Speech delivered by Arndt Stickles at the dedication of the Henry Cherry Statue on Western Kentucky University\u27s campus

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Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®WKU Archives Records WKU Archives11-16-1937UA1B3/5 As Practical PhilosopherArndt SticklesFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_recordsPart of the Higher Education Administration Commons, and the Speech and Rhetorical StudiesCommonsThis Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by anauthorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact todd.seguin@wku.edu.Recommended CitationStickles, Arndt, "UA1B3/5 As Practical Philosopher" (1937). WKU Archives Records. Paper 4129.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/41291 All _ CTI CAL I'IIILOS')PlILR Deep into tho mind and Boul ot Henry Hardin Cherry 118.8 born the in.tinct of purpose. If tlat purpose could oxpre8sod aD manlfe.t throughout a long roer , it could perhapa be beat s tated 1n the words ndo 6o:!leth1na for others" . Deniod ooll!eo traininG and tho opportunity or drinkinc deeply at the t ountain at knowle4~e and oxpl oring its raooaGee, tor oompensat1on, he oxerted himaelt in etudy1ns r:an 1n hie ann 100ale. Never a student ot what gOAt philo8ophers haft said or dono , he found hio own concl us ions at the doeper souroe at all acoopted truth in obe8rvln the a otion. of J:lOD . T"o did beoomo , perhaps inadvertontly, a lover and atudent 01' EpiototU8. That phil osopher , thouGh ~~ld in bond&~. , refUeed to let-thb cl anklnc of hiB ohain. be the knoll of 0. dwnr fod aoul . lie oonetantly pzooaohed to tho l owl y a 0. lovu of Good and a hatred ot' evil . l..1)ovc a l l , the Cr eek phlloeophltr taucht that man ' e Gt'oo.toat poBs.saion to hiG purposo and that the individual oonnot make that ooncrete or scouro hta own interest. unlee" he oontribute to the cenoral welfaro of otbors. would 80e t hing" &8 tboy are in thoir sheor ueliness and teaoh tholr tranaformation throur,h servicG ot tho indlvld\lal . Ula oohoma ~ ... a. ood world enoOll1p8.ssod I!lOral rlghteoueMe.D through the olevation at the lowlieat. o then that know and valued the 11fe or h1m tor whom thh mellOr!&1 b erllot..ed ohould be 8urpr1aed that he loved the uoat yet humble Greek and quotod h10 freely' • • •••••••••••••••• Suoh we,1t hie philosophio bont and eo well bal anoed .. as he 1n judement that h1e out l ook upon 11te Beldom had a trait of pessimum in it . He liIOuld l ea90 hie off100 when siok: and tired of body, t o to a ohapel ox-erobo whero the inspiration of youth before h~ caused & torgottulnee o of pain aDd i llne 88 and oAke a stirrine. eloquont appeal for loadership and the mor~ abulidant Ufo . & oano away trom the ohapel strongthened, einoe el oolll and - 2 -despondency had no part in hi, ond-ur ine Boh o f' 11to . .... tolorant at almoe t anythine that woul d not injure the o&uso of the l natitutlon he r ee.rod. nur •• d throu(;h tortUOUI and 4evloul days. and prodded ovor. there _8 i n hh tuJOe faith and low t or a l l i t convlnoed of their hone.ty and .1noerlty of po,.. m. friend. honor e d anel true ted h1m ablolute l y and made him. .. oonf1dante \1Ihen they woul d oonNel. in no one ",lol .ted. Tho.e who knew him. be. t wanted to be neftr him. felt .. 100011-neel when lODu ab8eIit tro:a hh pre.ena. . Perhape it enoomiums were heaped upon him today by thou_ends ot hh ,fotUl r etu4ente among trutm woul d be th1 •• lnoere tribute, you found UI with an ambl tloua ' pirlt but dhoouraged and 10 envelop d 1n , 1002 that t her e _8 no 11{')lt . h1n1ng throu&h our f o at or oypre •• tree. , you not only provided u ... lamp but OOOL.. our r;u lde al ... 11. fb.1e or1a1 in .ndurin, broDZO unve l led and 4edl oated today ottsr. him who car • • an opportuntt;y to oomsme with the dynami o. un-oonquerablo .piri t ot Jbnry Lar41n Cherry . rounder ot what be my ... by loo.ld ", about . In oOlK3Union with the Paat 110. etrengt h born ot kn l ed(;o and exper1e ,.o • • In IJlte appeal tho tatue ot the rounder of' th1e l netitu .. tion "peake t o the lmwrmo.t deptho of the 80ul it. l1el8a~e or a great I 1t. ended. In the liVinc; Pro.ent an4 tor tcaorrow OOmo8 frOIl the same souroe an a ppeal to the eons and daughtors 01' -o.tern in cloar . trumpet tone. , that it ye l and _ and bel1 .... d in _ , move omrard and. upward , be loyal to her l eat tradi tions and «emner 1d.11e . 

UA1B3/5 As Practical Philosopher

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