University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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1t THE PL'YIAX :md. above aIl. the idea'thztt there is on such thing 33 something for nothing, shnulll he planted hrmiy in his mind. If. in time. the young idea becomes a millionaire but wanted instead to he a poor minister. or a college professor. harely making both ends meet. that man. from the tips of the World. may he trailed a howling success. but in his uwn mind he will know that he had lost out somewhere. If he has been educated to believe that n'u'mej.r over- shadows good qualities. or that a con- tented state of mind can be gained by whatever he accompiishes,' he is. at least, a success' in the way he was taught. - Hfhen :1 man is so educated that good qualities are helpful in nhtaintng sue? cess and are not submerged in the ohtaihing at it. when the world knows him as a success and acknowledges it. when the man believes himself a sme- 0855 and is contented. then he must have arrived! CHRISTOPHER C. BOYLE, '21: ADDRESS GIVEN. Hy WALTER S. HANNA. l'. S. Vetermllf Ilhtrenlll. I Go to the Ant, thou sluggnrd. wrote Solomon. consider her ways and be wise, which having no' guide. overseer or ruler provideth her meat in the sum- mer and gatherest her food in the harvest. I believe in you men who are to be of the great.to-morrow. that whatso- ever you sow you shallireap. I believe in the efficiency of your training, in the dignity of teaching, and in the joy of serving others. I believe in the wisdom in lessons taught in ability to wotk with yout' hands. as wet! as to think with the minds. You should believe in the beauty of your school, your place of training, in your home, your boarding house. You should believe in the pres.- ent and its. opportunities. in the future and its progress and in the divine joy of living. Edhcation fays the foundation. self- edueation erects the building. Not one of you are so great in your training 01- skilled in your arts that you cannot af- ford to improve yourself. Life is a battle, the victors are those who not only advance to meet every opportunity but daily add fresh prac- tical knewledge. knowing that knowl- edge is not only power but prosperity. flne's education consists of two parts 7what one learns. by himself. and what one learns from others. both are valuable. Remember this, study requires at- tention. Interest is the key of atten- tion. understanding is necessary to'in- terest. Study to remember, study and pay attention to your training systemati- cally. and lastly study to apply your knowldege. Education is a valuable asset and without it to-day you are like a-';ship on the high seas without a rud- deLr. driven here and there by the winds and the tide and at last dashed upon a rocky Shore. Ever since there have been popular Governments in the world, citizens of such Governments have observed the custorn of coming together in times of great emergency to confer. and we are here for such a purpose. people have met in the' past throughout this broad land. to confer on the crisis which we have so recently passed through. to see that no harm came to the Republic in time of war.

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THE life itierely because he is commissioned to do so by the government? Why isn't he a murderer as well as his vic- tims? People say he is not. merely be- cause the government gives its sanc- tion: but why should the government have the right to order a person killed any more than one 1mm has a right to order the killing 01' another man? In olden times When one man could kill another for any minor thing that came up. they were governed by that oltl Mosaic law which said: An eye for an eye. and a tooth for a tooth? therefore they believed that ii a man killed another man. he. too. should he killed. In 1922. when we have all modern inventions. imprmrements, and every- thing conceivable. we are still clinging m that old law utterly disregarding all other laws and bnoks. People con- tend that it costs tan much to maintain state prisons for murderers. but why is that any- argument for killing a man? Statistics show that in states where capital punishment is enforced. there are more murders committed thin in states where :1 prison sentence is the penalty. Why. then. should we argue that mpital punishment reduces the numlier of murders? There have been cases where a man has been cnmricted on circumstantial evidence. found guilty. and either limited or electrocuted: and it was afternards discrweterl that he really was innocent. and the guilty man is later fmmtli The life of an innocent Iran has heen taken. and the person guilty cf Ill: crime is free. for the mar stitutiona! laws will not permit the kill- ing of two persons for the same crime. ls that fair tn the people? . PUYIAX 13 It would he much safer and better to eiiminate capital punishment in all states and have instead life imprison- ment for the penalty of a murder. This would insure the safety of all so that the stain of killing an innocent man for the crime someone else committed would forever be wiped off the records oi our country. X'mmtt J. ROBERTS, l25. SUCCESS. Of all the words that govern the ambitions and desires of mankind, the most misused and least understood is Success. What constitutes success? Whether the individual Finds himself a suceeSS as the best had carrier in the city. the heaviest plunger in Wall Street, or the largest pillar of his church. depends upon the viewpoint of the judge and the education given him by his people or by life in general. When a child. the-young idea is taught to look up to some great person whose accomplishments have over- shadowed his failings. This worship is transient and as the child grows older he finds hew heights of success. Until he reaches majority his opinibns and ambitions are. in most cases. guided and prompted by his parents and tt: chers. ' He learns to reason and think for himself but not in full power until he reaches his growth and com- pletes his education. Up to this stage he is very impressionable. and lasting quafities may be planted in his mind hy good teaching. But this works two ways. as a young mind' absorbs one tmching .15 well as another. - At this-time. parents and teachers should show to advantage the real value of the different qualities of man

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THIE The impulse of such a meeting was felt h'y millions of our boys on the bat- tlehelds of France, who went there to save the Nations and to save the world.- And because of the fact that you. young men entered the great struggle, some oi you on this side and others acrosjs the sea. we have this one result wtltgre is :10 North. nu South, East or thegtewe are just one Nation fol- lowiti'gvthe Flag that leads the way. Aml'I-pl'edge allegiance to the Ameri- can Hag. aftd t0 the Republic for which it stands, eh: Nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. And we meet here to-day under the Hag of our country which is flying over our public buildings that has led the brave on to victory and to glory. Not because at the purity of its white. the Valor of its red. or the jus- tice of its blue, but because it symbol- izes human progress, advancement, and the- everlasting brotherhood of man, what nobler purpose can it answer? And as we are all servants under this flag we must have out places of educa- tion. nut training centers, 0hr profes- Hions. whatever they may be. for-many reasons. life must .not forget that the great question before us to-day is the earn- ing of our bread. and this question we cannot evade. There fore we must be educated. we must be skilled in order to be bread earners. This is a duty we all 0we'1to ourselves. to our families, and to our country. And the aim of the U. S. Veteran's luteau and its officers is to instruct you'men in education ahd trades, so as to fit you for the higher walks of life. To-' become better men, better hus- bands. better iathers, and useful and better citizens to the country that gave you birth. PUV'IAN L : We are living in an gge to-day where without any question. practical prob- lems; are many and difficult. The problems of education and training are both psychological. Your training must be social. your school must be a social institution. While in your classroom or at the bench. study and train to acquire knowledge. You are in training to learn: knowledge, however important it is. is but one of the desirable re- sults of your training. It must be ac: companied by other results-acutenesa ot' tiereeption. judgment, reasoning- power, alertness, breadth, eIe'vation of interests, are among the intellectual at tainments which should accompany knowledge-grow out of it and make it practically available, and these should be'secured through the occupa- tions of your training life. If the purpose of your training is worthy and high. the conduct that furthers it will make for good char- acter. The life we live in, pursuing the common necessary ends, is both de- termined by. and determines our characters. It is what we do dailyr and contin- ually when pursuing our. vacations. when not thinking of moral questions. that show what we are and crystallizes cmtduct into character. H hat about 9111' school builclingse Grade. High. Colleges and Universi- ties? What about this building or in- stitution? It is an educational monu- ment in which men and women are taught at the expense of the Nation. receiving the knowledge that will en- able you tn lmild up. and defend, and carry on the Nation. This school building. like all public schools. is Deny ocratic. It receives anti treats all alike, wealth does .119! count. poverty does