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| Chapter I - Part 3 |
| General Education |
| Opens Ethiopian National Library And Night School Mar. 30, 1948 |
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| Haile Selassie the First - March 30, 1948 |
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| As early as during his tenure as Regent and Heir Apparent of the Realm, His Majesty the Emperor evinced keen interest in public education. In 1925 he followed this urge and, from his own privy Purse, built the Teferi Makonnen School and encouraged the wealthy Ethiopians to follow his example. The educational effort was arrested by the war and occupation. It was immediately revived upon His Imperial Majesty's return. And for all these years he has personally always found time from his busy duties to visit schools, talk to and question students, from Kindergarten to the higher levels and to manifest an intimate concern for their welfare. |
When We founded the Ethiopian National Library Our wish was that
the Library should have many branches in the provinces and districts.
As it is necessary to increase libraries in order to increase the number
of readers, today We inaugurate this one so that it may be an
accommodation for those advanced in their education and the night
school with it for those who wish to continue further studies.
This Library and Night School is designed to serve those who fall at
the present time outside of the reach of the National Board of
Education which is devoting its efforts in the education of the youth.
We should like to assure them that using these facilities, with hard
work, they can improve their education and catch up to a great extent
the time lost by the unavoidable interruption of their education.
With hard work and ambition human beings can achieve any goal. As
it is essential that the youth should begin their schooling before seven,
adults might find it essential to attend school before they are fifty, and
derive benefit from so doing. The mastery of the art of learning is
never denied to those who will devote themselves to study. You must
realize that one's education is also for the benefit of one's country. It
does not lead to the neglect of your country's custom nor to the
neglect of your faith in God. These can only come about as a result of
an evil manner.
If both youth and adults contemplate seriously their education and
work assiduously they will together be of great assistance to their
country. Therefore, work hard and constructively. If you spend the
time for attendance at night school in other unworthy places,
understand that you are chasing phantoms and following an illusive
dream.
The name of this Institute, "Your Light is Shining Today", is inspired by
a quotation from St. Luke, Chapter 19, versus 42 and 45 which
speaks about one's opportunities. "If thou hadst known even thou, at
least in this thy day, the things which belong to they peace! But now
they are hid from thine eyes...."
This name is given to inspire the type of work and the measure of
achievement which should flow therefrom. We thank the Director and
the teachers in anticipation hoping that they might fulfil Our hopes.
the Library should have many branches in the provinces and districts.
As it is necessary to increase libraries in order to increase the number
of readers, today We inaugurate this one so that it may be an
accommodation for those advanced in their education and the night
school with it for those who wish to continue further studies.
This Library and Night School is designed to serve those who fall at
the present time outside of the reach of the National Board of
Education which is devoting its efforts in the education of the youth.
We should like to assure them that using these facilities, with hard
work, they can improve their education and catch up to a great extent
the time lost by the unavoidable interruption of their education.
With hard work and ambition human beings can achieve any goal. As
it is essential that the youth should begin their schooling before seven,
adults might find it essential to attend school before they are fifty, and
derive benefit from so doing. The mastery of the art of learning is
never denied to those who will devote themselves to study. You must
realize that one's education is also for the benefit of one's country. It
does not lead to the neglect of your country's custom nor to the
neglect of your faith in God. These can only come about as a result of
an evil manner.
If both youth and adults contemplate seriously their education and
work assiduously they will together be of great assistance to their
country. Therefore, work hard and constructively. If you spend the
time for attendance at night school in other unworthy places,
understand that you are chasing phantoms and following an illusive
dream.
The name of this Institute, "Your Light is Shining Today", is inspired by
a quotation from St. Luke, Chapter 19, versus 42 and 45 which
speaks about one's opportunities. "If thou hadst known even thou, at
least in this thy day, the things which belong to they peace! But now
they are hid from thine eyes...."
This name is given to inspire the type of work and the measure of
achievement which should flow therefrom. We thank the Director and
the teachers in anticipation hoping that they might fulfil Our hopes.
| ... Loyalty inspires understanding, and understanding co-operation; these are the clearest evidence of strength. But the solid basis for all lies in education. It is education which allows people to live together, and makes them avoid the pitfalls of immorality, and induces respect for the law. Truly the attainment of these high aims is based on education, the helping of people to live together, to avoid indulgence, immorality and lawlessness ... |
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