| Show MODERN SCHOOL IS CONSIDERED Definition for Education Is Given Given Given en by Minister in Unitarian Church I IThe The Scylla and of ot modern education was used as the subject for fora a by b the floe Ho John Malick min min- minIster minister ister of or th the First Unitarian church Dividing the sermon in two parts Mr Malick MaUck said Education is getting acquainted with tho the universe If It we can see eee a thing with our O eyes oyes CB we call that secular edu edu- cation If It It comes to UH us through a a. revelation we call that sacred knowl knowl- edge edgo Sacred knowledge said the world Js is flat flut Secular knowledge said Bald Baldit it Is round Secular knowledge does doe not speak on 11 subjects but on subjects subjects sub sub- within It its field It I is I usually right when the tho two kinds of ot knowledge I disagree All early education was waa teaching teaching- the kind of of knowledge kno that I was was' believed believed to come through tion Tho The first coll col colleges logos gos In this country countr r taught tho the revelation elation kind of or knowl knowl- edge Each church had its school for tor teaching sacred knowledge o in fn its way One Ono kind of or Congregationalist wont went to Harvard another kind to Yale Yalo a a. Baptist Baptist Baptist Bap Bap- to Brown and a Presbyterian to Princeton The church managed the classroom the professors were min mm- asters The trustees of or Yale were wr minIsters ministers min nin- until 1872 and of ot Harvard until 1334 1834 Then tho the science kind of or knowledge came camo in It was ns found- found that students of different religions could be taught about a chemical law or or a flower or astone a n stone in the tho same classroom Tho The church and ana her ministers gave savo way ay to experts In In- departments The church did not take kindly al a always to s 's to this new kind of or knowledge e. e She Sho felt that the revealed kind of or of knowledge Is safer and ami more moro Important Our public schools were started and the they had to confine themselves to tho the thin things that aroused no religious differences differences Many tan call them godless odless schools chool and refuse to send their children children to them State University A Appears Appear p r Then tho the state university Idea was started The University of or Michigan an found that each denomination insisted on having so many members on tho the board of ot regents The Tho churches churche of of Michigan and tho the politicians wanted to I control Tho The head of or the university gave Ka It up went event to i despaired of a a. free institution ever over being able to rise above aboe the religious differences hero In America Andrew D D. White was on the fac fac- Ho lie dreamed a d dream eam of or an In Institution In- In that could bo ho free Cree and religion not neglected In 1 Ezra Cornell ho found another of ot the tho same spirit Churches stormed and politicians ns nR schemed but together the they started Cornell university ersH In those tho e days das religion was hostile J If It could not control education it would wreck It So far as religion controls public education toda today It la Is unconscious Thousands Thou ands of voters oters think our new kind of education makes makeR for free tree thinking and will send only to church schools and denominational col col- leges loges Docs Does anyone anone suppose that all these thousands of or voters oters do not have c some Influence In keeping education according RC- RC ac according cording to their standard The Tho educational educational institution that Is la privately endowed en endowed endowed en- en dowed can set tho the hl high h standard An institution that thal depends for its Income I Ion on tho the vote will come como up to this high standard Just as the voter will allow it H Somo Some Modern Modem Id Ideas Idena Besides theories about reIl religion lon we wo havo have th theories about bread and butter und and how hots' business ou nt to be bo run It ItIs ItIs Itis Is said ad that our our educational educational institutions are arc coming to live U on on- on the profits of business and are arc not nut free to speak their mind If they happen to disagree with tho the business ss that supports them It Is is' is asked If it tho the department of ot economics the tho United would feel teel free to study States Steel corporation and the tho disgrace disgrace dis dis- H grace race of ot I Pittsburgh If Ie it Is endowed I by this same corporation or If Ir the professor professor pro pro- fessor lessor has a A. comfortable old ago aJo In Insight Insight Insight sight from tho profits tho the United States Steel corporation It is said b by inary maey mal y that big business has ha education ly the throat as religion did in the tho old lays days Wo We 0 hope this is not so so but we have havo been warned that our great reat endowments endowments endowments en en- from business and the presence presence presence pres pres- ence of or bu business men on the board boar l of oC control make muke It possible for our educational educational edu edu- institutions to become a mere echo of ot the business world Suppose a n professor In economics economic h h p med to have havo some different Idea May ho he have ha his pet theory If tr It do does doeR R not nol agree livery Every professor has a pet theo theory theory and every student knows what It Is s s. s President Andre Andrews Andrew's s pot pet theory theon was gas fr free e sliver silver Another professors professor's was gold The gold old m I went out nut to lecture President An Andrews had to leave The Thc color of or the tho board of oC control control control con con- was gold Jold not sliver silver If It a a. professor pro pro- fessor sen sends fI out students who ho hold different different different dif dif- ferent theories from tho the board of or control con- con what then If a university Is to carry carn out tho theories of oC Its management manage mannge- management ment then he ought to go o Jf It It is I to train leaders lenders of or men and prophets ho he ou ought ht to sta stay A school Is Jf to teach things a university is to tram tta Inde Inde- Independent Independent pendent thinkers It Jt never mover starts start to be bea bea a a. university until alone alono is the thA th thAma ma masters master's voice After education told all It knows it was found that that religion was ryas not hurt in the lea least t. t So o we gave Jae freedom re dom to the department of or language history science medicine Many nn new and strange facts and antI theories came out but we ve arc are all richer today Their With repression would be our poverty po largo charity and good will we ne need d to keep the big lines Jines before us Truth alone can make us free froe |
