Show I MISSION OF COLLEGES DETAILED 1 I II I I I Dr Cr F. F Thwing has hat at as i I president of Western Reserve university I at Cleveland after serving thirty one I year yearb b the In service of any my I I head of any American ln university Dur Cur j i Ing his pre presidency he has hat built the un uni university university uni- uni I. I from a small I I to one of the largest and most moat In Influential In In- In the country Dr Cr Thwing was wai asked by The Telegram to forecast on the basis of his long tong experience what the development of American colleges I will be during the next thirty one YC years fl BY D DR CR CHARLES F F. F THWING I I President eif of We Western ern Re Reserve University I America lacks wise Ise and strong lead lead- It is prone to let feeling take tako the place of ot rea reason on and a sense of ot transient transient tran tran- expediency to be substituted for lor or righteousness It lacks the tho sense of rev rev- The Tho problem therefore of ot America and of ot tho the world is the tho problem of ot savI saving sav say I lag ing the white mans man's civilization In this I sa salvation are aro embraced four tour things first I I the tho training of leaders second the education education edu edu- edu- edu cation catlon of or a reasoning reasoning- dem democracy cracy third I the tho promotion of or moral earnestness earnestness fourth fourt the Inspiration of ot religion I In this salvation Is not Included primarily marily maril economic prosperity important as that Is For a nation may be poor and great as was ancient Greece Nor Is there included a mighty military power ter For armies are outward signs and t jm- jm sym sym- bole bola of ot destruction But the chief elements elements ele ele- ele- ele ments of civilization cl arc are leadership reasoning rea- rea rca rea righteousness and religion The college and the university of the tho next thirty one years ears cars are arc to train men I and women to be worthy commanders and in such training in reacon- reacon ing lug virtue and religion are preeminent factors and forces Education Includes a knowledge of or facts but more far tar more tho power to understand the relation of ot facts Education docs does not In the power to ans' ans answer cr Mr Ir Edison's questions Neith- Neith e ek k w wp p SS 4 v 5 x 1 A DR CR THWING er does It consist in knowing a taht of or dates Rather it consists in the un Un- of oC great laws of ot cause and an d effect In events and and movements r To think first and to think last an and andI d I to think all the time to think P and to love to think Is education bet both it I as a n. force and as liS a fruit In tho the higher education as in the lower low low- er Cr tho the training of the tho sense of righteousness right Is necess necessary r and fundamental I I ought Is s the first commandment and andI andI an ci I I ought Is the result of ot reflection I I ought Is the tho origin and nd inspiration of f human character and work In obedience to the moral law w the tho co college college col col- i- i lege should train men who can be lii the Le great mediators s a rind nd d reconcilers between betwee in th the laborer and the capitalist between betwee a the trade union and ancl the open shop Tb The Tl college is eager to help in the social an and economic crisis In this reconciliation 5 truth b becomes the tho means of ot freedom freedon II and love is a great creat and lasting forc force Civilization is also to be bo saved by r re ligion Religion Is a sens sense of reverence re-I re e for tor tho the and anti the universal E B By religion I do not mean this faith or th that faith of or a particular name But I do c to mean Go God Religion represents the voyage acro across ss lifes life's ocean and 3 a steering In that journey journey jour jour- r- r ney b by the stars stare and not b by lights C on onI I shore Religion gives a stabilizing and an steadying power to the whole community I and to the Individual as well Without it It neither Individual nor community can attain unto its highest I The whole people as wen welt as leaders are to be educated At the present h hour ur ur and for tor years ears that are to toll follow ow the need of leaders for America and for the world is most moat se se- se rious We have havo raised the Mississippi plateau o of democracy democracy it is well And the plateau will wUl be bo raised still higher But we have not lifted lilted a proper number of Pikes Pike's Peaks of ot leadership To educate edu edu- cate leaders leaders leaders leaders ot of and for and by tho the people people people-Is is the tho great Insistent call and the college collego of the tho next thirty thirty- ono one years will meet that call |