Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — Human Life Most Interesting- of All Subjects of Study. [ARTICLE]

Human Life Most Interesting- of All Subjects of Study.

By EDWARD HOWARD GRIGGS

The most interesting of all subjects of study is human life, and the most instructive of all problems are- those concerning the development of personality and bringing to active realization the powers of individual character. The science dealing with personal life should be a most absorbing subject. The literature of autobiography has all the charm of -a novel, the added interest that the story is true.' The sludcul's temptation is to read simply to enjoy the fascinating material as one usually reads good, fiction. There is, of course, considerable value even Tn such reading, but the fruit oFtluf work can be multiplied many times by active study. In each text the student should discover the central problem and classify the subordinate ones in relation thereto. He should Then proceed to form a cl§ar view of the type of "personality presented and the causes and conditions of its development. Next, the whole achievement of the life, subjective and objective, should be estimated. Such test questions as these should be asked: “How far would you yourself be willing to live such a life? What is the worth of the character’s whole contribution to the world?” One’s own life should be used constantly as the key with which to interpret the various characters hnd types experienced. In turn, each personality studied should act as a challenge, arousing the student’s active reflection and deepening his insight into his own life and problems.