Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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Education is a cumulative thing; a sum- total of influence and situations. It can not be accomplished in the too short years of a college career; in fact, the search for knowledge is not ended in the span of a lifetime. Education is a continuous process built stepping-stone on stone of which one of the firmest and surest is a college educa- tion. To endow the inquisitive mind with the preparations necessary to fashion a future in accord with pre-determined plans is the vital function of formal schooling. The rallying ground and the center of forms for all students regardless of school, is classroom instructions. However, the quest for knowledge is not confined and takes on many forms. The earnest student becomes proficient in the use of the tools of his particular trade. Additionally he acquaints himself with the intangibles, the human element with which he must al- ways be concerned in the performance of his duty. There is the increasing danger of over- specialization and narrow-mindedness of outlook. To avoid this pitfall, man must be equipped to assert his personal beliefs and convictions. Through them he retains his individuality and remains, through conscious and vigorous effort, a man in the truest sense of the word. To do this, he must first acquire a background of infor- mation and education which is necessary to defend these convictions and the spirit of inquiry which leaves the mind free to accept or reject dogma or authority stated too positively. Thus the most effective means to acquire an education is personal determination to accomplish it and only to the degree that he seeks this intregral ingredient of life will the resultant rewards take form. I CLASSES

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