The Student's Goal (Classic Reprint): Baccalaureate Address to the Graduating Class, New Mexico Normal University: Baccalaureate Address to the ... Mexico Normal University (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Hewett, Edgar L.

 
9781332201204: The Student's Goal (Classic Reprint): Baccalaureate Address to the Graduating Class, New Mexico Normal University: Baccalaureate Address to the ... Mexico Normal University (Classic Reprint)

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Shape your future with wisdom and knowledge that stand the test of time. This vivid address argues that education’s deepest goal is spiritual growth guided by truth, not opinion, and invites readers to measure their lives against enduring ideals.

In compelling, accessible language, the book sets the scene of a postwar world asking for clearer vision and stronger character. It asks students to seek wisdom as a divine-informed aim and to ground knowledge in verifiable facts, not popular chatter. The speaker calls for a democracy built on truth, personal responsibility, and a renewed faith in education’s power to elevate society.

- Discover how wisdom is described as a driving force for noble living and higher goals.
- Explore the distinction between knowledge and opinion, and why fact-based thinking matters.
- Learn how education, science, and culture can support spiritual development and social progress.
- See how communities and individuals can respond to great challenges with courage, cleanliness, and civic duty.

Ideal for readers of educational history, civic philosophy, and classic speeches that connect school ideals to real-world leadership and service. This edition offers a thoughtful framework for anyone evaluating what it means to learn, lead, and contribute to the common good.

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