New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-12-03
DARTMOUTH HEAD
DEFENDS STUDENTS
Says They Face New Perplezi-
ties and Are Ulafraid

Charlottesville, Ind. Dec. (P-
American college men defy conven-
tions, shock sensibilities and inflict
cruel hurt upon themselves because
they are facing unafraid world OF
bewildering perplexities. President
Ernest NJ. Hopkins OF Dartmouth
college declared in an address at the
Inauguration exercises of his brother,
Louis B. Hopkins, as president of
Wabash college here today.
Defends Modern Youth
The eastern educator said he re-
scented COMBINATIONS tof American
college students. THE only points
at which I am willing to criticize
this generation OF college men is
that they have no understanding OF
the imperative necessity of self disci-
pline and that they are impervious
to attempts to give them comprehen-
sion that without this neither intel
lectual sinew nor moral stamina can
he developed except by later
struggle" he tdded.
Face New Perplexitics
"Our college youth confront q
world of bewildering perplexities un-
dreamed of in any previous genera
ton and face it unafraid.
Possessed of abundant argument
for doubling the validity of old 10y
alties which men have declared and
then ignored, repealed by the inter-
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TO bigotry and intolerance, they re-
volt from the tawdriness and futility
of it all.
Commit New Follies
"In search for better ways they
commit new follies. They deny con-
ventions. they shock sensibilities, and
too often and most serious they in
fiict cruel hurt upon themselves. But
in the main this generation Of youth
is an indomitable one seeking to be
captains of their own souls and
promising to succeed. In straight
forwardness, in unhypocritical hon
esty. in cleanness of thought and in
tegrity of action, in aspiration and
idealism their like has not been seen
before.
Colleges Must Change
THE question is not more logically
to be asked whether the colleges can
find men worthy of their advantages
than It is whether this on-coming
generation of youth can find colleges
qualified to understand them and
competent to inspire them. The COL
lege which thinks itself simply in
terms OF curricula and OF depart
ments of instruction, and of require
ments for degrees may afford certain
devices for development OF talent,
but it does nothing to build charac-
ter. or to develop personality or to
give vitamines to mental nutrition.
Must Aid Individual
THE college misses the whole
point of its being unless with all else
its influence is calculated to enhance
the values of life for the individual
student. Its positive functions are to
aid those who seek for themselves
knowledge of what desires are
worthy and how most adequately
those may be r alized.'
The difficulty of college admins
tration, he said. lies in the fact that
the work of the institution is always
fundamentally for the benefit of
tomorrow about whose circum-
stances one can but inadequately
know.
Presidents OF nine colleges were
guests of Wabash at the installation
ceremonies OF Mr.. Hopkins, North
western university man as the sew
enth president of the institution. In
addition to the Dartmouth president
there were DR.. William Lowe Bryan.
Indiana university; Dr. Edward c.
Ellitt, Purdue university; Father
Matthew Walsh. University Of Notre
Dame and DIR. Walter Hill Scott,
Northwestern university, as we'll as
the heads of four smaller Indiana
colleges.