The Snyder signal., May 05, 1916, Image 2

About The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????

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nation, who by hit beautiful example
of crtumK and fmlth wu iltnuflt liiol
lied by hit people, Afler three hun
dred yearn of KKVptUn tionriaK.
Morfl Hprunit forth; Rlnrlouiily equip
ped for leidemhlp. und yrni are nil
familiar wllh 1 alory of how tic
led the down IriHldtm mil Ion out of
huiidnKC How fur tunny yimn hln
wua the aplrlt, lila (he voire that
r u ltd the Jpwlah nation.
In Ih-moathi-nca. the (Ireek, we
have the man whoae name through
nut the ftiutd Iiuh Imh'oiiii' ft eynonym
of elniueure.
ltome proiliinil in JiiMlnlan the
a; r en leal law River (he world haft ever
known. KiiRliind her SlmkiKprare,
wilhoiit iitii'Mtlnn Die urea tent poet
th.it hna ever livid, (he spirit or
whnte wiHIiikm have p.'rnifalrd al
in ( ml every plutno of Hie.
William Hhnki'Kpfiiiii wn horn at
Hlrutfoid upoii-Avon lit H6. He
doiihtl'-HH ciitrri-d lhr Hltnttmd jsntin
mar arhdot at (ho nice, of seven yrari,
hut on arrouiit of Ida father's fin
anrial roverv hi" w;m himhi fnreed to
h-ave whiml mid "e'l: rtnpl ment
CoTiHcipuetitly hi edurntloii wna very
limited. IHh eiilly Mle with t-pwit nt i
Warwickshire, which was noted for
lis lint(H ll'lll llMllclllttnlltf, llllll ll'Kell-
dtiry hue William dniMlcnn aH ml
I'd many entertainments wlilrh were
(hen held In the country. Thus out
ward conditions of his life tended to
ward the awnknhiR, Hlliinibtlnjf,
and devesting or his nnlunil genius.
Ills first slfMiipt at poet I y was after
hi maniac; nntl was n ball ml nt
the expense of Hir Thoiiuts l.iiry
(whose deer park lie had raided.) lie
Ihen fled lo London to escape prose
rution. Very few fuels arc known u, character of the man w ho is will
of his pcnuuiiil history from this jl)K ln uiriiw to the four winds of the
time uulll we receive his works. Leg- L,.Ven the time wrought moral st.m
end tells us or lilt: connection with ,illMls and religious precedents to
the stage nnd how he became a rurt lt-r his own selfish interests, He
great actor and writer. He became I )0 po of Home when he re
mit only a great writer or dramalle j (wt., u grant him an llb-gii. divorce
plays but he also wrote many beau- j n, denlre for seUKiatiflratlon
tltut poeiiin. He lived to a ripe old l(( ,t)) , Htatement of the
age nnd dh'd al Hliatlonl in HiH. Idoctrhie that the king of Knglnnd was
Ho like mi iubeiiljuire handed 1 ln fH, p,,,,,. nf Home, nnd start-
d"vn from father to son the rreat ,., ,), world by the establishment of
i., uilt and power of Hhakespenri-'s n rA. church lo he In all respect n
wonderdil works have been handed ( ,.lliai t,, die mother church. ye find
down from generation to generation ju;.t ,.(, n. n the world today,
through moie than :nu years until to- wt), fnr furtherance of their
night we can truly Bay of him, tho IlllllH livfy atu m.t n Hne to naught
dead he still llveH, and will continue 1 :il)li,,t hp find n picture of Ihe
lo live In the heaitH and uiltids of I "happy go lucky" man. Allho he Ik
generations yet to come. Ho long as 1 nf ,Mh and Hlatlon In life he
t lie world Is governed by Its passions 1 lH tt mnIl wu, It W).nk character, and
of love ami hale, o in nil ion mid re- )h ,,llMny itifhtenceil and guided by
vengc, put It y and peace, poverty and ,,thi'is, Such men should cultivate the
wealth, will the mnny nnd varied j,iiwer of seir will, nnd overcome their
characters met with In Shakespeare's i weakness.
