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VrO THE PRESIDENT ' S ETONIAN HOMILY A Jr. Howard W. Odum delivered an address at his Alma Mater, Emery University, in ■ ' ' • the spring of 1924 and gave to his audience advice that well might have been given to all the youth of America. The following statements embody part of his message: We do not know enough. We do not think enough. We do not read enough. We do not write enough. We talk too much. Since it is truth alone that sets us free, there must be a greater emphasis placed upon investigation, experimentation, and research in various channels. Habitually to press on in old paths is the death knell of progress. Where there is no growth in vision, no new inter- pretation of truth, civilization harks back to barbarism. Nor is it the cock-sure type of individual who adds to the sum total of knowledge, but the humble, open-minded student. Thinking is one of the most difficult tasks in which man engages, but it is just this kind of exercise which makes practical men. Bernadine Freeman in an article, Is This Educa- tion? has the modern student confess: I can solve a quadratic equation, but I cannot keep my bank balance straight. I can read Goethe ' s ' Faust ' in the original, but I cannot ask for a piece of bread in German. I can name the kings of England since the War of the Roses, but I do not know the qualifications of the candidates in the coming election. I know the economic theories of Malthus and Adam Smith, but I cannot live within my income. I can recognize the ' leit-motif of a Wagnerian opera, but I cannot sing a tune. I can explain the principle of hydraulics, but I cannot repair a leak in the kitchen faucet. I can read the plays of Moliere in the original, but I cannot order a meal in French. I have studied the psychology of James and Titchener, but I cannot control my own temper. I can conjugate Latin verbs, but I cannot write legibly. These weightier things left undone after all determine the worth of the individual to society. What do the scintillations of intellect profit a man when he has not really thought enough on how to live? The theory of life must become incarnate. Because we do not read enough we have an impoverished supply of facts upon which to base the decisions of our lives. What narrow worlds we inhabit because we do not acquaint ourselves with the thoughts of the world ' s greatest men and women! No one can read the messages contained in a masterpiece of literature and be the same person afterwards. Every one should read some of the outstanding books in fields other than that of his major interest. This would give him breadth of perspective and prevent biased and distorted views on the practical problems of life. Then, too, how much of value has been missed bv the world because many of our best thinkers have failed to set forth the fruits of their labors in clear, concise language. An exactness is developed in an individual by frequently engaging in writing. Glenn Frank significantly says, We must breed more scholars and writers who combine the burrowing qualities of the mole with the singing qualities of the lark, men who are masters alike of the science of research and the art of expression. There is a mass of writing done bv those with juvenile brains; but we must encourage the lion thinkers to give more of their discov- eries to a hungry world. May you remember as you leave your Alma Mater that the greatest danger is in talking too much about what ought to be done instead of actually doing something to make the world better. Put your life on the side of those striving to consummate a constructive pro- gram for humanity. Dare to do the right at any cost; never flinch when duty calls. To see you thus acquit yourself will be my highest joy. President R. W. Schlosser. Twenty-two
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