The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-28
IBE PERFECT FLOWER.
ris-Gou Botkin's Interesting Ad-
e drs1s n The Helena High
School Alumni.
WHY IS More Girls Than Boys
Complete the Higher Public
School Studies?
sHhe Noney.Makisg Instinct Given Prece-
A.nca Over the Desire to Attain .
Com lete Education.

Hhe Noney. Makiag Instinct Given Prece.
Asues over tho Desire to Attain
complete Education.
Tha address Of Lieut. Gov. Botkin befora
the alumni OF the Helena high school ana
shcir friends u the auditorium Friday
evening Was ! very interesting ono. touch'
mn il I sensibls and kindly manner upon
scme Of ths problems that enter into the
public school question. not only In Mon
tana. but al over the county. Why there
are more Girl than boy graduates from the
hich schools Of tho country was one OF the
onestions referred to. aud MIR. Botkin's
consideration Of u will be road with
tsrssat " I'll those who are interested in the
work Of the public school, Mr.. botkin
saids
/ IN not wanting In appreciation OF the
the complimsnt that permits me to appear
before you, and but for Intervening circum-
atances that seemed TO oonspire maliciously
Is prevent. ! would have made a diiigent
ehort 10 deserve il. Professional and othes
duties Of 1 very exactinR character were
followed by q brief but severe attack OF Ill
ness. and the cooperation OF these causes
has denied 10 me the opportunity for ado
uuate preparation. Accordingly ! am pres
ant less for the purpose Of addressing you
thar to offer you an apology for my failure
70 respond to your Aattering invitation.
Let II not DO supposed. I beg of You. that
] bslittle shis occasion. To one who would
be glad TO do his share OF good to his fell
low beings, svery opportunity OF gaining
entrance to the minds OF youth Ia most
nrecioua. There 10 one text that IL yours.
ana YOURS alone: You can do all things"
You arc the heirs of time. the legatees OF
.ll that the ages havs achieved. and the
prime factors OF the future. You are taught
that ii IL your duty 10 reverence old age.
and IL il not questioned that such . senti-
mont is a proper one; but when NO reflect
upon the possibilities that lie within you,
the RESPONSIBILITIES that you cannot shirk
II Won would, the vast and far reaching re-
suits that you will shape for good or evil,
old age may wisely and justly reverence
youth.
isncs &c this in fear and trembling. Young
people are very apt to be, like Iago. moth
Ing. II not critical" The lapses q AK
X 40lU0 Va AAVtAO4 4AV VuOoPS sAS ~
tsntion OF older persons. who are farther
removed from their teachers and books. are
sure to suffer detection at your hands. A
1ippant newspaper writer. referring to the
speech Of an eminent senator who was
rather prone to eccentricitiea OF syntax.
said that IL was prophetic OF that gram
NAUTICAL millennium whom the plural noun
shall lie down with tie singular verb, and a
little conjunction shall lead them." A
speaker who is subject to the infirmities OF
expression which was thus humorously
characterized had better condne himself to
the senate Of the United States, where he
may hope, that even if his errors are noted.
he can appeal to that fellow feeling which
makes US wondrous kind; he need not ex-
rect such forbearance from the alumni and
alumnae of the Helena high school. l can
only ask Of you to be merciful, bearing IN
mind what has been said by another, N
one of us is in%fallible. not even the
youngest"
In looking over the annual report Of the
board of education Of this city which ia
just published, l note a fact which posses
.ses, in my mind, an unpleasant significance.
Including the class of graduates whom you,
this evening, welcome to your m fmbershlp.
the output of the Helena High school is
forty-seven. of whom t%hirty-nine are fs-
males and only eight males. 1t is this dis
parity of the sexes that impressed me In the
manner that / have stated. Why is it that
only seventeen per cent. of the graduates OF
the high school are boys?' Do not for one
proportion by diminishing the number Of
airls who enjoy to the utmost the benefits
of its instruction; / would rather see thell
number greatly increased. Tho fact tina
excites my surprise and regret is that tn
boys Of Helena should have permitted
the roster Of it's graduates. 1t Is nos to b
overlooked that no q disproportlon ex
lists in the lower departments of our publ
schools; there the enrolment will be foun'
about equally divided between the sexei
Bnt it would seem that as the GLASSES NOV
upward through the cuEricula. there come
gradual change. the boys dropping on
and the girls p%erseverinR to the end.
A partial explanation Of this may /
foundi In the fact that some Of our boys b
fore computing the course our publ
schools 20 east to be prepared for college
It is to be questioned whether this is wis
There 10 no part of the instruction affordt
BY the Hsiena high school that does n
subserve the purpose, and any boy vi
shall faithfully and conscientiously ave
himself of the facilities which it plac
within his reach must not fear but that
will pass the examination required as o CO
dition of admission TO the freshman cla
OF any university in the land. except poss
bly, as to one or two branches. Paren
should bear this in mind. and it would
singular indeed if they should overlook Il
advantage of having their sons at hoI
during 40 critical q period of their lives.
But, if l am not mistaken, there is a
other more efficient answer of the dispari
Of which l am speaking. IL is found
the fact that many boys are induced to q
the high school before completing :
course by the representations held out
private schools that they can equip the
Tor ail the duties of life at q considsrat
less cost of time. Our business collea
attract many of Thorn. recsiving them Wi
no special standard of qualifications. q
al the expiration of six months or a ye
comforting diplomas or certificates. b
sending them out into the world like Ell
lands dsformed Richard. "scarce hi
made up" Now, / would be sorry to
understood az disparaginR the u~sefuln'
of commercial colleges. They have oertt
lines of instruction of which they ms
distinct specialties. and in which ! have
right or disposition to question their
periority.
The technique Of business is somethi
shat no one living in this day and gone
tlon can afford to despise. and it may pr
sFly bs embraced within any scheme of
ucstion. l heard it stated of a son of ]
9 ward Everett, the great orator and stat
man, that If Socrates were to return
earsn and visit Boston, as. OF course,
would, young Everett could catrv or
conversation witt him in classic Greek;
MAT he was actually incapable OF depo
ing a sum OF none i'll a bank and che
Ing 1t out. II would be a misuse of tel
to say OF such a man hat he is we'll 9
GATED.
The science and art of bookkeeping