06
DEAN ARTHUR QUINN
TALKS ON EDUCATION
"Production Of Human Power
Discussed at New Tower
Hill School,.

occupVinR particularly advanta-
reous position for noting the ttehu oi
college studies and their effect on stu
dents Dean Arthur Hphson QUINN Oh
the faculty of the | niversitN ot Penn
slVvania spoke very cntertainingly TO
the teachers. students and students
parents i'm the Tower Hill School as
scmhlS halt last night. While his an
uounced topic was getting into col
lcEc." hc treated even more FUZZY on
what one may and should Eet our ol
college course Wherewith to broaden
and deepen contact with life outside ot
scholastic walls
pr,mising thnt .teilvgr" 3s the term
h. generally used rs subject {" misun-
derstaudtng Through us Application 10
many institutions where training Tor
aNucatluus rs given. hc limited the
=, ul,, ot the REMARKS h" proposed max
ug 90 such aS are devoted &" the
uh,tal ants Whcr, development "t
broad culture aS haS.S ou which a
specialized career ma> he erected. IS
the aim
lie instauced several cases that had
comc under his own olsyrVation where
the ideas ot parents on tn, wishes "i
students themselves had led tn lines of
fINil Ath y ilit II ttlt ff'.A' 't''''''N -
pointing cur that where the misflt can
D.. demonstrated in time. the result is
on thc whhlc b,ucflcia throush piac-
ne the tatu, ~ TN, broad training IN
th,. hght uf a hrtt.i understanding.
while IN, toutltHl idea of college
a. i place. ta. I,.ur IL make money is
D, no means always realized in every
csr n, noted the fact that many col
Ier, bred mon do make money: al
though thsy msEt have done tho same
without the studies.
Druniug tn, ,hu,r,nc, between
knowledge which Is thy accumulation
ot facts and Wisdom which consists in
applylug these ttctS la IN, matters Of
practical ,l.r n, S.tId that broadly
stated. tn, advantage III liberal edu-
cation Was TN, .tssIstauc" il furnished
In IN, ability to establish human re-
lationships II leads 10 life 10 be
coming a person at resources
nder the head 81 the sly grand
divisions ~ tho domain Of lrarning
covered by college studies, the speaker
discussed In detail the development of
~ acquaintance with ones own Ian
guaee and literature. with the exact
sciences like mathematics and Chemis-
Try. the sciences of observation. like
hotany the sciences of history. inClud-
ing political economy and foreign Ian
snaEe~. modern and one ancient.
The work ~ preparatory schools.
p~oc~rly performed, was TO lay a solid
foundation for development along these
imr: to cultivate an appreciation Of
mathematics. for instance, as a depart
r,ent in which the sheer beauty Of an
equation may hc felt and admired.
Also 20 ~ deSircd is the acquisition Of
the power 70 take up IN any task the
things that are important and TO leave
out the things that arc unimportant.
The tragedy of not beginning to pre-
pArs for a college course until too late
was alluded 40: and the purpose Of edu-
cation. as the production Of human
power 10 DO something. 10 D. some
thine 10 finish a task once started. 10
furnish resources for the time sure 10
come In every life. when one must he
ones own best companion" was dwelt
upon
The announcement was made Of the
prospect of an address next Thursday
evening by Mrs MARY : Johnson. Of
Fairhope School Greenwich. Conn. Of
which due announcement Will be made