Frankfort Pilgrim College - Pilgrim Yearbook (Frankfort, IN)

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5119 GIPHMH 'N F ' 5 L1terary TRUE CULTURE What is cultu1'e and of what value is it? VVe must first decide what true eultu1'e 1'eally is. After examining' the title of our subject, we find that there must also be a false conception of culture. On the one hand, there are those persons who think culture to bc a refine- ment which is directly endangered by contact with the realities of life. Accord- ing' to this idea of culture, it is a name applied to that serenity and loftiness of mind that can be attained and preserved only by keeping' a safe distance from the maddening' crowd and those less refined experiences of life. To quali- fy according' to this conception of culture, one could have no more than a classical education, which would possibly require an ability to translate and 1'ead the classics, and he could never enter into only the theoretical side of life. On the other hand, there are those who conceive cultu1'e, if mo1'e than a veneer-to be refinement that can be attained, and possibly we must say pre- served, only by direct participation in social life, althoug'h such contact with the world may b1'ing' embarrassment, temptation, and failure as Well as their opposites, but all these, instead of debasing to true culture, are the very experi- ences that bring culture: they are the fire without which the refining process could not take place. He who is cultured may even be in action with his sleeves rolled up eng'ag'ed in the aecomplislnnent of higher purposes. 57 Is a man cultured merely because he cangread Homer, Virgil or Dante: VVe must say no if he is depending' upon his reading' knowledge of these. It may be possible for one to 1'ead Homer, and yet Homer would say nothing to him, as he would have nothing' in his consciousness with which to interpret Homer because of the narrowness of his experiences. It will possibly be true that a cultured man will have at least a. vague knowledge of the classical poets, philosophers, and dramatists, althoug'h we can not say that one would not be cultured because of the lack of this knowledge. It Quay be possible to memorize all the dates given in histo1'y, read all the Sunday supplements, or even attain some scholarly degree and yet not be cultured. As Dewey has said, Hknowledge is a system of relationships. If this is t1'ue of knowledge, what must culture be? lt means more than crowded facts, but related facts with every day evperienees combined, which may be felt to be one own. Huxley has given us a very concise definition of cultu1'e. He said, Cul- ture is an active criticism of modern life. A cultured man is one who has the faculty of continually passing' iudgment and picking' out the better of those every day experiences and give them their proper valuation is his relationships. To be cultured reouires a degree of independence. Someone has said that only he who dares to be lonely dares to be cultured. It must be remembered that cultu1'e can only be preserved by a continual, close observation, judgment, and an appreciation of those everyday experi- ences of life. as well as those more sublime experiences and desi1'es, as one ceases to actively criticize, he ceases to be cultured. Culture docs not make one superficial or worthless in life. neither does it render him unfit to associate with his fellow man, but it makes him a valu- able asset to society, increases his ability to serve, enlarges his capacity to en- joy life, and gives him a true conception of all things. ' +Cleo E. Kelley.

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Glhv Glrama ja f , ' o ef L1terary 3 , OTHERS Q Save thyself, was the cry of the rabble when our blessed Lord hung on QQ! ffl a if Q9 Sf! Q9 ci if all QD Q3 ig.. Q9 ci 1-9 S3 E9 GJ the cross, giving his life a ransom for others. And the chief priests and scribes wagged their heads and tauntingly said, He saved others, himself he cannot save. He who had in his life time taught, Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it, now came face to face with a challenge to His words. Would He waver or would He stand the test? The taunt that was thrust in His teeth by these so learned in human wis- dom, but so deficient in knowledge of things divine, was sublimely true. The very reason that He could not save Himself was because He saved others. Can a candle that gives forth light, at the same time remain unconsumed? Does it not give forth light. because it is consumed? Here we see the Light of the world Himself being wasted away that all men everywhere might be par- takers of the brightness of His glory. The grain of Wheat that falls into the ground must give up its own life before there can be an increase. So our Saviour by taking the way of death, was to be quickened and increased that He might spring forth to be made the Bread of Life for countless hungry and perishing souls. Christ said, Whosoever will eome after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Why shall He deny Himself? Simply for Jesus' sake and for the sake of others. One writer tells us that there is but one cross, the cross on which the self-life is crucified, the cross of voluntary self. renunciation' '. Friends may tell us that our lives are too precious to be wasted in this place or that, but let us consider the words of the poet: Cast thy bread upon the waters Far and wide your treasures strew, Scatter it with willing fingers Shout for joy to see it go! For if you do closely keep it, It will only drag you down If you love it more than Jesus It Will keep you from your crown. It is only as our lives are lost in sacrifice that we may find them in true service and if we are to be like our Master, our lives will be lives of service, for He said, I am among you as he that serveth . Just as the alabaster box from which Mary anointed her Lord, had to be broken and poured out, before a fragrance can flow from our lives to bless and cheer the drooping hearts around us. As Christ took not the path of ease and pleasure, but rather refused to save himself in order that others might not perish, so we like Paul may be crucified with Christ , yet living-living the Christ life for others. Others Lord, yes, others, Let this my motto be, Help me to live for others, That I may live like Thee. F -Susie S. Bursch. 18,61