, 1881-05-29

chanical training the world affords, what would
be tho result?
grown, i'll the present stute OF things, An aver
age of s. Il day each. The training would iln~
prove their 1nolcy-getttng capacity 40opeF cent
.. Not one Of them would live in hurcl. and,
by living in good houses. they would increase
tile value Of property, and an increase Of the
value Of property Is IN increase OF the scnool
Fund.
g. The chances are that one or more Of them
would invent something that would be Of serv-
!, They would be good citizens instead Of
being members Of dangerous class rs ut Prcs-
ent. Without the ignorance OF the poor whites
the War could not even have been rs mugn Us
social dynamite.
Is there any other raw material that would
yield equaI percentage Of profit i'll being
worked up into II finished condition?
Mankind have acquired sense enough to know
that the ptott In industry is not in growing raw
mnteri4 but rather IN putting 1t 'ntn eho m6is m
is just us true Of human raw material as OF any
other: The ;l0o0,oo Of people il New England
earn more money th,ln the lS,Uu9.UOt OIL people
In Spaju New England trains her people;
Spain does not. That is the reason.
In England it is calculated that one-tenth OF
the population is to be supported ut public ex-
pcnse i'll PRISON Or in the poor-house- Fortu-
uutey for us we are not ut that point. and VIC
shali NOT get there simply because , we know , w1as
to prevent it, We have an abundance of 1acts
before US which urge us to take such measures
people prefer to help themselves rather than 50
10 the pOor-h house or to prison. That experience
should teach us that 1t is much wiser to spent
our money in training good c1tlzenS Lnan Ill
is It 4 clear case then, that II all humanity
were trained Us Prof. Woodward trains the BOYS
il, his school, we should no lUnYtr have any
bad c1tizeus? 10 answer that question aiiirEnn-
lively would no doubt be Eolug grtat4y too TAR.
But there is grcnt del to ne sa On @ tnG t;n,.s
it was rarely the capuble and skilltul mechanic
TINT bccnmc tramp. In hard times it is always
e6srrsa 5ss sist rsf skfu "ao the n
mites Of our prisons arc men who nave
never been taught any sklned t',,n ia11e: 91c
lines OF the least resistance, aud the men N
prison, finding the struggle hurd, have selected
crime rs their easiest WY: IL 10 oniy las .lat pF;
they hat been taught my hotiest way or Eetting
their living they would have followed it, sir
John Luboock says IL PreStofic ~ ,r,son IN
England and Wales during tho year ls69 only
4,l31 could read and write well. IN met our
criminal population are mere snyagcs, ana nl0st
or their crimes are but iujudicfotls and desperate
attempts to live as II savage in tho midst and as
tho expense Of a civilized co'ntnunts- ,,-
Our criminals are more Intelligent but near
whal the Hon. WillInm X. Sullivan says of them
in dis report as President OF our Board OF Edaca-
ton tor 1873:
pententiurv stutes that of Lift convcts In his
churge last September, " per cent could read
and write: but only j. per ceEt KucH any to1uE
about uny useful branch OF luf'or system u
education which confers the power OF kuo"led9e
for guod or for evil, bur ncgects 10 direct mat
kuowIedve into some useful channel, is tncom-
Detc; because It fnil5 to accomplish one OIL 1ne
prime objects of Instruction.
II uil our people had Been etiucatea ~ tas
boys are educated III the st. LOUIS MAnuat Tram
nT School there would be fewer criminals In the
und HID ull our people been SO trnineu tnefc
wf1,il liz &c been nj riut5 iii 1917, because sucu
trninnv would have multiplied and dlvcrsnco
occupations to such an extent tnAt tAete Houi1
have been abundance Of enp!oyments Tor III.
and nnt twf, men IN xtous for work where there
was only work for one. II I'LL our people were
SO rtsiacd we should multiply and diversity oc-
c,1pu.ions to such an extent that No neeu nasE
no riots In the future 1t IS knoWledge 3nu sh!t'
that diversity empl0yIneuts Arho5' lno1a1ls,
Snnntard5 invent nothing. They live as they
hnve iivcti ft,r centuries They do not diversity
their cn1 judgments, simply because 6helr kno"!-
edge Is tGo limited. Stupidity breeds stup1dttx.
knowledge and skill breed kno"lcdee, sk,!,
aud wealth. The Ang!o-shxo1l race stasten saa
hundred years ago with the steam engine. ana
now The stca1n-enxine feeds half OF US, d1rectiy
and indirectly. BY the diversity OF cfnplo5mcnls
it has produced. ,, adm.
what duty CHI be more urgent tnnn 70 Auopt
rhe hest tra;nux We can find? The expense OF
MAMMAL training will be mere trlte TO ~nat II
Would save leaving out Of view eutlrcly tue
wealth it would produce. As tnnRs stano wv ~
when hard times cume again we may be sure o.
riots, b!oodshed and inceud'aIisfn. 70 %n'ca ~
comparison the affairs: OF lo't VIII pt nes8
| trifies All the great questions OF nanK!no,
affecting society and property are 70 oe IoaSis =
out on our soil. This ne coaio not pIaxeItt - -
| We vould and for one would nor ptesG1t !. =; ~
| could This Is the only country 1aVQlao!5 s4'-