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And I thought, what could the world have accomplished if Methuselah had been a Conwell!  or, far better, what wonders could be accomplished if Conwell could but be a Methuselah! He has all his life been a great traveler. He is a man who sees vividly and who can describe vividly. AND I THOUGHT WHAT COULD THE WORLD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IF METHUSELAH HAD BEEN A CONWELL OR FAR BETTER WHAT WONDERS WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IF CONWELL COULD HAVE BEEN A METHUSELAH HE HAS ALL HIS LIFE BEEN A GREAT TRAVELER HE IS A MAN WHO SEES VIVIDLY AND WHO CAN DESCRIBE VIVIDLY
o succeed! A dreamer of dreams and a seer of visions--and what realizations have come! And it interested me profoundly not long ago, when Dr. Conwell, talking of the university, unexpectedly remarked that he would like to see such institutions scattered throughout every state in the Union. “All carried on at slight expense to the students and at hours to suit all sorts of working men and women,” he added, after a pause; and then, abruptly, “I should like to see the possibility of higher education offered to every one in the United States who works for a living.” There was something superb in the very imagining of such a nation-wide system. But I did not ask whether or not he had planned any details for such an effort. I knew that thus far it might only be one of his dreams--but I also knew that his dreams had a way of becoming realities. I had a fleeting glimpse of his soaring vision. It was amazing to find a man of more than three-score and ten thus dreaming of more worlds to conquer. RING SUCH HOSTS OF OTHERS TO SUCCEED A DREAMER OF DREAMS A SEER OF VISIONS AND WHAT REALIZATIONS HAVE COME AND IT INTERESTED ME PROFOUNDLY NOT LONG AGO WHEN DOCTOR CONWELL TALKING OF THE UNIVERSITY UNEXPECTEDLY REMARKED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SUCH INSTITUTIONS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT EVERY STATE IN THE UNION HE CARRIED ON AT SLIGHT EXPENSE TO THE STUDENTS AND AT OURS TO SUIT ALL SORTS OF WORKING MEN AND WOMEN HE ADDED AFTER A PAUSE AND THEN ABRUPTLY I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION OFFERED TO EVERYONE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO WORKS FOR A LIVING THERE WAS SOMETHING SUPERB IN THIS VERY IMAGINING OF SUCH A NATION WIDE SYSTEM BUT I DID NOT ASK WHETHER OR NOT HE HAD PLANNED ANY DETAILS OF SUCH AN EFFORT I KNEW THAT THUS FAR IT MIGHT ONLY BE ONE OF HIS DREAMS BUT I ALSO KNEW THAT HIS DREAMS HAD A WAY OF BECOMING REALITIES I HAD A FLEETING GLIMPSE OF HIS SOARING VISION IT WAS AMAZING TO FIND A MAN OF MORE THAN THREE SCORE AND TEN THUS DREAMING OF MORE WORLDS TO CONQUER
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