| It is appropriate on an anniversary of
the founding of a university to remind ourselves of its purposes. It is
equally appropriate at such time for students to {{U}}(21) {{/U}} why
they have been chosen to attend and to consider how they can best {{U}}(22)
{{/U}} the privilege of attending. At the least you as students can hope to become {{U}}(23) {{/U}} in subject matter which may be useful to you in later life. There is, {{U}}(24) {{/U}}, much more to be gained. It is now that you must learn to exercise your mind sufficiently {{U}}(25) {{/U}} learning becomes a joy and you thereby become a student for life. {{U}}(26) {{/U}} this may require an effort of will and a period of self-discipline. Certainly it is not {{U}}(27) {{/U}} without hard work. Teachers can guide and encourage you, but learning is not done passively. To learn is your {{U}}(28) {{/U}}. There is {{U}}(29) {{/U}} the trained mind satisfaction to be derived from exploring the ideas of others, mastering them and evaluating them. But there is {{U}}(30) {{/U}} level of inquiry which I hope that some of you will choose. If your study takes you to the {{U}}(31) {{/U}} of understanding of a subject and, you have reached so far, you find that you can penetrate to {{U}}(32) {{/U}} no one has been before, you experience an exhilaration which can't be denied and which commits you to a life of research. Commitment to a life of scholarship or research is {{U}}(33) {{/U}} many other laudable goals. It is edifying, and it is a source of inner satisfaction even {{U}}(34) {{/U}} other facets of life prove disappointing. I strongly {{U}}(35) {{/U}} it. |