Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-11
APPEAL FOR IEaITIMATE AND USEFUL EDUCATION.
ny "BAnox JONES'

membered by the pupils and would
help them along in life, for they all
forgot it in fifteen minutes and could
not explain it to their parents.-if even
asked to,-on pain of life or death. In
the French and German industrial
schools the professor would have
taught them how to drive a nail, to
mix mortar, or to saw inter.
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1t must be remembered that In an
age such as this. that commercialism
rules; that of course means Work.
Hence, why not equip the IL, 00o, 900 with
an education that will be beneficial
and helpful TO them? These 100000
cannot attend schools to the point of
graduation, nor attend colleges. Why2
Because as soon as the muscles be-
come strong enough iaey must quit
school and help supply the family with
bread.
These schools are numerous In Ger
many hence the high state of her
manufactured goods. In France they
are established. In England they exist
and Parliament will soon. pass upon
their establishment throughout the
kingdom. In the East, in Boston,
New York, and in Chicago they have
established them. and the wonderful
results are astonishing. Europe for
merly equipped our skilled workmen-
carvers in stone, wood, &c: now our
technical schools from the East are in
a measure supplantlng them. When
will we catch up with the line of pro-
gress?
This is exclusively an Industrial city,
then why not an industrial school?
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We recently had a governor. some
what of a pedant, who had received
various degrees from small colleges,
ranging all the way from Bachelor OF
Arts to Doctor of Civil Law. These
degrees, however, were not conferred
by oxford. Heidelberg, nor the Paris
University. This Governor attempted
to enforce the compulsory school law
of this State where ii did not apply.
He even attempted to enforce his opin-
ion in this matter against the hrst
legal minds OF the State. The result
was, of course, that this Governor,
who could tell a funny story, and at
times made wonderful amusement for
the people at large by his curious
proclamations, amounted to nothing
absolutely nothing, because compul-
sary law as regards present methods
of education is both idiotic and barbar-
Gus. Why cannot this educational fea-
ture become operative?
Let us revert to a remark of Ma
poIeon. Madam de Stael once asked
the Emperor at a levee: Whom do
YOU consider the first woman in
Franee?" The brilliant daughter of
Necker could conceive of but one an
swer, viz: yourself" But Napoleon
said 1.-The first woman in France is
the woman who has borne the most
children"
But they are of the poor" said the
madam, as she bit her lip at the UNI
expected answer True" said the
Emperor, but do not all our great
people come from the less opulent
classes? We must educate them. The
middle classes produce many children,
land you--but one. We must make
schools and 1 shall build them. and
educate those children In the arts and
trades that they may become useful
citizens"
NAPOLEON died at ST. Helena with
thousand good intentions untitled.
Andrew Carnegie, whom William
Black, the novelist, called "the star
spangled Scotchman,' has, after years
of toll one daughter. Mr.. Carnegie
has, so reported, $3.50, 900, 900 that he has
no use for.
There are thousands OF people.-men
who get from dollar to two dollars
day,-say, on an average, $3.50 per day.
who have four, five. six and sometimes
ten children who must subsist on his
daily toll. Do you not see the nom
sensical and criminal trend of school
laws that must keep these children in
school until almost of age? They must
earn bread. Our whole school system
is moss grown,-is relic of barbar-
ism,-is q thing of centuries past,-it
dates from the patrician schools of
Athens of a thousand years ago. When
will light break upon us?
BARON JONES.