Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-20
TAKE CARE OF THE SENSE

Inc reports or tlc various auuleSScS
more especially those Of the pres-
dents of the institutions of learning
at this commencement season. Is
the interest chiefly in those which
SAVIOR Of a contest, or which hold
forth eloquently for reform mean
ing, of course, what the speaker hap
pens to think is reform.
AS a matter of fact it is quite i'm
pOrtant that we who are so unfOrtu-
nate as to belong to the tyrannical
ma jorty described by Doctor Fos-
dick as being the dead level" should
keep informed. 1t is from this
source that most of the suStcnaNCc
comes. material sustcnancc being re-
ferred to, as the spiritual. the learned
doctor would have us believe. is fur
Nished by the brilliant minority way
up front among whom is the doctor
himself. SO We the people. yielding
up the tribute and the pupils really
are under obligation to sec that 4
right use SHALL be made of these. 1t
able to appreciate to the full the
divine nfflatus which we are told
those with vision possess far above
the comprehension of those on the
dead level" but if there be sense
rightly termed common" if must be
in possession of the common folks.
From this it ncod not be inferred.
however. that tho brilliant minority
who arc striving to lead us to the
bci,bts bavo mono of II in thcir eo,Iin-
mont ,ot IuvcnaI-rcnutnd IN oh
.orvor tboucb eotirico1- rc,n,rl,cl
,b,t If was roro in tho bicbcr RAM,
B,t that was yoars 400 and some of
+bose who u.ouId LOAD nc onncor "a
+b;r,, tbo old t,u.bs obsolete in tho
Itch. oe what b,s boon revealed 10
themselves
All of .boso ubo b,yo heon enea,,-
to- ,ro ro+ ,r ,oc,,,. 1-oed4cl.,e u.av
pf Thinking that those of tho ma
icrity strive only 70 think "vhnt
evervhodv else thinks"-ho is
strangely unacouaiDtod with the d.
ycrrent and conflicting views enter
Iainod among those common folks
whose s,,pno,t is so necessary. Ono
tolls rs thnre is no roal conflict be-
tv.onn science and rclicion. another
hkcns some institutions of learning
ia \ bakcshon turning ont large
patches. not necessarily half baked
lut Iikc!v to lack tho flavor and
no,,rishing qualities of the home
baked. President Roberts of Colby
reminds the students that they should
be tho very last to say: "Thc world
owes me living" for they have been
EXEMPT from productive labor over a
term of years and the surplus prod
ucts have paid for the college course.
In other words the pupil that has
had the ADVANTAGE of a college cdu-
cation fas come under obligations
10 society. Good sense. this.
President Stills Of Bowdoin sounds
a timely note of warning that society
is encroachinr on tha individual tbot
# is time to call \ halt. that all doc
trines based nrimarilv not on reason
Int on force have q chilling and re-
pressive cffect President IJihhop Of
princeton calls for Abandonment of
feor Of nrorressivo tbouobt Those
things are bcinr said NV those who
are directors Of student thounht in
This country worry reenoneib,o no
sitior and ono wbicb noodle ond
shnuld recaivo tbo corei,1cr,tio, ~
peon,e copor,llv Az r,,tter of f,ct
and according 10 ,hc dictates of TINT
common sense which yo,to;ro found
,ot common is - NOT ono Of ,bo ,,ost
,,,,o,,,rt rosno,,i,,u;,;o. o,,
how. 10 ,no,,. r.bitbo, t,,o ,,,,,,i1s of
,b;r ,erorotio, ore, ,,oi,x 1odo
foreign corrosnondont is i'm
,rossod h,, ,bo ,o, ~ ,,n;ot, .ho
,,oo,,o of co,, 49,. ,.;o,,;, -
,boso who ~ 90 .,;,,,. co., .I'.
n-ho,, ,.oro to,a ,.;o ., .ho o, .,,..
.bo STATE u,s all ,,o,, oro o,,,ootoa
,1orr limo. ,o;d ,o,, Co.. ,,,, -.
those who assur,oa 70 40 +ho nooos
sarv tbinkins on nhlio o,,ostio,s
They were told that thcv would re-
ceive ncnsiors !, tbo;r o,a 900 ~.