The sun., 1901-09-24
EQuIPING The CITIZEN.

best III life to act well their part IN the
community and the State. Supcrintcul-
cut lwitmycr.
Following M our suggestions about the
necessity for. and possibilities nf patriot
ic education MS IN antidntc for anarch
cal poisoning nf the hndy polite. va
uuo,c the above extract FROM the nj
local lmhlic schools, upon the Function
rf tho High Schoor' delivered III thu
dedication Of the new High School build
ing The idea we get from this quotation
comedies with what We have already cN
pressed in this relation that the tuny
tiou Of the public school is to mould AMI
equip the citizen. To fashion the pupil
after The .\ncricnn ideal aml equip thru
For the high estate of u sovereign citi
zrnShp. That is what we understand t.
hr an equipment ~ act we'll ones part IL
the American community ana state.
But what is acting we'll onrs part IN
such a community and State? Ii we do
not comprehend what tha, Is. seeking
I'M equipment for il is like cropping III
the dark And while il may not be com
plimrnIarS to say il. we think experience
teaches that there is Il lnmrntahr isnu,,-
ancr, nr Il still moro lamrntahlr nrgl,
grncc nt knowledge. IN this matter II l.
easily demonstrated that many OF om
people either do not understand that Till
government of ours is \ democracy. W
that they do uot know what u tlrmncra,
Is, They beast &c the equality ot citi
EcnSlip. ANA at the same time serk i,
destroy that equality. They boast q.
good citizenship while refusing, OF. Whist
Is the sanr thing III fact ncglcrting Z,
obey the laws md tu conform to Tho ,,i
ditinns, which democracy rnactS aud i,r
NetrHs These characteristics at citi1c,,
ship ave MT confined "a those a,lmittc,lly
ignorant " IFS requirements II follow
that there is something or imrartau,
other. aud - really more Importance,
Than knowledge. What i II? ~ II
morals knowledge is not Virtue 50 ~
citizenship knowledge alone is not Ia
equipment for acting We'll our> pari I,
thr community ANA tile state rhrr,
mn>t W. a resrert for the thing known
the Will ~ obey lis prcvrWS. and III,
halGi ot ohcdirncr With ,hc srtting 4
ktowlcag" there must also he acquire,
such rcspcct for the truth demon
~tr.ucd as will command oNrticil,r II
thu~ rNcmpliry theory III practice. /, i
uat enough ~ hmaw things I4uora,io
et thr law docs not cNcu>c Nolatju-
i'oi a"r> knowledge X Il rNc,ulu enr tror
obedience III il rhen Nina hrtwrG
tnn>r tNo. iaaoraurr and knoM lydgc an
overlapping their limits il i'll au,hariN
w yDrrr, shat i general: thclr i
something. soWr quality nf citizenship
common 10 both ANA essential to ao6
tiuaru>hp u The a,ting wrIl ,nr> la
~ ihe community aul thr Statr. |
,Nta> III u cthc>, wr find tho trudruE
is toM;ad tha, illu>N, i'm (n,rlQl tma.
~ 4n8idA. cal,J sentiment Jlyr sr,H
mrm u Patriotism The lave h, ra5}j
try rhr patriotism than >rl,r> au
ohcl> II immU this sentiment III I
Sclopr Id i Is rQnip thr yhitdrrn ior ,.C
iit- well thvjr lar, iu the community at
ihc State With1nt thi>, srrvtsc i ii
>auir AMI obedience becomes p,,tI .4gp.
fhr hrst lesson III eiyus wHtuh ID
Srhaai usht Al ,cach Is tha; W Il
rlaatA u ,ni, units, The ,hiIdf@
w thc pu.ac >,hool> arp all ,stuaily
,itlrd IN ,hr prniy4r~ aml arr r,lua
Nnund IN inc cNartiou> \. the Law.
whj,E ,he >,hoG /, Nr lq,,ln,t aui
wm,l Ihr teacher i iht aG,ut m, !
rial position. ths NuauIal ahyuN al thu
WHil> parrut> suat5r:rys ;Ne0i iafaio
lo>t> thrm nothing r4rrM> >aauld Z,
nn r5Nat> rhc school authorizes >hau
grUi n1 prNileIo> show la tNm
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ua Is c5atm y fhc Republic ;Fs FG
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