The Indian Advocate. (Sacred Heart Mission, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 1, 1896 Page: 2 of 32
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THE INDIAN ADVOCATE.
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the hands of unprincipled men; it will
prove more of a demon than a God.
Hence the necessity of sending children
to a college strictly moral and religious
in character where correct ideas of the
spirit and essence of religion may be
inculcated into their youthful minds.
By this means and this means only
will they be preserved from the corrup-
tion of the world and their morals be
of the purest kind.
LITERARY SOCIETIES
are other advantages peculiar to college
life. In our time unless a man is a
member of some kind of society or or-
ganization he is virtually isolated from
his fellow-men and depends upon him-
self solitary and alone. Little to be
feared in this regard of a young man of
college training. There he not only
learns the rules of society but cultivates
a habit fitting for ease and ready ad-
dress. What profit to a student to have a
colossal memory a copious supply of
words an abundance of timely figures
if he can not express himself either
orally or by writing? The literary so-
ciety is an able assistant in attaining
this end.
To show the great necessity of liter-
ary practice we will borrow the well-
stated words of Conde B. Pallen Ph.D. :
"The successful writer" says he
"must be an artist in the full sense of
the word a master in the art of fitting
aptest words to things. He must both
model and paint in words using them
with the same skill and discrimination
as the sculptor does his chisel and the
painter the colors of his palette."
If so much stress is laid upon the
formation of sentences how much atten-
tion should be given to the proper de-
livery of the same! Who will deny that
often owing to the lack of oratorical
ability well-rounded periods and nicely
formed phrases count as naught to the
ears of many? Therefore the need of
literary societies. At the students' dis-
posal is the
LIBRARY
woll-arranged catalogued and manned
containing accounts on all literary sci-
entific and historical subjects. Every
educated man will not hesitate to unite
in saying that a library is an indispens-
able means for acquiring a knowledge
on ancient and modern times. Here
are to be found books suited to every
age and understanding ; books selected
by those of mature minds who know
what is best calculated to produce the
most happy effects in the minds of the
young. The library should be recog-
nized as one of the principal aids for a
more thorough acquisition of knowledge
in matters both sacred and profane.
Some of our common day-schools how-
ever good and useful in themselves do
not answer their desired purpose owing
chiefly to the non-existence of a library.
While in a college this is not the case.
Much attention is given to the library
that the student may have every facil-
ity for acquiring a good education.
MILITARY SOCIETIES
though not so frequent as they should
be go to play the best part in order and
discipline. A man's education is not
considered perfect without a knowledge
of drill. The benefits of such an organ-
ization cannot be overestimated besides
military discipline and drill are found
to be of great assistance in preserving
good government in holding the stu-
dent's attention to study. Under a sys-
tem of military education it would seem
that there must be a loss in the time
and energy available for the usual aca-
demic work. Experience shows that
the very opposite is true. It is seen
that the time devoted to military in-
struction is more than compensated by
the increased mental activity and rigor
of the student. His attention is sharp-
ened and his intellect quickened. He
is more alert and can acquire more in a
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The Indian Advocate. (Sacred Heart Mission, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 1, 1896, newspaper, October 1, 1896; Sacred Heart Mission, Oklahoma Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc69764/m1/2/: accessed April 20, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.