Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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)Massasoit Board H. J. Thompson, Prophet F. E. Seybolt, Ass’t Business Mgr. J. T. SELLER, Editor-in-Chief H. S. Smith, Editor W. L. Hawkes, Business Manager S. B. Buckland, Artist R. D Tucker, Historian F. D. Smith, Photo Artist L. E. Day, Poet

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T aimng School Ideals Contributed by professor F). JM. Burr H S the Training School grows in the number and influence of its students and alumni, the ideals which have been its inspiration are more and more a matter of interest, hence there is no need to apologize for an attempt to formulate them briefly. The central thought of its educational program is, that “The proper study of man is man. ' ’ This does not throw any discredit, even by implication, upon the study of the natural sciences. We simply insist that man gives meaning to nature, and we study the natural sciences as they contribute to a larger knowl- edge of the nature and destiny of man. Our ideal is to develop a school of “The Humanities,” to use an historic word, or of “Humanics,” to use a more modern and descriptive word. “Humanics,” according to Webster, is the “Science of Human Nature.” It is a study of the physical, mental, moral, and social nature of man, and should furnish a scientific basis for social life and service. No attempt has been made to cover the whole field of education. We believe most heartily in college and university training. Many of our men are college graduates. We do believe, however, that it is to the advantage of the whole educational movement to have different types of specialized training developed to meet the needs of special professions, and social service is already a profession that needs its own tech- nical school. In developing a technical school for the training of those who wish to make the work of the Young Men’s Christian Association a life work, the “Logic of Cir- cumstance” has led us to emphasize an element of education which confessedly needs more emphasis in general education. One of our leading educators said not long since, in a public lecture, that the weak point of our modern education is that it is “too individual- istic, and fails to develop in a large number of stu- dents the “social spirit.” The supreme object of ed- ucation from tbe standpoint of the state, which pays the bills, is to develop men and women who have not