The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-01
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authors ability by their undivided at
tention, freely and warmly given to
every word Of this delightful book.
1--WE can do n0thing better for our
pupils than To give them the privilege
of reading sucn books. Read such
| stories TO your pupils that as you bid
the leading character goodbye they wiz
say, 'Oh, please read it again. or bet
ter still, I'm going to nave mamma
buy me a book like that.
"The Pupils Reading Circle Is doing
much good toward diverting one course
Of literature for the children Of Okla
hon1a.
''The child whose taste is early train
ed towards the true in literature viii
not be likely 10 care for the common
place juvenile literature of today. The
trouble is that to start the little ones
! right takes mere time than many Of US
see fl TO give.
"When we give to a child the best in
our language We need not fear the re-
suit: 1T viii work itseIf out in high
thinking and noble living. The cbild will
grow into a living realization Of the
legend
"Tn the midst Of the beautiful Is the
good;
In the midst of the good is God, the
Eternal One"
PROF. SPURLOCK'S PAPER.
James S. Spurlock of Enid read the
following paper on ''The U5ilitarian Idea
discussed by J. A Overstreet of Nor
man, Miss Olive Stubblefeld of Chand-
Ter and III. H. Dodd Of Guthrie.
the title OF my subject Is such tha.
! it perha DIS will admit of various irter-
| pretationc. There can De no true edu-
| cation that vii lnot be of utility, but
understand the term utiiitarian educa-
ton to mean that Wl1fcil is intended to
serve in the immediate and practical
affairs of life. 1t is, in snort, business
education. 1t does not consider educa-
ton means of developing the mental
beins, Of enlarging the powers OF the
mind Of lifting the man to higher planes
of thought and action, and giving TO
! life a greater degree of spirituality.
"Bt seems rather out of place and
time IL discuss a question so obviously
ne-sided, and which should have been
settled before this time and at TINS stage
OF educational progress, but 1 think we
are not given no study the objects and
aims Of life as nlucn as We should. We
are apt ito think that the usual customs
Of thought and systems Of education are
the ones that should be, and without
further thought we plunge into a
labyrinth of studies. / viii give as a
Gv-s
should fit the pupil for the practical
duties of life; second, it should aim to
reach the highest point Of both mental
and moral development which is posi-
BILE 70 be reached. We should Glave
then, education to enable us to procure
the means Of life, and education TO lead
us into the best ways of life. Educa-
ton for the sake of the body. will say.
and education for the sake Of mind it
self
The first is purely utilitarian and is
that which l shall attempt briefly to dis
cuss. There is to my mind very posi-
tive evil growing out of this notion of
education. While there is a very small
class of persons VINO probably have
some appreciation of the real and high
er value Of education, the great mass OF
people are corterrt with the modicum OF
learning which will enable them 10
make living or to store away wealth.
! Without regard for consequences, and
as If the end Of life was making dollars.
AS a proof of the fact that most people
fail to understand or appreciate the
: higher education l would point you to
| fa- .ot ~
cent OF young men and women nov
growing up obtain or even seek 10 oo-
tain a college education. How many
teachers of this association are gradu-
aites? The greater number are proba-
bly, not, vet there is no good excuse fol
, your rot being. Any one with average
ability and sufficient industry at this
age could be a thorough scholar, and the
fact that not only very small per ceur
3 OF the peop,a, but only a very small PEI
cent OF teachers themselves, acquire a
. broad e6ucation, is ample proof that
au classes fail to see education in is
| Broader sense. Another proof that peO-
ple have the baser notion Of education
is that business colleges rise up all ovel
tie land, offer to give a gr3dua tins
) course in business training, in SIX
/ mont'rs' time, and are filed with stud
81 elfss- Any one OF moderate inteHgenc;
; knows thst kne claims Of these rapid
ire colleges are absurd. There il no
: only the unitarian notion manifestet
! here. nut very unfortunate misconcep
ton OF utility.
: "I; Is a very strong proof indeed I.
: teachers, that the people lack apprecia
> ton OF 3cizoo5 work when We conside
5ile miserable salaries paid them Youns
/ men rush into all professions as If the,
feared tsat they could not find room /:
few years lister.
We DO everything In haste and no
| only that but We are Fastening % q
iae wrong things. There ia mad rus
> for wealth among Americans that reach
/ es With lis poisonous influence 70 a.
= professions and pe-meates all phases o
s society. II Is not as Of old when me,
: spent years of apprenticeship in learn
= ing a trade or profession. Life has be
: carne. not a voyage, but a race and ;
Z struggle. Nervousness Is a chsrHcte-
j istic os the times. Tie very chiIfre,
: are injected with the disease ana ca,
j not be kept in the nome TIE usls
: twenty-ore years. but must get ont Il
3 the word and begin 70 90 for t.em
selves.
e The f1ve OF money gives Us t1eutili
: tartan notion % e3ucx-i1n and 50 IN
e tense Is this passion for wealth thst v
s hasten cut into ire world most wo<uIl
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