Louisburg Echoes.
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“GIVE ME INSIGHT INTO TO-DAY.”
Vol. II.
LOUISBURG. N. C, MARCH, 1910.
No. 7.
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Editorial department
KDITOE3 :
NEITHEAN SOCIETY :
BESSIE NORWOOD.
SEA GIFT SOCIETY :
I>ETITIA MIDGETT.
ASSISTANTS :
SALLIE GARDNER, I MARY S. KGKETON.
MATl'IE MARTIN, I SARAH JONES.
FACULTY EDITORS :
MABEL I. DAVrS, M. EMETH TUTTLE.
Business Masaoek, - - - CORA D. BAGLBY,
Entered at the postofflce at Louisburg, N. C., as second-
class matter.
FIFTY CENTS A YEAR.
THK VAIiUE OF AN EDUCATION.
Education is a process in which the mind
is both formed and informed. The former
brings culture and the latter knowledge. Cul
ture and knowledge, then, are the two aims
■of education.
Culture brings much that is desirable. “It
is the harmonious expansion of all our pow
ers”; It gives variety to life and lifts the
plane of every-day existence to a higher level;
it makes the possessor more companionable,
more sympathetic; two qualities that make
human beings more attractive than all
others combined. It is a duty to enjoy
this life as much as. possible, and a cultivated
mind must be had to enjoy it to its fullest
tiXtent. The tastes of a person with a liberal
education are not narrow and his enjoyment
Is varied. He is enabled to employ his leis
ure hours to the best advantage.
■ An education is of practical value. Knowl
edge brings skill and power. No one can be
indifferent to this power. We might say
that an education is a necessity in this day—
certainly to attain' success in any given field.
The lawyer or doctor with a trained mind can
often see points whereby he attains ends im
possible to 'others. In the business world a
•tfiafi’-With a broad knowledge and a dozen
■ ideas has decidedly the advantage of the un
trained man with one idea. Mechanics, car
penters, etc., are worth twice as much if good
thinkers.
Knowledge is an instrument in the hands
of the possessor, and the test of his educa
tion is what he can do with it. Through
knowledge we have reached our high state of
civilization, and by it we must solve the
world-problems of to-day.
Education brings into play the highest
F0we;‘s of the mind and develops every fac
ulty. It gives a broad view of life and shows
what is really worth while. It gives inde
pendence, self-reliance, and thus a better
chance to attain success. It develops a mind
that can act regularly and steadily; a mind
that can be depended upon in emergencies.
An education, then, makes us more useful
not only to ourselves, but enables us to bet
ter serve our fellow-man.
Character is largely a result of will-power.
The training received in an education de
velops will-power which, in turn, develops
character.
And, after all, the final end of an education
is to bring a fine moral sense, real culture
and refinement, “Lifting manhood up through
broader culture, finer manners, love, and
reverence to the level of the hills.”
A. J.
WASTE OF TIME.
In the world at large, in the home, in col
lege, anywhere, who steals purse com
mits a crime—although she may steal
“trash.” But she who steals time goes on
her way unmolested, with a smile, maybe, of
seraphic sweetness on her face, blissfully
unconscious of the magnitude of her crime.
If she knew it as a crime sihe’d possibly say:
“What’s time? I have more of it now than
I know what to do with.”
But is it plentiful? What right has any
one to take another’s time, to use, possibly,
in gossip or in other various and frivilous
conversation, the minutes that were destined
for a higher use? Has any one the right to
drain another’s life, to draw out her best
sympathy and give nothing in return; to
spend a whole afternoon selfishly enjoying
herself in another’s room just because she
wants company, or does not feel like work,
giving never a thought to the desires of the
person whom she is boring?
And yet, such conditions exist everywhere
and are especially to be deplored in colleges
where the plans for character-building are
going forward.
Ignorance is the great enemy of the hu
man race. There are plenty of men who, if
they were enlightened in regard to the laws
of health, could double and treble their abil
ity, their originality, their effectiveness, their
brain power, and their resourcefulness, by
simply being good to themselves—by living
simple, sane, wholesome lives—what splendid
capital there is in good health and in a
strong, vigorous constitution.
William Watson’s recent poem, “The Wom
an With the Serpent’s Tongue,” has caused
much comment in literary circles. Whether
or not it refers to “the great lady of London”
and her “unruly member,” it is a strong in
vective against the woman who, in ordinary
life, devotes her time to gossip:—
“She is not old, she is not young,
The woman with the Serpent’s Tongue;
The haggard cheek, the hungry eye.
The poisoned words that wildly flay.
The famished face, the fevered hand—
Who slights the worthiest in the land,
' Sneers at the just, condemns the brave.
And blackens goodness in its grave.”
IIKJHLY APPRECIATED.
We take the privilege of-publishing the fol
lowing private letter, which was accompanied
by a check for five dollars. Both letter and
check are highly appreciated; the more, per
haps, because they were unsolicited:
“Washington, N. C., Feb. 10, 1910.
“Dear Mrs. Allen:—^Not for a long time
have I seen an effort that pleased me more
than the plans to put up that building in
memory of your father. What could be more
appropriate? This has a two-fold signifi
cance: it keeps fresh the memory of a man
good and true, and equips the College for
larger service. I trust the ample propor
tions and the solid construction will be wor
thy of the man whose name it bears. Hun
dreds should count it a privilege to put mon
ey into it. .
“Please place to the credit of the Building
Fund the small check enclosed.
“Wishing you, the College, and the build
ing enterprise all good things, I am,
“Very truly yours,
“U. T. PLYLER.”
“P. S.—Please express to the proper person
ray appreciation for the copies of Echoes.”
The injuries and death of students in
prominent institutions, including the Naval
and Military Academies and the University of
Virginia, due to football, caused the cancel
lation of some games, and have led to the re
vision of the rules by which the game is now
played. Many students suffered serious in
juries, and not a few lives were lost during
the season.