The Dart, 1932 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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You have spent one, two, three, or four years at Dickinson; years that are generally supposed to be the most plastic in the life of the individual. What lasting impressions have these years made upon your life? What tools have they given you with which to undertake your tasks, what inspirations to meet life's discouragements, what inner re sources upon which to draw in time of need?
Have you been taught how to think? The more recent theory of education insists that one ought to be taught how to think rather than what to think. The former process produces creative thinkers, originators in the fields of human endeavor; the latter pro duces those who will follow the crowd.
Has it taught you discrimination? Everywhere you will find the true and the false, the genuine and the spurious, the good and the bad. The line of cleavage between the two, however, is not always apparent. You will need the power of accurate discrimina tion in order to be able to make wise decisions.
Have you learned an appreciation of the finer things? Can you enjoy and interpret a great painting, a symphony, a great book? Art, music, and literature enrich the lives of those who become acquainted with them and who are able to understand them. Can you discern the genuine in men, and can you profit by association with such?
Have you a philosophy of life? Your attitude toward the problems and meaning of life will determine your conduct. There are two major attitudes toward life. One is summed up briefly in the statement: The world's mine oyster. The other, The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto but to minister.
Have you grown while at Dickinson? You can measure in inches or perhaps in feet the improvement you have made while here in throwing the javelin, in putting the shot; and you can measure in seconds the time by which you have lowered your record in the sprints and the distance runs. Can you with equal assurance say that you have increased your measure of self-control, developed your latent powers, increased your spiritual depth, and become a bigger and better individual?
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You have spent one, two, three, or four years at Dickinson; years that are generally supposed to be the most plastic in the life of the individual. What lasting impressions have these years made upon your life? What tools have they given you with which to undertake your tasks, what inspirations to meet life's discouragements, what inner re sources upon which to draw in time of need?
Have you been taught how to think? The more recent theory of education insists that one ought to be taught how to think rather than what to think. The former process produces creative thinkers, originators in the fields of human endeavor; the latter pro duces those who will follow the crowd.
Has it taught you discrimination? Everywhere you will find the true and the false, the genuine and the spurious, the good and the bad. The line of cleavage between the two, however, is not always apparent. You will need the power of accurate discrimina tion in order to be able to make wise decisions.
Have you learned an appreciation of the finer things? Can you enjoy and interpret a great painting, a symphony, a great book? Art, music, and literature enrich the lives of those who become acquainted with them and who are able to understand them. Can you discern the genuine in men, and can you profit by association with such?
Have you a philosophy of life? Your attitude toward the problems and meaning of life will determine your conduct. There are two major attitudes toward life. One is summed up briefly in the statement: The world's mine oyster. The other, The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto but to minister.
Have you grown while at Dickinson? You can measure in inches or perhaps in feet the improvement you have made while here in throwing the javelin, in putting the shot; and you can measure in seconds the time by which you have lowered your record in the sprints and the distance runs. Can you with equal assurance say that you have increased your measure of self-control, developed your latent powers, increased your spiritual depth, and become a bigger and better individual?
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0265011353
- ISBN 13 9780265011355
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages156
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