Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-19
COLBY'S 1O3RD
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In remarklng on the weather, Dr.
Marshall took up an old Latin ex-
preston which the Baptist denom-
ination translated as meaning Into
the river" while others differed and
stated that the meaning was ito the
river" The speaker said than in
either case it would not make any
difference in Waterville this morn
ing whether one was in the river or
at the river, as there was plenty of
water in Waterville. This drew the
first laugh from the audience and
the crowd realized the fact that they
were to listen to a speaker who
would be out of the ordinary.
The speaker said that it was a
great pleasure for him to be at Col
by this morning, especially at a col
lege which had the History which
was impossible to be- surpassed by
any college, in the State. He said
that it was his hope that Colby
would continue to be what it has
been in the years past; great force
for conservativeness, for law and
for order in the State of Maine This
statement drew a great deal of ap-
plause from the audience. DIR. Mar
shall then gave as the keynote Of
his address Teaching What Is Nee
essary." He said that he did not
object to a great deal of informa-
ton being poured into the reservoir
of young men and young women
who go to college. This Is not harm
full to the students and one cannot
know too much, but that informa-
ton is not education. He stated
that he was getting an idea of what
education was, then humorously re-
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by degrees and that he understood
that he was to receive another de-
gree this morning. This bit of wit
drew big laugh from the house.
The idea of education, according
to DIR. Marshall, is to put into life
some great principle; instill into the
mind of youth some great principle
which would stand test after test of
the most severe kind. He stated
that education was not, as some
might believe, so terribly complex
as it might look and that the pri-
mary object of education was to
make a conviction or make convic-
tons in young men and young wom-
en- of something.
Law and order and the. constitu-
ton are the outward and visible
signs of what people are but that
these are really not people. Civil
ization rests almost entirely upon
education and organized self con-
troll. DR.. Marshall stated that Rus
STA would never become a democ-
racy until the people thought more
than merely drinking their vodka,
eating their black bread and work
ing just enough to purchase these
articles. He stated that there never
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and organized self control.
Marion d. Brown of Waterville
talked in her address upon training
for leadership and her address was:
The last of the senior honorary
speakers was Ralph D. McLeary of
Waterville who talked on the next
step in education. McLeary's speech
was as follows:
Today we have an educational
system of far reaching scope and
widest influence, involving the ex-
penditure of millions of dollars.
Now what really is this education?
Analytically it is a process of teach
ing and learning, and of these two,
learning is the more basic. Viewed
from any angle, education is a great
adventure, it is a greater adventure
than a great many of us realize.
This naturally leads us to think
about the deficiencies of our pres
ent system. l discuss but one. 1
Advocate here this morning the i'm
mediate Introduction into our COL
leges of the system of individual in
struction. BY individual instruction
1 mean the assignment of work to
each student irrespective of the
group, that he may progress as his
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tate. How does the present system
work out? Teachers attend to the
average of the class, frequently to-
tally disregard those who could go
faster. and impose regrettable hard
ships on those who naturally work
with painful slowness. For the one
group there settles upon the student
the conviction that our system of
education is after all what the usual
system comes to be-a simple me-
chanical process. For the other
group there gradually develops the
absence of all pride in Independent
achievement in the normal way. In
respect to either group, education
has failed of it's high purpose.
To my own way of thinking, there
is no more dangerous word to be
applied to the personal efforts of
human kind than this same word,
system"
Our task, then, If we would move
forward to higher grounds of ac-
complishmentS. is to break the grip
that system has upon education, and
look upon the students of our COL
leges, not as fodder for the hopper,
but as individual instruments, for
individual tasks, each to be trained
in oy-nn o.
culiar demands.
Following the address by DR..
Marshall, President Arthur J. Rob
erts arose and addressed a few words
in Latin to the graduating class and
then the members of the class march,
ed from their seats upon the stage
and were presented with their di-
plomas by President Roberts. Fol-
lowing the presentation Of the diplo-
mas, President Roberts again ad-
dressed the now graduates again in
Latin.
Chief Justice Leslie Colby Cornish,
rs, of Augusta then presented the
four candidates for the honorary
degrees to President Roberts. JUS
tice Cornish was assisted by Prof.
George F. Parmenter. The degree
of Mater of Arts was first bestowed
upon Henry Foss Merrill of Port
land. Mr.. Merrill was presented with
this honorary degree for the active
part which he took in the promotion
of the new State Pier at Portland.
William Franklin Watson, 81, of
Athens, Ga, was then honored with
the degree of Doctor of Science. DIR.
Watson was honored with this degree
for work which he has accomplished
in originating a new method of mi
crophotography.
George Atwood Martin, '99. of
Springfield. Mass, received the de-
gree of Doctor of Divinity. DIR.
Martin is a minister in Springfield
and was honored with this degree