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T H E CHEM AWA AM ERICAN
MR. W. J. B R Y A N A D D R E SSE S SH E R M A N P U P IL S
to a lack of moral force. Everyone should have a re­
ligion. Religion is an expression of moral growth.
Tolstoy’s definition of religion, that it indicates m an’s
relation to God, is a splendid one. In training the
mind and body we do so for the uses of Man. In
moral training we subordinate both of the other
branches of education for M an’s uses in the plans of
the Great Designer.
The Sherman Bulletin reports portions of a speeeh
by the great orator, William J. Bryan, to the students
of Sherman Institute, which we reproduce:
To educate the hand, and to educate the mind is
insufficient if we fail to develop morally. God has en­
dowed us with body, mind and soul and these must be
developed in harmony. There is a distinct tendency
to translate education into dollars and cents. This is
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a false ideal. For every dollar that a man receives he
Our schools of all kinds in the country are going to
must render its equivalent back to the world in Ser­
continue in session notwithstanding the war, and ed­
vice.
ucated men of high type are goingto be greatly needed
The body should be developed and its strength
and energy preserved. It is a deplorable fact that a in the great constructive period sure inmediately to fol­
great many squander their bodies by putting them to low. Any young man in school should be very sure
before abandoning his educational program that the
uses never intended by their Creator. Alcohol is one
of the most pernicious agents for the destruction of the army or navy needs him and will be short one soldier
or seaman if he does not go to the front. There is a
body.
It is not enough that our bodies should be subjected very long period tor service after the war in our criti­
to the abuse of our mental and our moral weaknesses cal times of peace for the youth of today and they can
but men, from sordid motives, seek the destruction of be highly useful only if they have the preparation that
the young generation through that anomally of Chris­ can be made nowhere else than in the schools.
My advice to the Chilocco boys, and it would be the
tian civilization, the saloon and its kindred institutions.
It was because of this fact more than any other that same if given to any other young fellows, who under
Mr. Bryan was won over to the cause of women suf­ the excitement of the hour burn to go to the front either
frage. He said it was not fair that the mothers of the through love of country, love of excitement, or love of
country, should have to rear their children from the freedom from the arduous and exacting duties of school
cradle to the threshold of womanhood and manhood, life, is first to weigh the matter carefully in the light of
nurtured in the ideals and hopes of what they desired actual conditions. If you see that there will be as
them to become, only to have their lives blasted by an many fighters as the country needs without you do not
environment in which they, the mothers, had no voice give up your studies and rob yourself of the opportun­
ity you have now and cannot have a few years later
in making.
In dwelling on the education of the mind Mr. Bry­ for making yourself a person able to give to society
an cited the large proportion of our young people service of high order throughout a period equal to the
throughout the country who fail to finish school, from duration of many wars. But if oui country needs you
universities down to grammar schools. He gave the now to win the fight it has entered solely to preserve
percentage of those entering college from high schools the ideals of civilization and without thought of ma­
and those completing the regular courses in the col­ terial advantage, then make the sacrifice involved and
leges and universities. He said that it was a deplora­ help kill th e citizens of the nation with which we are
ble state of affairs and that if it was in his power ev­ at w’ar.
Killing people and destroying property, even with
ery boy and girl in the country would have an oppor­
tunity for finishing his education. Our boys and the sanction of international law, is not a business in
girls should go as far as possible. He said that dur­ which you should be eager to engage. At the best it
ing his years in congress he never voted against an involves at least temporary domination of the savage,
appropriation for Indian schools. T hat he knew the for no man can go gunning for his neighbor even with
gentlemen who vote these appropriations do it whole­ legal authority to do so without feeling that God is on
heartedly and without expectation of repayment in the side of those who are most efficient as destroyers.
any other form than that we make the best of the op­ Trie only justification for your going at all, and espe­
portunities the schools afford and become good citi­ cially for leaving school to go, is that your country needs
.all men able to bear arms to help in this, the most
zens.
righteous combat ever waged by a nation. In d ian
God, the Great Spirit, has ordained that we are to School Journal, Chilocco, Oklahoma.
fit into the Divine plan, each according to the devel­
In the third grade Current Events is pursued each
opment of his talent; hence our moral education. A
splendid mind and body are without avail if we ne­ week with absorbing interest. It is the favorite les­
glect the soul. Every life-failure may be attributed son of the week with these pupils.
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