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Page 33 text:
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THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS FIRST' from the point of view of age, first from the point of view of numbers, the College of Liberal Arts is sometimes spoken of as the Backbone of the University. This may not be a good analogy. It may imply too much or too little, but the fact remains that the life of the institution gathers in a unique way about this college. The other colleges have special vocational objectives, all of which are eminently worthy, Arts students, how- ever, take up their studies primarily for the purpose of general culture. Their motto is, knowledge for the sake of knowledgea' or perhaps better, knowledge for the sake of life? They study natural science, not so much for the purpose of learning how to harness the forces of nature for practical ends as for the purpose of understanding natureis laws and processes and thus thinking G'od's thoughts after Him. They study history, and literature, and art, that they may come into vital touch with the great minds of the ages and with the highest expressions of the human spirit. The value of studies of this sort is recognized by the best professional schools, as more and more they are insisting on a liberal amount of this work as preliminary to the technical training they aiord. At the University of North Dakota, two years of Arts work are thus prescribed for entrance to the 'special Schools During the present year, out of the 1354 college students now enrolled, 786, or over 58 per cent of the entire number, belong to the College of Liberal Arts. E271
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Page 32 text:
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r THE DEANS V HERE is an old house near Sandisiield, Massachusetts, -F which has stood for over a hundred years, and now after long inoccupancy it is falling to decay, but the old stone chimney rises out of the ruin as firm and strong as the day It was set up. Examination of it reveals the use of very little mortar in the joints, but what mortar there is, seems to have grown firmer with the years. In the first instance it must have been well and honestly prepared, and this fact alone explains the enduring chimney. About a mile from this farm is a stone and cement wall which, though it was built less than five years ago, is falling to pieces., The explanation is an improper mixture of the sand, cement and water. The propor- tion was wrong, the cement lifeless or the sand lacked grit. We are made up of thought, will and feeling. When these three wonderful faculties of the spirit are vital and properly I mixed, we can lay the foundation of a strong character. If anyone of these is faulty, a healthy and satisfactory endurance is practically out of the question. There is no guess work about it. Results are as sure with character as they are with the chimney, and in either case, time and experience will become a commentary upon the builder and his work. You can make a fine mortar with three parts sand and one of cement, but you cannot make a mortar without the cement. You cannot make a strong whole- some life without religion, either. You cannot leave God out of consideration. You cannot have a right life without the spiritual element, no matter how capable the mind or how strong the body, We are finding this to be a great fact today in every sort of society. Our life needs the spiritual, as really as our lungs need the air, and they live best who try the experiment. The mortar in the old chimney is hardly in evidence, the joints are not pointed with it, but it holds. So does the spiritual without much show, quietly but surely, hold in one strong piece of workmanship the varied interests of the life that has its true admixture. Every building is a parable of our life. Let us build them well. IF it lay in my power to give gifts of riches, learning, suc- cess or fame, what would I bestow upon the students of our University? I would give them wealth that they might enjoy all the world,s goods. I would give them health that they might never know pam. I would give them success that they might never be discouraged. I would give them learning that they might not be 1gI101'3.Ht of the world's knowledge. I would give all good gifts to them if it lay in my power. But if it lay in my power to give only one gift, I should not choose any of these. I should rather choose to give the students of North Dakota University a humbler but more priceless gift. Inwould say, Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore,get wisdom: and with all thy getting get under- standing., would, therefore, give to all who come within our Sirargfifail? git gif tjle aindeiistandingtpf life, love of humanity. an un , a ience W1 mants W charity for his shortcomlings. I would bestoweilinbfliesgiilardll uates the ability to understand true values, to be able to distinguish between the false and the true, to judge 1-ight- eous judgments. I should want to 'ive to t d t b 1' ' wisdom,-the wisdom of the undergtandingoulilezsirtl. en S a Ove a 1 thmgs, not knowledge, but l26l If .grf U I l l 1 I x l l E 2 4 ! l I 2 5 1 1 i 3 l z 4 1 F I i I 1 S 9 i E:
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