The student who thinks he can get the most benefit from his studies by the careful and constant use of books will miss much of the best that is to be found in his environment. We are inclined to think of the lyceums as something we are to blame for their existence; rather, we owe a debt of maintenance to it and our predecessors a debt for its formation. It is right to join a lyceum, but only to join after thoughtful consideration of what is involved, of the personal responsibility you assume in doing so.
The Holy City was in the hands of the infidels, and the Crusades had lost all the power they possessed. Greater misery was found in the lowest classes of the city population of the Middle Ages. In the year 1182, a child was born in the city of Assisi who was destined to become one of the great movers of the world.
The present is the time to form our character; the Lyceum teaches us to know the present and to know ourselves. The more we try there, the better the Lyceum works on us and the richer are the results of that work. Perseverance is the quality that has drawn people from their fellow human beings and made them great.
The hope and purpose of the Alleghanian Lyceum is to make her members earnest students, persevering workers and noble men. The only way in which the Lyceum can fulfill this hope and achieve this purpose is. We are therefore responsible for Lyceum's influence on ourselves and others.
It is our duty to follow faithfully in the work so well begun, and it is our privilege to enjoy the work of others. We have inherited a sacred trust·, let us see to it that we are worthy of our inheritance.
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In prayer, sincere and fervent, That these lives may bear witness Of the toil and anxious work of great and noble leaders, Who give soul and body, For the welfare of mankind,.
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We have never lacked the men for the occasion, and we feel confident that we never will. The people have also risen to all occasions, and we believe that they will in the future. We therefore cannot prepare directly for its problems, but it is possible to prepare to deal with each problem as it arises in the light of sound judgment and common sense. We want men and women trained to think clearly above the fog of ordinary thought, to divine the course of events, and to have power to shape that course in the right way.
We want them to be trained to guard the common interests as if they were their own and to be prepared so that if the prediction of serious problems in the near future comes true, there will be men and women who can grasp the situation and guide us to safety will result. But it is necessary to make him feel that his interests are incomparably linked in the common interests and that he must be responsible for the common welfare. Hence have come the leaders of thought and action in the past and it will be so to a greater extent in the future.
If he avoids his work, he will doubtless avoid it in the future, while if he carries such burdens as come to him, be they small or heavy, he prepares himself for greater things when opportunities arise. So let's not avoid responsibility, but rather enjoy the extra strength we gain by carrying it. On the other hand, one who climbs a hill or a mountain, who overcomes difficulties and carries burdens, enjoys confidence in his own strength.
Whether the work that comes is light or heavy, important or unimportant, remember that the gain in doing such work is not in the actual results, but in the far-reaching development of character.
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HOPING FOR SPRING In dreams of violets under the snow, Chasing him vaguely, the sense of anxiety will grow. Deep through the trance of the stream, but through it shall stir Throbbing feelings of life, from his heart 011 the hill,. Thrice blessed hope Spring, long waits underground, Soon the brook will leap in its new-found joy,.
Purple with violets blooming anew from its sod, vIn an eternal spring time, its clod will still hold. Grasses that hang over me Till I glide between the waving willows Cool and deep beneath their waves softly on my way. Turn, turn, Till the dizzy sky washes; And the sorrowful human faces Tear-crop of all tender grace, That I mirror as I go.
And would that I could tell of the greatness that rests Like a glorious crown, on the glittering crests. I have felt the rude rush and relentless sweep of river upon river as above my steep. Climb up to my Pisgahs, with glad eager feet, And life's promised land shall thy rapturous sight.
I'll raise my firecrackers and my misty head and hold you up as you kick my tops.
Rousstau and His works
In 1749, Rousseau successfully competed for a prize offered by the Academy of Dijon on the topic: "Has the restoration of the sciences contributed to the purification or corrupt behavior. The first two books deal especially with the infant and the earliest period of life. to at the age of twelve. Rousseau's first principle is: "Everything is good because it comes from the hands of the Author of nature;
If man is good by nature, it is inexplicable how evil can arise in him. So it seems that it is impossible for there to be such a thing as evil, if evil does not come from without and is not already in the heart. After bringing Emile into the period of his life when he is getting married, Roussea goes on to create the ideal woman in “Sophie.”
It is not the education of women as such that Rousseau discusses, but their education with reference to man. From the many mistakes that Rousseau made, we can see some great and great truths that he presented. Then during the intellectual training, Rousseau says: "Do not treat the child with discourses that he cannot understand.
Rousseau's educational theories made a strong impression throughout Europe and, although often inconsistent, directed the world to think about the child and his psychological development.
We knew how to remove most of the difficulties in Germany, but the Flemings and French were as bad as the Greeks to us. In hotels in Germany we proudly used our little knowledge of German, despite the concierge and some of the waiters speaking English. The owner of the hotel in Coblenz told us he wished he could speak English like we speak German.
Our fellow guests at the same hotel thought of spending their free time with us speaking their language. She reminded me strongly of one of the college girls at Alfred, and that, along with the fact that she was a loyal football and baseball fan, made her a most delightful traveling companion. His unstable condition attracted the attention of the station agent, who eventually kicked him out.
At Stratford we secured a boat and rowed up and down the River Avon, past the old church in which lies the dust of the immortal Shakespeare. But our experience here was not of a serious nature; we were simply stoned by some street urchins who thought they might be able to take liberties with us because we were strangers. The treatment we received by the Scots was as courteous as was accorded us anywhere.
One of them, who was the conductor of the party, kindly used his spare moments to lead us into the mysteries of the British Museum and the National Art Gallery.
Then since the separation of the college and preparatory departments, some years ago, the four classes of the college have grown in importance and influence. Their rivalries and interests, dividing as they do across the lyceums, put the old lyceum rivalries into the background and thus demote them from their old position of dominance. Thus the lyceums that once counted all students as workers now draw their support from some of what we might call the lyceum group, although that group is still quite cosmopolitan.
It is easy to see that the lyceums can no longer be as close as they once were. This cannot help diverting his attention from the more general work of the lyceum, which was most adapted to the needs of the student, when Alfred's courses were more limited and. Another reason can be found in the fact that students stay in Alfred for a shorter time than before.
Now, with good high schools at home, they come to Alfred only for the college course, or perhaps to pass, only a year or two preparatory to a course in the technical schools of the great universities. They may - shall we say - degenerate into lower class organizations and prep students. Some of these possibilities are much more likely to occur than others, for in the present state of opinion in the student body it is unlikely that a complete break with the past traditions of the lyceum will be tolerated.
Interested and loyal Lyceum men and women will do well to take the matter seriously and see what can be done to make the Lyceums as efficient a part of the New Alfred as they have been so long of the Old.
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