The Washington herald., 1922-06-19
Advises College Gradu-
ates to Adopt Practical
Lessons of Life.
WARNS OF SHARES
Declares Highest Education
Comes Through Tasks I'm
School of Experience.
By HENRY ALLEN TuPPER,
Pastor First baptist Chur-A.

There - one educational institu-
tion. and only one. w16se corner
stone was laid in the beginning Of
time. whose curriculum embraces
every human activity. whose stu
dent-body includes all human be-
ings. whose campus and buildings
extend all over the earth, whose
more there is TO learn. trncse heac.
whose mstriculation exercIses open
with life and whose graduating ex-
ercises close with death. vhoss
students should be conscious OF the
ieet that the more they learn the
more there 20 earn. whose head
master 10 limitless in knowledge
ana wisdom. and whose --nnaIs-
mere VIII be the commencement OF
the university course where move
nents shall be untrammeiIed ana
where the light Of omniscience shall
glorlfy the pathway OF eternal
progress and power.
The text refers 70 this edues
tional institution in the words, Il
nave learned by experience" or in
the school OF experience. The
marked futility and failure OF other
SCHOOLS. without the AID OF this
school. are apparent all about US.
Follow the careers OF the thousa nd,
OF graduates" from our so-caIieo
institutions Of learning this month
ana notice the results.
Brains. packed with linguistic
philosophical ana scientinc lore,
VIII be cumbersome burdens unless
the recipients absorb and adopt the
practical lessons Of life. II In IN
deed an outstanding and pathetic fact
that so many degree-rrs1 rrUru our
colleges and universities are mouu-
mental failures when they are
called upon TO deal with the mat.
ter-of-fact AFFAIRS Of life. Devoid
OF sanctiied common sense. OF the
art OF adaptation. OF knowledge Of
human nature. OF genuine gump-
ton. your scholastic titles and your
sheepskin diplomas will De SHARES
and delusions
Highest education comes throush
testing tasks IN the University OF Ex-
perience- Incidence 10 q forerunne-
OF positive failure: developing edu-
cation is child Of supreme struggle
and oftentimes OF intense suffering
The progress Of man toward culture
Nhu NAfAA1oNion Cuulet InTOuEn a De
ttent tuition in the University Of En-
periencc. No education come with
out the experience Of struggle and
the higher the education The more
testing the tasks. An fn6rt runnp OF
clay Is the slothful savage. Sir John
Lubbock tried In vain 20 induce the
savage chief TO converse with the
Interpreter. 90 II 10 reported. The
barbarian gave all Of his time 20 cat
ing bananas and sleeping Said Lub-
book: Who do you think made the
sun end starsr Give me your idessr"
ideas. Ideas- said the CHEZ. 'Toess
why they make me sleepy" and took
another banana and fen into another
doze. By necessity and experience
such creatures are inspired 70 hifher
ideals and better life. II q pathetic
pity that any child should not be
allowed. IL matters not how weslthy
his parents are. to have experiences
in life that VIM devoip him men
tally. morally and spiritually.
Progressive growth through the
fires OF trial is q necessary part Of
the curriculum IN the University Of
Experience. Guiding wisdom Is often
the result OF the severe oroels IN
the University Of Experience and real
greatness is the creature Of a SAC
rifcisl suffering in the University Of
Experience.