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

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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

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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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111 T H J3 P L. Y1 A X not stand in the way. knowledge is hei'e for all. and I have every reason to believe that Mr. Cunningham and his stat? in the near future will estab- lish a scheol here on this beautiful spot. an educational monument second to none of its kind in the State of Maine. What are our schools and institu- tinns forethey teach facts. Facts that all intelligent human beings accept. In every school someone is at the Head, I mean at the Head of the class. The head of the class is for the man or woman that studies and the Bottom of the class for the student that dees not study. This school and all others educates us in citizenship. believing all men to he treated free 3.an equal and wherever there is a Public Schonl. whether it be a magnihceut High School 01' Univern sity. 0t the little Red School House with the American Flag flying above it, you will find the American spirit growing. There is nothing more beautiful than a classroom full of men well taught. nothing more admirable than the career, the character. the devotion of an earnest instructor. imparting to men and women, boys and girls. the best of his knowledge and concentrated thought, for your good. that true Yankee American Spirit. And in conclusion. what the Nation is. what its laws are to be, its future usefulness in the World. all depend on the school or institution in which you are being educated. Protect this mon- ument. this University, protect all schools. help to build them higher, nnblet, better. and you have provided for the iutttre and the safety of Ameri- ca. And when you cross over the threshold of this school to take your place in the world yoti are leaving a part of a cradle of the Nation's future greatness. America has more colleges. so-called. than all the other civilized nations com- bined. Many of them were founded and have been maintained by the peeple at large. Years ago settlers in the wilderness held on to the itlea of a liberal educa- tion. thanks to onr forefathers, and that same spirit has been advancing ever since. The founders of our colleges and Universities were high-minded, self-sacrificing, devoted to a high ideal. Now let us take our old American col- legesethey have been admirable places for the training of men. Let the roll of graduates of any,' leading institution be scrutinized. 01- even the record of a single class selected at random, and it will be seen that the numher of life fail- ures is very small and the number of useful. ineiligent. higheminded and up- right careers very'large. If such is the case in regard to Universities years ago. what must we as citizens of the L... S. of A. expect of you young men 'cnming fresh from modern Ltp-to-date Universities? The worlcliis waiting for you. as clean. intelligent students; the dom- of tipportunity is open. knock and enter in, it is up to you individually to make the grade. The child as it lives and grows day by day is becoming a man. You as students are becoming higher educated day by day. 1 might term your education as a liberal education by putting your mind and thought on one objective. including a few studies. By so doing it will sharpen your observing powers, im- prove your judgment. When you are trained in this University we have a Fitted to discuss living, political. finan-