Putnam patriot., 1926-06-25
lcontlnuea from Page Onel
Prof. Bronson. Address

It 5a A pleasure t0 return ID 4.=5-= ..bere spent much of my e3s z....d and received In its iiee P.4 -1t9s..4s "a. education that has 'Pst 9o Ts many golden aaat t-.t to
 Tt a an honor 70 be a-Ne. -.ad,sas the graduating tat,ed 4si.-b sehool which my fashei .a..5 s..t and from which ] Ef"'1 .-t-,a -s1.,,,5-six years ago. cong s[s .tta tos.n upon its schools "i'et..-,, "i'e -, -..s5-sb su they cost. ih Pa,-f - congratulate these new -,..'. e .tas npon the educationai pil' a.d
 t.set tbev have here enJottN
 VI. .beir success ia life thus iai 'upTt occasion naturally raises ~.
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 .n .1 do with the education yo' s3z VI satq What wiII you try t9 a3f d.. corning years. for youf-eiF sii ...,,gn your country. your Nui 2 f.rr1 of service you are iteN ..4 anan. | know. for that l7 y''' 5.r;5e .5sz seirit of youth bos ~ .55 zqhaf form you are aese lle thst #,5E v6u may bezH Fefiati', .555f .s4aa careful thought eHa F'.,.5.zs --s.er5euee X mere S4sae f..t,
 ast enough Iset me A .s55 s5ge truth. often a9eFt aaAtA "l
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 ,sfBre and art. lacking prfei=s t..,.[zIaaere of the faetH and laws el #.f= Tso be of small help to 'iHHt# 4.s....ger earnest and sincere ne f s15 not urging you ta seiieh ea9 st,fe hut rather warning you that tei fnre in yourselves is essential lg lns s.5zE.sf and richest service Co others. h,d SO when I ask what kina "l Araeriean will you he. The queetleh .tsa means what kind of country ,ra tgorld will you help to make Since tbe public schools are one oi =f.. zz4Est shaping forces in the united at5f.. ftis ocrasian suggests as =.l5s.sa af interest fa nz all the com 5a=s a8erfran: what sill he be- ana Eaas can thp schools help to make Hzm what he ought ts be
 Characterised bY Energy
 f. fhe. rasi the tspe9l American 64# been characterized ny '".L+st AaHiue itself Ia zahdat5+ i.@ continent. setting uH B sHfaa# t'''t ##HHf frlahN fH# sha8eht all eEaafs. and developing ! t##' 'He4
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 An outstanding faet tH American IT. now is our rHeHt wealth I'm .Fvnozes u4 Go tbe danger of m7ietial= ian leading to loss of lteallsm, 70 love of show. to low pleasures, ie a.ek of the old hardihood and content .,,,,tb inner riches The time may come when we shall have Co say Wiln WadsWorth "plain hHlnF and hifh #htuEfHe are ue mere Bni strong forros are working ta avert thi- ca 1amffv Among them are rich men tb8f aae their wealth as mean. To high ends. religious, phllanthropie, artistic. educational, the churches ol aU folds. and the schools and collefe1s where the young by millions come into dfreet contnct with the uohlest Ideals md are taught that the life is more thsn meat how needful then. that Inc teachers should be the best pos eibls exemplars nf what they teach far as Emerson says. hhfaet'i 4eaches oyer our hrads.' The eomink American. wr may believe. VIII not be
 mlterialist.
 Moral laxity
 AsstAer outstanding fact uf modern life is moral laNlty The causes are many Wealth and luxury reaction from a narrow form et fuflt'nlsia' decline in religious faith. the "feAl War. The most significant tm"E is that q widespread theory ot me hes behind the practice. W hateNei is natural is right. ield to your natural urge Develop your eenality Co the full self.eNprrssion k your natural right" This theory 6nds vent iu many modern novels, plays. and poems: in systems ot rear tng children and of education ln gen eral according to which the child or older student must b. given complete freedom and never he forced te d13 anything he doesn't want to doi and in Che "erime waves m our cHles. where gunmen certainly follow the1r natural impulses and express thelr personality with great success Nlh fhe coming American be ot this aN tvpea l think not l believe he will have too much sense and moral sound ness at bottom to accept or follow this Ihcarv of morals insofar as t Y false and hurtful to the higher life af mankind Like his ferefathers he wit have Che moral herolsm Co re- spona Co the cal of duty even t she sets him tasks bitter and hard. hut if ha is to avoid this snare he must he taught. in school and elsewhere, the fallacy that turks in much setting forth of the doctrine for a wrong theory must be met by an address Co che intellect. not merely by an appeal to the heart and conscience He must be reminded that unbridled self-eN- press{en ef one individual may violate the rights of others as Che case or the rohhes .s,a4tIfferer He must be