Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-24

place in the world. The first contest
was the struggle for food-the effor'
| to satisfy demands; the second was
| the hunger of heart-the effort tt
seek companionship and rid self Of
loneliness; the third, hunger OF
mind-the desire of man TO learn, tt
| gain knowledge of the world il
which he lived, and the fourth grea'
contest was the determination Oi
man to find the Cause, of things, tt
seek the Infinite Cod"
From his struggle to secure food
man gained physical power, skill OF
| and was brought by his endeaVors tC
| inquire into the realm of science
From his inquiries the world has
secured three great things, first. po-
| litical economy: second, courage tC
| battle for the right, and third, medi-
| cine-for in mans fighting, his body
became bruised and broken and ir
need of relief
, Hunger of heart brought man tc
seek mate it gave him his chill
'iren. his family and his home II
! brought him in contact with others
! and he had to learn ethics to live
with them. He sought mode of eX.
pressing his thoughts through pic
lures, and thus art Wos born, and
before entering battle lie chanted
soul-stirring refrains to lend courage
to his efforts Thus. from heart
hunger the family, art, and music
had their birth"
out of the contest for mind came
language, history AMI lte,uture. and
from the Cause of things we have
bad our law. Jurisprudence and
theology All progress is limited bv
mans ability to satisfy these four
fundamental things"
Most of what we term education
comes from four things, the public
schools. the public press, the "mov-
les and the public library. At the
age OF 10. 50 per cent. Of all the neo.
PIE IN this country have discontinued
'he'r education. This puts the bur-
deh or education on the n1blir
schools. and God help America nm
less you make these schools otfic;a,,t
ana worthy to bear this burden. The
nuik OF all the reading done in
-AHlerlca is the reading of the + 600
"ooooo copies of the press that reach
'he people annually. The hone of
real education then. lies in the nuh1;o
ii,orafles-in books written and
paced in the hands Of the peon1n ~
the State" 'p'' u
IT man IS to be an al,-round
man ne must know the past no r,ust
nave brought before MIN from bool.c
she history of events long nas+
~ man understands the nast and
us relation to the present he is
''NeS 10 become a good citizen. if
- only ignorance that hurts. and
touaN ignorance is the greatest
menace TO the Republic,
Men should read books fo,. Con-.
'lirss: For recreation, good books
oi hctlon; for culture the classics
iof character. biography: for husi :
ness the multitude of books tha+
touch upon phases of business Iifo
ne reason that most of Won, mon
"hether business men or nrofns.
"eiohdl men are failures, is berausa
!ou 90 not read. If You are to bo
successful You must read. read oood
DOCKS read properly and with under
standing.
III oroer to read properly, Won
should know about the man vo,,.ro
iedulng; you should know sometime
"ooul ms times. and finally, vol,
should know why that man writes
III YOU know why man writes
you VIII see the motive behind his
work NO great work was ever
M'i''eh without motive behind il.
homer wrote the 1lliad to show the
! virtue OF patience: Dante pleaded
iof justice; Cervantes in his Don
QulXote showeS the value of trutb
lhd the evil of lies: Bunyon in his
rligrlm Progress gave courage ia
tne world, and enabled England N
rise triumphant at the battle of the
Marne' and the book of job shows
US the virtue of faith
Show me a man that is patient
JUST STRAIGHTFORWARD. and cour-
aseous with trust and faith in bis
iehoWmen, and you show me a cir,
zen that will enrich the world bv his
presence" MS
Welcomes James {. Fuller
AFTER thanking Mr.. Dunnack fo,.
ms talk, Mr.. Newbert welcomed
James f. Fuller of Ashland Orc
WIN few graceful words. Mr.
ruler is former Augusta man ro,
years in the grocery business in this
| CITY and he built up large circle
Oh loyal friends while Augusta was
| ms nome. The Rotarians took =
rising vote of courtesy and well
come to their guest The meeting
was then closed with the singing al
America" e''e VI
Inc following members Of the
Rotary club were present a. the
meeting: John r Gould r. Craw-
,u'o Mcllroy. George s. Williams. r
w. cope. f. w Manning. Charles
r. chase w. s. Kittredge, Ralph
! Herrick. DR.. Oliver W. Turner
Harry p. Lowell. C. F. Bilodeau. DR.
"a n. Sturtevant. Judge Leslie G
cornish Charles E. Downing. Char.
les /. Penney. John z. Hanson. Sam.
| uel stuart Or. George A. Coornbs
George II, Macomher. Z. E. Newbert
Paul g. Merrill, A. r. Hoffman