works stand us st.ilio ti in ihe liter- I n ctihsius we llnd a very differ
ary world. ent chnrncter. Allho Hrutiis seemed lo
Bhiikcspcurr's !hiil-hU dniiu.is j (.,),,, (ho lead In the plot ngaiiist
were first published in n hmly In Ihe cai.Mlr. It was Casslus who urged
folio of 1 2 :t . They me divided In 1 him to It He lold Urutns of the c II
tuiir grouiui; Hist, early plays, such J he kmw In Cm-Kiir and of the great,
as Midsummer Night's hream, Iluiiieo : ,!,.,., ), w,l. lie doing In rid
and Juliet, Kngllsh chronicles ilii ! l1 n ltome of a ruler, who was liable
and lllcliard III Second, plays writ- , 1,,.,.,,, iiangenms to the safely or
ten after Ihe age of thirty, chiefly ,,iiplie .Hindi men are round today
romantic Ir.igedlen as, the Merchant : ,,veiy city, town and even In Ho
of Venire, Ah You I.Ike It, and J country, lie Is the man who nppar
Twellth Night. Third, plus nf mark- ,.,Uy takes little tnteret.1 In the af
cd maturity belonging to the early i (r l the country, hut in reality In
HUteenlh eeittuiy, mostly historic a ruling faetnr. He In the shrewd
(l aged! o of Julius Caesar, Hamlet
Macbeth, and King Lear. Fourth win
his late plays whlih were of a strange
y serene temper, free fancy und
niagic touch, such es C) mbellne,
Winters Tale, ami The Tempest. To
dhdlngulidi his he;d gtoup is dilli
cull, ther nil plead their Individual
perfcrHon. but his historic t raged Ich
hold the highest place.
The unit It of ShuptMere stalks
abroad today warning the people on
every hand from selfishness, a in hi -Hon
and greed. Ills characters en
act IHe. Ills types have minor dls
tinrtloiii', ruling pass'lon. thnl do not
crowd out other characteristics, hence
th-y are very true to life, Hhylock
suggests himself as a possible excep
tion, but upon Hhylock. as upon you
and me the laws of permutnilen have
worked s"d ho keeps his Individual
ity without hazard of duplication.
We set ln his character an example
lo the m reliant and business man
of what Cm greed for gain wilt lead
to. W" find that mercy Jo our cred
itors gives best results.
Rank and station mar give a
ldrong bent to character or change
tho direction and object of Its oner
glen; they cannot for a minute de
flect the workings or any physical or
moral law. mltlgsto remorse for
crime or alleviate tho psngs of
wounded love. Heiieath the robes or
rtate or tho rags of Ueggnry. Shakes
peare nrver falls to reveal tho real
msn. In this wonderful truth then
to human life Shaken pea re ranks the
highest of all poets.
In Macbeth and Lady Macbeth we
the misery and discontent caused
from a desire for wealth and fume.
These ch traders sacrificed their
friends, kinsmen, snd (heir heat I in
pulncs of life to gratify their nolflsh
deidres. Ht 111 we see Hint they were
hrouicht to retribution. This should
be nn example lo (he huilness man
nnd politician.
In Julius Carsar we tee the end
of selfish amhlllon. Me was a great
man, wllh strong characler, and did
a Brent deal of Rood for the Human
empire, hut he was finally ruined
through his thlmt.for fame. Heimon
ahle amhlllon Is nerensnry to make a
nurrennful man, hul ambition ttiat
causes a person to forget the Interest
of his country to satisfy his desires
lexiroya both the amoltion and Its
Htihjefts. This character should be
warning to the politician who Is
slilvltig for reroRtilllon In the polit-
Inil world. The patriotic conspirator
vim on aecotint of his seal for his
niip become a fanatic In represent-1
fl In the character of Ih ulus, wlio I
mui-d on by (be ni'itiitm-iits of tin-1
ili'HlKtiltiR I'iiukIiih look the life nf I
Home's ruler, and illptd his hanils
in huwan pore. It Is Uio spirit of
tlrutiiK nnd (he Influence of Casshit'
that I' -d to tli' iiMmiHnln;ill.,n nf the lin
iiiorliil l.liienln, lo the murder of the
niiilehless (iarfiebl, to the luuliil
hsuedy of (he lamented MrKinley.
TJiIh plrll l rife
In Hie country
iiiliiHt nil who hold ponHbin nnd
ive Ho- peode. Kveti (he great I 'res
ident Wilson wImi so silently but
mifely Hirers the great ship of state
unharmed lhrouj;h the troubled wa
ters of nallonal diplomacy 1b not et
empt from (he hllKhtliiK touch of
the lenlons bul minted polillral rr It
Im of the lime nnd yet he stands tip
rlwht for the nallonnl honor and the
iiiilloiml safety.
Henry VIII portrays the man of
strong will and personality. Ills Is
poll lie i .i ii who In a sly undeitiaii'l 1
way, by favoritism and by eloquence
becomes a pewerful factor and wins'
the confidence of Ihe 'unsil -ipcdlng '
pulitlc, they little knowing that hi
1h only using them to gain his owr.
sell If h end. He is ilm found in the
business and the social world. Kiery
where he Is the idy, underhand man.
who becomes a leader to satisfy bin
individual desires, without being sus
pected. "Over the beauty of youth nnd the
love or youth there la shed III the
plays of Hhakettpenre's flnnl period,
it clear yet tender luminousness, not
elsewhere to he found In Ids writings.
