President Garfield And Education Hiram College Memorial
President Garfield And Education Hiram College Memorial
B a Burke Aaron Hinsdale
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In the hope that I may aid you in solving some of these questions, I have chosen for my theme on this occasion : "The Course of Study in American Colleges, and its Adaptation to the Wants of our Time. " Before examining any course of study, we COLLEGE EDUCATION. 279 should clearly apprehend the objects to be ob- tained by a liberal education. In general, it may be said that the purpose of all study is twofold, to discipline our fac- ulties, and to acquire knowledge for the duties of life. It is... happily provided in the consti- tution of the human mind, that the labor by which knowledge is acquired is the only means of disciplining the powers. It may be stated as a general rule, that if we compel ourselves to learn what we ought to know, and use it when learned, our discipline will take care of itself. Let us, then, inquire, What kinds of knowledge should be the objects of a liberal education? Without adopting in full the classification of Her- bert Spencer, it will be sufficiently comprehensive for my present purpose to propose the following kinds of knowledge, stated in the order of their importance : First, That knowledge which is necessary for the full development of our bodies and the preservation of our health.
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