Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-22

the one hand, and on the other cul-
tural and civic. OF course all true
education is vocational. For it is
just as truly mans calling-a call
ing for which specific training is
Iprerequisite-to react to the finer
things OF life, 10 art, music, litera-
ture. courtesy. friendship, religion-I
say it is as truly a mans vocation to
react to these as it is to perform
piece of work requiring technical
skill. And if we could only form new
associations with the word "voca-
tional." this distinction would cease
to vex and confuse; and we should
speak of the educative process as a
whole as involving, on one hand,
training for those vocations in which
all the neighbors must participate in
common. and on the other, training
for that specific vocation which diff
ferentiates each mans technical en-
deavor from those Of his neghbors.
There are, however, let us say again,
these two types of educational en-
phasis-the vocational and the nom
vocational. And these two are for
ever distinct in their aims. No mat
ter how far the vocational may press
back or up. or be incorporated into
the vocational program. no mat
ter how much the one may enrich
the other, the. one is not and never
can be the other. One aims at
technical experiences, the other at
breadth of view. freedom of spirit,
social intelligence and social SYM
pathy And it is at this moment
matter of tirst-rate importance that
these two types Of educational en-
phasis be felt to be distinct, co-ordl-
nate, not antagonistic, not even mu-
tually exclusive: and that the prob
lens. so far as they are concerned,
is not to determine an issue between
them, but rather TO discover how
these two essential elements in edu-
cation are to be recorded and related.
1t is this specific emphasis in edu-
cation which is utterly irrespective
of vocational aims, which on the
contrary proposes cultural and civic
ends. that I understand and mean
by liberal education. And my thesis.
restatcd in different terms. is that
the Spirit of Time is making DISTINCT
and imperative demands that can he
met only if we keep steadily in view
the immediate and practical and es-
sentlal values of liberal education
. coordinate with that whose values
are expressed in economic terms"
/ "My interest in this subject is not
merely academic. 1t involves an is
! cf of tt a l.
/ culally for young men and women
who have enjoyed the advantages of
college and university training. II
i, does not involve the conclusion that
, we should attach anything less than
the utmost importance to that de-
partment of educational activity that
is controlled by the motive of pre-
pairing the individual specifically for
a career, but it does involve the con-
cluslon that we should not allow
ourselves to lose sight of the CO.
ordinate importance of that other
department of educational activity
that proposes utterly different ends.
For it is evcrlastingly true that the
things men live by are work play.
love- service and worship. And We
are dangerously near misinterpreting
) the Spirit Of Time, turning work into
5 drudgery and so losing sight of the
; things men live by, in our absorption
; in material things and the mastery
: over material things. Thus our
| whole educational emphasis lis in
, dividualistic. We do our best to fill
the graduates chiefly with thoughts
Of what their education and training
will enable them to get out Of life
and the world Liberal edu-
cation. on the other hand, is So
cial, it emphasizes the value, rot
merely of what human life con-
tains but of its output
At the close of DR.. Butler address
| President Arthdr J. Roberts arose and
following the time-honored custom,
! read in Latin words that told the sem
Tor class that they had finished their
, work in college and We're now ready to
= come forward and receive their diplo-
, ma. The senior class arose in body
f and slowly passed up onto the platform
to receive their diplomas.
DEGREES Conferred
Degrees were conferred upon the
following members Of the class Of
1922, Colby College: Mems division
| Asa G. Adams of Linneus, Raymond j.
, Bates of Willimantic, Walter D. Berry
, of Houlton, Ashley l.. Bickmore Of
Charleston, Roger E. Bousfield Of Wa
, terville. George w. Brer of Oakland.
Walter G. Chamberlain of Wells River.
, Vt, Thomas +. Cook of Newport
George w. Curiier Of Kingston, n. H.
, Willard J. Curtis of South Paris. Will
liam +. Cushman of Stonington, Conn,
Kenneth c. Dolbeare of New London,
Conn. Wendell F. harrington Of Liver
more Falls, Charles II. Gale of Med
!; ford. Mass. Edwin W. Gates of Keene.
N. H., George +. Hendricks Of Clifton
dale. \. Y, Robert Nj. Jackson of Wa
terville. julius p. Loefier of Lisbon
Falls Merle f. Lowery of Monticello.
Leonard w Mayo of New Gloucester.
Walter T. Moreland of Epping. n. H..
Irwin S. Newbury of Groton, Conn.
Charles j. Paddock of Amityville. y.
Y. Clifford Peasee of Pittsield. Mass,
Herbert A. Perkins of Waltham, Mass.
A. Moulton Potile of Oxford Chester
l.. Robinson of Warren. Clyde L. Rus
sell of Charleston, Evan J. Sherman
of East Woodfords, Robert l.. Stone of
Wateryille, Harold 7. Smith of Sedg-
wick, Arthur j. Sullivan of Winthrop.
Mass. Henry p. league of Warren.
George +. Terry of Waterville. Will
liam J. Wallace of Penacook. \. H..
Hugh c. Whittemore of Portland,