Show FINAL FINAL TEST TEST FOR SCHOOLS D r d J r 4 J r DA J Dd r J r D O J Dd r J DO r J PRESIDENT GREETS STUDENTS The speech made by President John A. A Widtsoe at the opening S. S A A. A T. T C. C ceremonies Tuesday is here given in full This day is both an end and a beginning be be- ginning It is the end of a noble and cherished hope but it is the beginning of the enduring realization of tb that t hope The founders of our country declared declared declared de de- for our guidance that education education tion must be the chief concern of a republic Ever since we have a system of schools through which at last our experiment in free government should be crystallized into a permanently permanently permanently perma perma- acceptable mode of life Unless the mind is opened by correct education education tion men cannot truly love liberty or or r hate bondage Universal enlightenment enlightenment enlightenment enlighten enlighten- ment alone can make men men safe for democracy With this c conviction 9 in our hearts education has hiis be been n richly s supported and time and again in our history the schools have been called upon to render national service service- v Never before however as today has our system of education been put to toa toa toa a supreme test Our country is engaged engaged en en- in a world war upon the issues of our national al existence existence existence exist exist- ence and the political freedom of man man- kind kind Out of the universities and colleges colleges colleges col col- leges have gone thousands of American Ameri Ameri- can youths to apply their trained minds and bodies to the winning of the war And now v when the call for leadership leadership lead lead- has become more insistent than ever the institutions of learning are bidden to supply the need irrespective tive of established procedures or special special cial organization for such a purpose This is a great recognition of the importance of schools in a democracy it reveals the confidence of the people in the adaptability and power of institutions institutions institutions in in- flourishing under a free government government government gov gov- it is a fine compliment to the educational struggles of the past it makes permanent the place of the University in the Nation and our educational educational educational edu edu- hope has been realized if we rise to the occasion and fully meet this supreme test To the r request made mada of us we shall i respond to the full satis satisfaction fion of the people If we must for for fora a while lay aside our usual methods of procedure we shall do so cheerfully I If we must focus our strength upon the relatively few problems that are most pl in the Issues of the war we s1 shall shah l' l doit do doit doit it s successfully for the study of truth in any department gives power to be e applied in the way of life Ufe The University of Utah with its sister institutions that are arel meeting are meeting I moment ent acI accepts ac ac- as we are at this very mo I the duties of this day j nd glories glories glories glor glor- ies in its opportunity to seI serve serve e and to help preserve the freedom without which the bitterness of ot life would destroy destroy destroy de de- de- de stroy us I II I 1 II I welcome you here Yo You and we together civilian and soldier r students and teachers shall do at this institution institution institution this tion faithfully and well weIl a a aril j with joy the work that we ve have been asked to todo todo do for we know that L l iness is I found only In freedom anti and t c freedom I I can be known only by those who have brave hearts May it ever be so that when liberty is endangered men may reach out confidently confidently confidently con con- to the spirit and life of the universities universities universities uni uni- to find the road to victory And ma may we all in this new day and with our new work remember to Labor laLor labor la la- bor Lor with the help and to the honor of Almighty God the great commander of mankind upon whose will rests the issue of every battle |