San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-09

grows by hat it feeds upon, and
abor comes to be regarded as a
mark OF ser ,ility; as the dernier
resort OF a youth in the last ex-
tremity; as something to be
avoided as long as possible and
forsaken at the earliest moment
that something different offers.
The foundation of the remedy lies
in industrial education. Put such
education on the same level with
the education of the so.called
mental faculties, and change
will soon appear. To attempt to
prove the necessity Of industrial
education is like proving that
two and two make -four. Ii labor
by human hands is required in
the great workshop of the world,
then must that labor be properly
performed, or the world suffers.
II SO, then must the education
necessary to prepare for such work
be provided for those who are to
do it.
Second-such education is the
birthright of the American child.
Children are not born into the
world by their own volition. They
are not only not consulted as to
their being, but as to their placing.
They are the irresponsible crea-
tions of responsible parents, to
whom they must look for their
proper conditioning. Childhood
being of its own motion uncondi-
toned, has the right to look to
those who are responsible for it for
the best possible in the way Of
condition. Being born to act, the
proper preparation for the best
possible action is the right Of the
child. The child that is born to
labor, has right to such instruc-
ton in the methods OF labor as
will make that labor easiest and
most efficient. This fact is accept
ed as to the child born to labor in
any Of the professional walks Of
life. 1t is practically denied as to
the child who is to labor with his
hands. Unless it can be shown
that there is an essential, radi-
cal difference in the constitutions
of these, head and hand labor,
then must the right to the one
involve right to the other. Un-
less there is in the condition that
which changes the law Of right,
then must the child destined to
labor with its hands be accorded
the same right to preparation
for that work as the child who is
W IduOI WlIu LIS DIdlu5 10 dCCOiu-
ed for his work. In truth, there is
no such thing as brain and hand
work, as existing separately. All
brain work is more or less associat-
ed with hand work, while in
greater degree hand work is only
successful when married to good
brain direction. Why this is no.
cepsssa, in 70 far as that the b5Sins
must be ffrtse head of the d rectol
of labor, and not in the performer
of it, let the wise NeSls o. o. 1perversior
say. If brains are entitled to edu'
cation, that they may direct
labor, then the brains of the
laborer are entitled to education
!, thrt they may be their own direc
tor. But, il the hand that is to b'
taught its skill is to be educated
also, then the brain that directs
that hand must ask that the hanC
be educated also, or there can b.
no executing of the will Of thu
brain by the work OF the hand
The fact lie that nature has mar
ried hand and brain to bring
forth the creations of both in tn,
act OF labor, and it is the foolish
ness of fools that attempts tt
divorce them. The authority tina
: breeds children is legally bount
in the exercise OF that authority II
see that these children are pro
vided for. This can only be don,
5 by preparing them to do theil
! work, by educating them. The
. particular work that they have t
do cuts no figure; whatever it is
3 they have right Of birth to b'
! fitted for it.