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Show BELIEVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION j Representative Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, chairman of the house judiciary committee and leader In the recent impeachment proceedings against Judga iriobert V. Archbold of the commerce court, is one of those who firmly believes in the value of higher education. "No matter what line of work a man enters," said Mr. Clayton, "he will find that a well ordered, well trained mind is of infinite benefit to him. "Let us suppose that a man is about to enter an athletic contest. He will first develop his muscles, slowly and carefully, until he reaches a state of proficiency beyond the untrained un-trained man. Any athlete would ridicule ridi-cule the jdea that he should enter his contest without a proper degree of preparation. "Thus it is with the mind. If a man is to be a lawyer, a doctor or a Tvrftpr lio must first sppTr n p-pnprn preparation, a strengthening of the mental muscles, so to speak. "What is the man in public life but a man employed in the special pursuit of directing government? Administrative, judicial and legislative branches should all be composed of specialists. And these specialists should first prepare themselves by a course of study which will bring their minds to a perfect realization of what they are to do. The trained mind, better than the untrained miiKl. however brilliant the latter may be, can grasp the propositions of a given case, analyze and digest them and proceed to the solution of the matter. "Thus the lawyer who is in congress can better prepare a resolxt'.cn of complex nature than the man who has not studied law. He realizes better than the layman what interpretation the courts may put upon it. And carrying this idea one step farther, the lawyer who is fortified by several years of college study (generally called the classical education) finds it easier to grapple with the law than the lawyer, however brilliant, who-has not had the benefit of the early training. "This is the rule. There are exceptions which continually arise. But ..after all they are the exceptions, a small percentage compared to the great -.number of cases which make the rule." |