The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1958

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The -J c,,. ,,,e1·e acc1uai11t ed ,vitl1 the ]ate t 11ilit arJT ,veapo11 and mig~ht of Rome. They ,,rer e t1p t o date 01 the n10. t r ecent l:y.. mpic event . Th , .. l{11e,,· l)eal1t1r ancl art a f e,v .. .. ·i11ce ha,re ]{110 \Vll t l1e111. The, .. • lt11 e,,· t l1 e philo ophi e.. of Plato, ..\r·i: t otle, a11 cl ~ o ·1·ate . TheJ" ''"·e1·e 11ot illite1'ate bt1t t he,T did .. 11ot know the thin()' tha t h1--i t ea111e to r e, real-the t hi11g· t hat t ·elo11ged to t heir p eace . H er ei11 1ie · the mi . i11g linl{ ' of 011r g·e11e1~ally a c epted educational }? - te1n al. o. We 1n av k110"" all e 1 e, • \ "Pt f c-1il to ]c110,,.. t he P1·i11ce of • J>pa ee a11cl l >e , .. e1·ital)le fool . Tl1e l 1 Cl11eatio11al .'\ 1 :te111 tl1at fai ' to ., gi , re ( }ocl .. \'\T 0 1~ 1 t l1e exalted pla l' tl t l1a t it l . er,,e8 i: a fa1· ·e. Tnl · · ,,·e a 1·e g·11idecl i11 0 111· ed 11 ation lJ~ 1 ( 011ti11t1ecl on pa e 16 )