The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-06-30
The Challenging Crisis

Editors Note: In these DAYS
when we hear so much about
education, the article quote
below presents the views of DR..
Robert W. Bugg, headmaster of
ST. Christophers School, Rich
mOnd. Va. DR.. Bugg is a native
OF Farmville and a graduate of
Hampden-Sydney College. The
article appeared in The Pine
Needle, student public alton. as
"A Final Word from the Head
I master"
when one speaks Of e''educa-
ton vast number Of meanings
may be in mind. for its connota-
tons are as broad as would be
the subject weather. An editor
recently stated. An educated per
son is one who, knows the signifi-
canoe of what he does, and he is
one who cannot and Will not do
certain things. He has acquired
sense Of values. He has a yes
and a no . He has learned
to prefer, for he has lived in the
presence Of things that are pre-
ferable. At this time let Us re-
fleet briefly regarding "a sense
Of values"
As citizens Of the United States.
our standard Of living is the high
est OF any country in the world. In
addition. we are living under the
highest standard that this nation
has ever experienced. We have an
abundance Of material things. Our
streets and highways are crowded
with automobiles. We possess CAD
gets Of all kinds-ga dgets to save
effort, time. and to add to our COM
fort and enjoyment. We take for
granted things that less than
generation ago we're considered
luxurles. For large proportion of
our population, their entire ex-
lstence has been during a perod of
increasing material prosperity. If
such things bring happiness. we
should be the happiest people on
earth, but are we? A doctor recent
ly sta te d, Mental illness is
Americas number one health prob
lem. affecting more people than
polio heart disease. cancer, and
tuberculosis combined" We are
told on good authority that since
1850 the crime rate in our country
has increased four times as fast as
our population. The statistics enum-
Grating the number Of known al
coholics are alarming.
Prosperity bre DIS selfishness
and selfishness brings unhappiness
and insecurity. During times Of
it is easy for our values
to be related to material things. |
There is nothing wrong with wealth /
in itself. Wealth can be used to re-
lleve suffering, to foster discovery. |
and to aid enlightenment but it
can also make it easy for us as a
nation and as individuals to lose
our sense Of values. Are we living
IN the presence of things that are
What has happended
70 such values as honor, duty, and
loyalty? In general, the respect for
The rights and property of others
is fast being lost. In our search
for security and peace Of mind, we
yearn for life of ease, and are
prone to expect a paternal govern
ment to nurse and care for us in
instances when it is too frequently
lar from necessary. In our search
Tor security we are willing to give
Up freedom. and to be satisfied
with mediocrity. We seem to have
forgotten that real security and
happiness can come only from
within oneself
One of our greatest curses is
worry, and one Of our greatest
blessings is work-work not in the
sense of drudgery, but work that
eads- towards the accomplishment
# something beneficial and worth
While. Happiness dependent on ma