In his enrller ps Shakespeare
writes concerning young men and
maidens, (heir love, their mirth, their
griefs, as out who Is nmong them,
who has a lively personnl Interest in
their concerns, who can ninke merry
with them, treat them familiarly and
if need be mock them In to good
sense. There Is nothing In his enrller
plays wonderful, strangely bentitiiul.
pathetic about youth and Its Joys and
sorrow. In the histories and trage
dies, as was to be expected, more
massive, or more profound objects of
interest engaged tho Poets attention.
Dnt In his latest plays the beauHfut.
pathetic light li always present. There
are the sufferers, aged, experienced
tried Queen Csthrlue, Prospero, Her
moine and over against them there
are the children absorbed Id their
lirtpy and exquisite egoism, PcrdlU
and Miranda, florliel and Ferdi
nand and the boys of old Ilelarlua."
Hhakespeare v own life Is portrayed
In many of his characters, especially
In Prospero."
The Influence or Shapespeare'a
work Is Im-dltnnble. No other pool
has reached the helRht of his per
fection of character portrayal. He
stands alone and on a higher plane
In this respect. Ills plays are now
studied as the hlRhest of classics.
Mnny societies are formed for the
siudy of his works. A person Is not
a uholnr unless he Is familiar with
Hhakespeare's plays nnd sonnets.
Hhnkespeare Is recognised and re
garded as the father of Kngllsh po-
Iry. Other poets and writers have
appeared on the horlxon or literary
fame, and enjoyed popularity for a
senson, but ere long we find that the
world has grown weary of their pro-,
'Mictions, and like the morning star ,
their glory has faded, and another i
Htitr has risen only to go down like
Jtn predecessor. Hut today nfler more
than three hundred years the Immort-1
nl name of Hhakcpeare stands a I
proud monument to Kngllsh liter-
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THK HTATK'H 11 Mf I l-:it
INSTITI TKtNK )!' I.K IIMNt
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Kdiicnlloii Is one or the Rrea(et
pn.libms that has cnufronhd the
world from Its creation lo the present
.lav II has advnii-i'il from the duik
itges to the modern age of democracy,
It In an element most essential to tin
growth and development of every
nation.
The simplest form of education was
found nmong the primitive savage work a few miles sooth of Mryan.
and barbarian tribes, The training The farmers of Ihe state are benefit
In obtaining food, clothing, nnd shel- ed by the experiments, of this col
ter, Ihe maintenance or his elders, j lege. ,
Ihe endurance of physical tests, the The twenty-seventh legislature
imllallon of adults, nnd tho India-1 created a college nf Industrial Arls
Hon ceremony lo the elder class, con-. ftir girls. This college, created Tn
rdltute the practical education of the j llniS. nt Denton, offers four courses
primitive savage youth. for graduation, a literary course, a
The first nation that developed j
a high civilisation nnd learning was
China. The educational system con
fined Its scope lo Ihe study of Chln-
classics. Tho wenllhy classes en
gaged private tutors for Ifcclr
while the sons of the poorer classes
were taught In schools. Miiddha nnd
Confucius were two of the greai-
polientrt of Clilltas aneiriu civ-
Miration.
Kg vol. under He
Haniohs, also
developed a high rlvlllRiiHon and
hut as time paused, both
lent uing,
hina and Kgypt declined.
The nest great nation of olden
time was tlreece. (ireece was com
posed of several smaller states or
nations. Alliens, being the most Im
portant. Purine this time the golden
age of literature, science, nnd almost
every other practical thing was de
veloped. Hreat classicists, orators,
arllslH. and states n made ihn age
what It was. I'l.ilo, Homer, Demos
thenes and Aristotle went the lead
ers and backbone of the nation.
Then ltome overcame (ireece and
developed a civilization of her own.
Cncf.,tr, Cicero, and Virgil were ex
ponents oi learning ' ""
..until, nfler the decline of th
man empire, Italy became know
during Din period or Itenalsanc
through Dante nnd others.
Now, in the morning of the (wen
Hi lh century, nil great nations have j
recognized the need of schools, and
have not only established them hut
have built great colleges and Ulll
v isilles. Trance, Germany. Ureal
l.rllaln, nnd the I'nlled States have
great schools nnd universities, and
as the Cnlversity of Paris, the Uni
versity of iieilln, the University of
Leipzig, Oxford, Cnnibtldge, Ihe 1'nl
ally of WlririHiHin. Hiirvnnl, Trlncc
ion mnl Viilc. Wlscnnnin, MIiiih-hoIa, Cullfornlft ontl
In the I'tilli'd Htuh-n ciliK'nlionitl other ntutrn tnl in Mm line of hiKlt
IlifllliillonB ru mainly i'hIiiIiIIhIumI I or p(luritlon. Nntwltlintandlnit thi.
ami miilntalni't) by tho noparuli' bIjiIch
of Ihe I'nion. Miwt of tlm IiIkIht In-
atltutlonn of leuinliiK nf the vailonn
HiateB rerelve endowment fimdu from
ihe national novrrnmeni. With this
the Icglnliitnn-a of the nenarate tat en
adds vnrlmiH nmnunta of money for
tint HHpport nf Ihe Rlatet InKtltut Jonn
of learnltm. Tho neneral plan of the
Htatefi for tho eolabllidiment of their
higher inMltutionH In to have a main
univendty, tin oRrlniltnral nnd nto
etmnlnil colleRp, neveral normalit
nealtered thronithout tho different
Hertlons nf the state, a normal for
netroei or foreinnem, and a college
of IndiiKlrlal arts for tclrli.
