Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 175, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1923 — Page 3

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5. 1923

Robinson Uses Plain Talk in Telling of Mistakes in Present Day Education

By WALTER D. HICKMAN ~ ET acquainted with “The Hut - manizing of Knowledge,” by - James Harvey Robinson. This man talks straight from the shoulder while discussing error of modern education. He has not tried to write a popular book, but an essay with real honest to goodness food thought in It. Robinson will be remembered as the author of “The Mind in the Making.” Kis new book is published by George H. Doran Company, New York. “The object of this little volume,” Robinson writes,” is the attempt to re-assess our failures and possibilities in the development of intelligence; especially to mak“ clear why, proceeding as we h'v :one, we have inevitably failed to make connection between education on the one hand and the obligations, pitfalls and amenities of life on the other. “The whole substance and aims and methods of educat'on—whether for young or old—need a thorough overhauling and reconsideration. “Something should be devised to replace the old liberal arts courses. A pood idea underlays it, but its alleged results will no longer stand Inspection in the -light of modern conditions of life. The elective system also has a good idea behind it, namely a recognition of the student’s spontaneous interests and preferences. But it also is a confession that the tree of knowledge has of late put forth so many and such thick branches that the main trunk is lost sight of. The stately proportions of science are obscured by its details.” he writes. Does Going Through Colleg** Make Decisive Changes? After this plain statement of a fact, Robinson hurls this one a* the eader:

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“At present going through college rarely makes any decisive change in the mood and outlook of the graduate. There is, it is true, the old saying that you can always tell a Harvard man. but you can’t tell him much. Put like most caustic remarks it does not hit the mark.” Ir reviewing this book it is necessary to use the authors own words in order to drive home his Important lessons. I believe he gives us real food for thought when he states the college

The organization consists of James Levey, first violin; Thomas W. Petre, second violin; H. Waldo Warner, viola, and C. Warwlck-

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graduate is no lorfger arrogant, but j timid and bewildered when he discovers himself in a strange world for which he has been so expensively unprepared. “He ordinarily prizes his experience in college in retrospect for various adventitious friendliness rather than for a fuller understanding of himself and his surroundings.” Speaking purely personal. I am aware of the fact that “going through college” is often a most difficult and trying experience to a young person as well as to the entire family. To some It means manual labor both by the student and the folk at home. To others it means only placing a name to a check. After knocking about the world for many years and having a taste at so-called college life, I welcome this mjw book by Robinron, and that is the reason that I am giving it so rhuch space. Robinson Tells Us What We Need Most in Education Probably the most valuable statement in "The Humanizing of Knowledge” is the following few lines: “What we need most, as I have tried to make plain, is anew intellectual mood, anew tolerance of intelligent divergence of opinion, anew appreciation of the role of knowledge in human planning. In order to achieve this we can well afford to be more courageous and adventurous than our predecessors in view of the infinite possibilities of further enlightenment that have opened before us. Our knowledge must be recast so as to become a part of our daily reckonings.” I have so far touched only one phase of Robinson’s subject. T must leave it up to the reader to obtain a copy and think over the author’s, splendid observations. T cannot recommend “The Humanizing of Knowledge” too highly. ! Evans, cello. The Ottawa (Canada) Journal, ifi speaking of this organization, says: "Superlatives only are adequate in expressing the beauty of tone produced on magnificent instruments, each handled by a master. The lovely organ-like tones proceeding from the cello, played by Warwick Evans, the rich background provided by the viola, played by H. Waldo > Warner, and the exquisite playing j •of the magnetic leader as first vio- ; lin, James Levey, and Thomas W. | Petre. second violin —these are the | four players whose ensemble work once heard makes one long for more. It can only be wished that these j masters of chamber music playing j may visit the capital again and delight the music lovers with -their beautiful interpretations.” • • • Wagnerian Opera Company Due Saturday at Murat On Saturday the Wagnerian Opera Company arrives at the Murat” J for two performances. At 2 p. m. "Lohengrin” will be given and at 7.45 p. m “Walkuere" will be the bilL The Wagnerian Opera Company is j one of the largest attractions on tour. They travel by special train only and have a large cast supported by many principals and have j sixty-five in the chorus and fifty-five

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in the orchestra besides stage crew and technical director. It is Interesting to note the time of the evening performance has been changed and it will start at 7?45 to enable the opera to be out at a reasonable time. The matinee performance w r lll start at 2 o’clock. The coming of the Wagnerian Opera Company is an event long to be remembered. Only on Monday night, Nov. 19. they gave a performance of “Tannehauser” at the Coliseum in Toledo. In the review in the Toledo News written by Dick Meade, tne music critic of that paper, he especially fefers to the conductor, Ernest Knoch, who Is to have charge of the orchestra at the matinee performance here on Satur day. He says in part: “Applause greeted the appearance of Ernest Knoch, the noted German conductor, a man small in statue, but a giant musically. “Electrical in this conductor, whipping notion into his sixty-five musicians as though his swinging baton had a long lash on the erd. What his baton failed to do his left hand finished. “The new State orchestra stirred the great audience at once by its presentation of the overture, one of Wagner's greatest gifts to music. “Conductor Knoch was forced to bow again and again at the conclusion of the overture and he finally was compelled to call his musicians to their feet to acknowledge the enthusiasm. “Knoch is a most forceful and energetic conductor and he drooped when the long arduous evening was over.” The Little Theatre tonight at the Murat will present Booth Tarkington’s “The Wren.” The City Walther League tonight will present Edward Rechlin In an organ recital at Roberts. Parle Church. + -I- -IOther attractions on view today include: “Shuffle Along” at English’s: Robert Emmet Keane and Claire Whitney at Keith's; Lando and Gordon at the Palace; Myers and Hanford at the Lyric; ’Bathing Beauties” at the Capitol; movies at the Lincoln Square; stock burlesque at the Broadway; "Rosita” at the Ohio; ”St. Elmo” at the Apollo; "The Wanters” at the Circle; “The Eleventh Hour” at *the Isis and a

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