The Social Value of the CollegeBred英语演讲稿.docx

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TheSocialValueoftheCollegeBred英语演讲稿

ofwhatuseisacollegetraining?

wewhohavehaditseldomhearThequestionraisedmightbealittlenonplussedtoansweritoffhand.acertainamountofmeditationhasbroughtmetothisasThepithiestreplywhichimyselfcangive:

Thebestclaimthatacollegeeducationcanpossiblymakeonyourrespect,Thebestthingitcanaspiretoacplishforyou,isthis:

thatitshouldhelpyoutoknowagoodmanwhenyouseehim.thisisastrueofwomensasofmenscolleges;butthatitisneiTherajokenoraone-sidedabstractionishallnowendeavortoshow.

whattalkdowemonlyhearaboutThecontrastbetweencollegeeducationandTheeducationwhichbusinessortechnicalorprofessionalschoolsconfer?

Thecollegeeducationiscalledhigherbecauseitissupposedtobesogeneralandsodisinterested.atTheschoolsyougetarelativelynarrowpracticalskill,youaretold,whereasThecollegesgiveyouThemoreliberalculture,Thebroaderoutlook,Thehistoricalperspective,Thephilosophicatmosphere,orsomethingwhichphrasesofthatsorttrytoexpress.youaremadeintoanefficientinstrumentfordoingadefinitething,youhear,atTheschools;but,apartfromthat,youmayremainacrudeandsmokykindofpetroleum,incapableofspreadinglight.Theuniversitiesandcolleges,onTheoTherhand,althoughTheymayleaveyoulessefficientforthisorthatpracticaltask,suffuseyourwholementalitywithsomethingmoreimportantthanskill.Theyredeemyou,makeyouwell-bred;Theymakegoodpanyofyoumentally.ifTheyfindyouwithanaturallyboorishorcaddishmind,Theycannotleaveyouso,asatechnicalschoolmayleaveyou.this,atleast,ispretended;thisiswhatwehearamongcollege-trainedpeoplewhenTheypareTheireducationwitheveryoThersort.now,exactlyhowmuchdoesthissignify?

itiscertain,tobeginwith,thatThenarrowesttradeorprofessionaltrainingdoessomethingmoreforamanthantomakeaskilfulpracticaltoolofhim鈥攊tmakeshimalsoajudgeofoThermensskill.wheTherhistradebepleadingatThebarorsurgeryorplasteringorplumbing,itdevelopsacriticalsenseinhimforthatsortofoccupation.heunderstandsThedifferencebetweensecond-rateandfirst-rateworkinhiswholebranchofindustry;hegetstoknowagoodjobinhisownlineassoonasheseesit;andgettingtoknowthisinhisownline,hegetsafaintsenseofwhatgoodworkmaymeananyhow,thatmay,ifcircumstancesfavor,spreadintohisjudgmentselsewhere.soundwork,cleanwork,finishedwork;feeblework,slackwork,shamwork鈥攖hesewordsexpressanidenticalcontrastinmanydifferentdepartmentsofactivity.insofarforth,Then,evenThehumblestmanualtrademaybegetinoneacertainsmalldegreeofpowertojudgeofgoodworkgenerally.

now,whatissupposedtobeThelineofuswhohaveThehighercollegetraining?

isThereanybroaderline鈥攕inceoureducationclaimsprimarilynottobenarrow鈥攊nwhichwealsoaremadegoodjudgesbetweenwhatisfirst-rateandwhatissecond-rateonly?

whatisespeciallytaughtinThecollegeshaslongbeenknownbyThenameofThehumanities,andTheseareoftenidentifiedwithgreekandlatin.butitisonlyasliteratures,notaslanguages,thatgreekandlatinhaveanygeneralhumanity-Value;sothatinabroadsenseThehumanitiesmeanliteratureprimarily,andinastillbroadersenseThestudyofmasterpiecesinalmostanyfieldofhumanendeavor.literaturekeepsTheprimacy;foritnotonlyconsistsofmasterpiecesbutislargelyaboutmasterpieces,beinglittlemorethananappreciativechronicleofhumanmaster-strokes,sofarasittakesTheformofcriticismandhistory.youcangivehumanisticValuetoalmostanythingbyreachingithistorically.geology,economics,mechanics,arehumanitieswhentaughtwithreferencetoThesuccessiveachievementsofThegeniusestowhichThesesciencesoweTheirbeing.nottaughtthus,literatureremainsgrammar,artacatalogue,historyalistofdates,andnaturalscienceasheetofformulasandweightsandmeasures.

Thesiftingofhumancreations!

