Evening star., 1928-05-19

free government is only surpassed by
the golden rtile. In the frame OF gov
ernment there is noble expression OF
the aims of education and the arts and
wise provision for their promotion and
protection by the public authorities.
These were the baliefs.and opinions that
Judge Phillips and his associates held.
For their perpetuatiol1 and preservation
this school was tounded. ~
National I'm Scope.
THE character of the founder and
the attendant circumstances gave 1t a
very broad outlook. Everything provin-
cial was disregarded. It has always been
and is now decidedly national In its
scope. This was in accordance with the
prevailing needs of the time. We know
the acquaintanceship which began with
Gen. Washington at Cambridge and de-
veloped into so much confidence and
respect that he placed several of his
near kindred in this school Mean
while we find him expressing the opin-
ion that assembling the youth Of diff
ferent parts of the country TO be edu-
Gated together would be a powerful in
fiuence against sectionalism,
Washington was so much impressed
with the deSirability of STRENGTHENING
the national spirit through the system
OF education that he urged ii again in
his will and made bequeSt to assist in
founding an American university In the
Capital City. In order to promote this
design admission to Phillips Academy
has always been granted without re-
Spect to residence.
while careful provision was made to
increase the intellectual power of the
fAvA earl~ nc
placed on increasing their moral power,
ciallv directed 10 the fact that "knoWl-
edge without goodness is dangerous, !"
and he was charged constantly to In
struct the students In the precepts of
the Christian religion. Our doctrine of
equality and liberty, Of humanity and
charity. comes from Our belief in the
brotherhood of.nian through the father
hood of God =
"The whole foundation of enlightened
civilization, in government, in society.
and in business. rests on religion. Un-
less our people are thoroughly instructed
in its great truths they are not fitted
either to understand our institutions or
provide them with adequate support.
For our independent colleges and sec
ondary schools to be neglectfui Of their
responsibilities In this direction is to
turn their graduates loose with Simply
an increased capacity to prey upon each
other Such a dereliction OF duty would
put in Jeopardy the whole fabric of So
ciety. For our chartered institutions of
learning to turn back to the material
and neglect the spiritual would be trea-
son, not only to the cause for which
they were founded, but TO man and to
God.
Squarely for Equality.
"One of the results of these beliefs led
this school to come out squarely tor
equality. 1t provided an opportunity
which was to be open to all. Our courl-
try has rightly put d very large 3en-
phasis on this principle. The Declara-
ton of independence made aha. its
prime assertion The Constitution of
Massachusetts, reiterated 1t with the
significant addition that all men are
born free Yet there has been great dlf-
ficultv in bringing the Government
within its operation.
AT its outset there was a tendency
to establish ruling class consisting OF
wealth and social position. When that
was overturned the other extreme pre-
vailed. which was followed by a fuctu-
ating back and forth between these two.