Show by D dr r E G paterson Pete roon president dent of t the utah agricultural college the success of any people Is bound up with their educational effort no people under modern conditions condition can assume leadership and command success and happiness in the world unless first of all they have in comparison with others mastered the laws of nature and assumed leadership in the arts take away educational effort the standardization of knowledge which Is represented in schools and alleges cl leges and you are preparing the way tor for social degeneration in the great struggle now for fighting efficiency which the war compels let us not forget ta that wo we must not only succeed on the field of battle but that through all the future ability must be matched against ability in the ceaseless harrowing md and perfecting competition of man and man one great leader as ans bullier or kodi koch in germany in france Montes montessoro montessori sori in italy Shahe shakespeare speare or gladstone in england or elliot or edl son in america Is worth countless dollars and countless armies the most rigid scrutiny should always a anva vs go 90 willi every dollar of the peoples hard earned money spent for education or for any other purpose and educational institutions must bend themselves to meet the needs of the farmers find and others who are responsible for the development of the state we sometimes cry economy and then plunge into n social cataclysm cons consumes unies billions while our poor brains have beani with saving thousands truly any investment which will tend lend to lead us up onto the table land of brotherly love out of the swamp of hate and envy and c strife bibich come in measure from ignorance is investment well made investment in gods that Is education of the right sort it if it never pays us back a dollar even then how great Is 19 our reward shame on the truckler who from each ray of light demands a shimmer of gold yet with it all knowledge does give us power not only to command the satisfactions of spirit which separate beast from man but also the material things of life the educated men hold the responsible positions in the world there are of course and will continue to be brilliant and glorious exceptions but the rule prevails that training in and colle colleges es prepares most of our leaders leader ays boys and girls should he be trained for usefulness education need not be perfunctory it should train farmers in |