Lynn Classical High School - Classical Yearbook (Lynn, MA)

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Twinning. Qapcm in dw Que? Citizen 666413 Gonfeoi In Support of Liberal Arts Anne Nichols The relativley new conception that a specialized vocational training is preferable to a liberal arts course has definitely influenced the present trend in education. This conception is a direct result of the urgencies of the recent war, urgencies which sky-rocketed the earning ability of in- dividuals who had a mechanical or technological skill. What more natural, then, that young men and women should wish to take advantage of the flood of opportunities to be found in highly specialized skills. And it is an undeniable fact that such skills are more quickly attained in that training which puts emphasis on one ability rather than on the scope oi knowledge basic in liberal arts. That training essential for equipping a nation at war is naturally unsuited to a nation at peace, for the aims of two such eras are so opposite. One puts emphasis on the immediate results, evidencedin the armament and tangible assets of the nation devoted to defense, the other has a longer range objective, its aim, to develop in the individual, those intangibles that might be called his spirit. In this peace-seeking world, the liberal arts, never so dormant as at present, must once more strive to take precedence over vocational and technical specialization, which has almost completely obliterated the pursuit of the humanities and the liberal arts. It is true that skilled technicians, scientists, master mechanics, and productionists played a vital role in winning the war. Nor can these craftsmen be eliminated in a world at peace. But should this country, or any country, become so technically minded that such courses as languages, literature, and history were replaced by the so-called more practical subjects, then that nation could not and would not survive this whirling twentieth century. The country would find itself dashed into a whirlpool of fear, distrust, and hate, and eventually there would arise that inevitable war from which no nation could survive. To balance, therefore, the incessant demand for specialists, there is a great need for a stable, constant force - a force that will train the intellect to cope easily with the unforeseen. To develop and broaden the mind, moulding its ability to read and to reflect, and to train the emotions, that poise and moderation, attributes of maturity, may be de- veloped in youth, are two vitally important functions of the liberal arts, whose benefits prove invaluable in the face of catasrophe. Fortunate ones thus trained are steeled and stoically face the world and its vicissitudes. The arts and humanities provide a basis of certitude in a world of complexity. Nor do the liberally educated turn to the past merely to imitate 5 rather, they earnestly seek understanding and guidance fContinued on Page 443 thirteen

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