鈥攏othinglessthanthisiswhatweoughttomeanbyThehumanities.essentiallythismeansbiography;whatourcollegesshouldteachis,Therefore,biographicalhistory,thatnotofpoliticsmerely,butofanythingandeverythingsofarashumaneffortsandconquestsarefactorsthathaveplayedTheirpart.studyinginthisway,welearnwhattypesofactivityhavestoodThetestoftime;weacquirestandardsofTheexcellentanddurable.allourartsandsciencesandinstitutionsarebutsomanyquestsofperfectiononThepartofmen;andwhenweseehowdiverseThetypesofexcellencemaybe,howvariousThetests,howflexibleTheadaptations,wegainarichersenseofwhatThetermsbetterandworsemaysignifyingeneral.ourcriticalsensibilitiesgrowbothmoreacuteandlessfanatical.wesympathizewithmensmistakeseveninTheactofpenetratingThem;wefeelThepathosoflostcausesandmisguidedepochsevenwhileweapplaudwhatovercameThem.

suchwordsarevagueandsuchideasareinadequate,butTheirmeaningisunmistakable.whatThecolleges鈥攖eachinghumanitiesbyexampleswhichmaybespecial,butwhichmustbetypicalandpregnant鈥攕houldatleasttrytogiveus,isageneralsenseofwhat,undervariousdisguises,superiorityhasalwayssignifiedandmaystillsignify.Thefeelingforagoodhumanjobanywhere,TheadmirationofThereallyadmirableThedisesteemofwhatischeapandtrashyandimpermanent鈥攖hisiswhatwecallThecriticalsense,ThesenseforidealValues.itisThebetterpartofwhatmenknowaswisdom.someofusarewiseinthiswaynaturallyandbygenius;someofusneverbeeso.buttohavespentonesyouthatcollege,incontactwithThechoiceandrareandprecious,andyetstilltobeablindprigorvulgarian,unabletoscentouthumanexcellenceortodivineitamiditsaccidents,toknowitonlywhenticketedandlabeledandforcedonusbyoThers,thisindeedshouldbeaccountedTheverycalamityandshipwreckofahighereducation.

ThenotionthatapeoplecanrunitselfanditsaffairsanonymouslyisnowwellknowntobeThesilliestofabsurdities.mankinddoesnothingsavethroughinitiativesonThepartofinventors,greatorsmall,andimitationbyTherestofus鈥攖heseareThesolefactorsactiveinhumanprogress.individualsofgeniusshowTheway,andsetThepatterns,whichmonpeopleThenadoptandfollow.TherivalryofThepatternsisThehistoryofTheworld.ourdemocraticproblemthusisstatableinultra-simpleterms:

whoareThekindofmenfromwhomourmajoritiesshalltakeTheircue?

whomshallTheytreatasrightfulleaders?

weandourleadersareThexandTheyofTheequationhere;alloTherhistoriccircumstances,beTheyeconomical,political,orintellectual,areonlyThebackgroundofoccasiononwhichThelivingdramaworksitselfoutbetweenus.

inthisverysimplewaydoesTheValueofoureducatedclassdefineitself.wemorethanoThersshouldbeabletodivineTheworthierandbetterleaders.Thetermsherearemonstrouslysimplified,ofcourse,butsuchabirds-eyeviewletsusimmediatelytakeourbearings.inourdemocracy,whereeverythingelseissoshifting,wealumniandalumnaeofThecollegesareTheonlypermanentpresencethatcorrespondstoThearistocracyinoldercountries.wehavecontinuoustraditions,asTheyhave;ourmotto,too,isnoblesseoblige;and,unlikeThem,westandforidealinterestssolely,forwehavecorporateselfishnessandwieldnopowersofcorruption.weoughttohaveourownclass-consciousness.lesintellectuels!

whatprouderclub-namecouldTherebethanthisone,usedironicallybyThepartyofredblood,Thepartyofeverystupidprejudiceandpassion,duringTheanti-dreyfuscraze,tosatirizeThemeninfrancewhostillretainedsomecriticalsenseandjudgment!

criticalsense,ithastobeconfessed,isnotanexcitingterm,hardlyabannertocarryinprocessions.affectionsforoldhabit,currentsofself-interest,andgalesofpassionareTheforcesthatkeepThehumanshipmoving;andThepressureofThejudiciouspilotshanduponThetillerisrelativelyinsignificantenergy.butTheaffections,passionsandinterestsareshifting,successive,anddistraught;TheyblowinalternationwhileThepilotshandissteadfast.heknowsThepass,and,withallTheleewayslieisobligedtotacktoward,healwaysmakessomeheadway.asmallforceifitneverletsupwillaccumulateeffectsmoreconsiderablethanthoseofmuchgreaterforcesifTheseworkinconsistently.TheceaselesswhisperofThemorepermanentideals,Thesteadytugoftruthandjustice,giveThembuttime,mustwarpTheworldinTheirdirection.

thisbirds-eyeviewofThegeneralsteeringfunctionofTheCollege-BredamidThedriftingsofdemocracyoughttohelpustoawidervisionofwhatourcollegesThemselvesshouldaimat.ifwearetobeTheyeast-cakefordemocracysdough,ifwearetomakeitrisewithculturespreferences,wemustseetoitthatculturespreadsbroadsails.wemustshakeTheolddoublereefsoutofThecanvasintoThewindandsunshine,andletineverymodernsubject,surethatanysubjectwillprovehumanistic,ifitssettingbekeptonlywideenough.

stevensonsayssomewheretohisreader:

youthinkyouarejustmakingthisbargain,butyouarereallylayingdownalinkinThepolicyofmankind.well,yourtechnicalschoolshouldenableyoutomakeyourbargainsplendidly;butyourcollegeshouldshowyoujustTheplaceofthatkindofbargainprettypoorplace,possiblyThewholepolicyofmankind.thatisThekindofliberaloutlook,ofperspective,ofatmosphere,whichshouldsurroundeverysubjectasacollegedealswithit.

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