Tho history and condition of the
higher InstilullonH of Texna are al
iiioat an Important aa the history of
Texas Itself. On aroiint of the tyran
nical rule of Mexico. Texai revolted
from her and won her Independence.
One fit the reason assigned In the
declaration of Independence from
Mexico li as follows:
"It, i the Mexican (lovemmont)
has f Ailed to establish any pubjlc
system of education, although pos
sessed of almost boundless resources
(the public domain) and although
It Is an axiom In political science
that unless the people are educated
and enlightened, It la Idle to expect
Ihe continuance of civil liberty or the
rapacity for self government."
The signers of the declaration, rug
ged pioneers I hough they were, were
formerly college men and they pro
vided In the constitution of the He
public of Texas for the educational
affairs of the State. The Texans' plan
whs to hove the common school sys
tem, surmounted by a university of
the first cIhh. ('resident Lamar, him
self a brilliant scholar, In 1N3D, urg-
d congress to build "University
for instruction In the highest
branches of science." Conseiuenlly
congress set aside fifty leagues of
land (about two hundred nnd twenty
thousand acres) Tor the purpose of
establishing two universities, ono Ifi
the west nnd the other In Ihe east.
Uovernor I'tiam ugnln advorated the
educational system during his ad
ministration. In WR, the legislature
Kitve up the plan of two universities.
but added more land lo Hint already
given for a university. Finally in
IKH.1, the doors of the main unlver-
l""' w,'rP ,,P',,t Austin. The medi-
! rl department was established nt
r (inlveston, In 191.
' Unrtng Iho Civil War, the Tnlled
.Stale government offiTed a large
, Rianl of li.nd to rach slate that
.would establish and maintain n rol-
lege for instruction In agricultural
and mechanical art. After the war,
Texas accepted the offer and estab
lished such nn institution iS propos
ed. In lHT(i( this college began Its
nousenom course, a 'in ami iinum-
I rf nl arts coirrso, nnd a commercial
art course. The primary purpose of
this Institution Is to train young wo
men In the art and science nf home
making.
Texas has iiIho, four normal schools
ill different parts of tho stale, to pre-pu'-o
young men and women to teuch
im. mi .... ..
.places 10 oilier piiasen m nic. me
! normals are; Tho Ham Houston State
Not mal, eslabliiibcd in 1ST!), nt
Huntsvllle; the North Texas Normal
College, established In 1 H f t nt Den
ton; the Honthwest Texas State Nor
mal, established lilnll, at San Mar
cos; und the West Texas State Norm
al established in 1!1. nt Canyon.
The Prairie View Normal and In
dustrial College has also been estab
lished by Hie legislature. Its direc
tion is entrusted tn the board of di
rectors of the Agricultural and Me
chanical College, and was established
in 'I H7D. This school gives to the
negro race some of the Advantages of
the higher Institutions of learning
for whiles. The negro boys nnd girls
that ullend this Institution are given
Instructions In ngrlcullure, cooking,
Ito- j sewing launderinL', school-trnchlng
wn.jund other occupations.
I The eight above named Ins! It u-
llnins ure Biipporled by Ihe legisla
ture of Texas. The legislature has
been very backward In appropriation!!
for this educational line, and hence,
many citliens have ngltared a mill
tax (ten cents on one hundred dol
lars) for the support of the growing
needs of Ihn higher Institutions of
lenrning.
The Htatc of Texas Is behind many
other states In higher education. At
present, she stands thirty-elfcMh out
of th forty t'lpht Blat In tli Union.
Ti-xhh lilitlier hint Itnt Jonn of lenrit-
Inx "ro vry kooi) nml nro becoming
reeoftnlzed ui tho Krentent In the
South.
people nre fantly recognizing; not
only tho hrtd of arhools, but a I no of
higher Institutions of learning. Pres
ident tamar'd famous statement Is
rapidly gaining prestlgo among our
people. The statement reads, "Cul
tivated mind is the guardian genius
of democracy, It la the only dictator
that free-men acknowledge and the
only security that freo-men desire."
Blllle Harris.
Wll pnpi"r, Intent pnttcrni, twit
prlcci it A. P. Morrli'. 44tf
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