The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-27
FLAWS INCUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
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"RS' arr w IECrED
,~r,suste. ~ schools and elieses whs tar
No, read 90 wrste 90 tipher rruperl,
INper,enrs~ ef Business wra Toe
Much s.eaeral tuiture. he m nk'.

o., sr,.-- aluug educational lines IA 10"
..,.-t states In tho past rev dscad.s-. bat
I, .. also quite true hat tho result of th"
-,-..r ~iucatiuual system OF The United
S..f,.. and this includes public scho"l-,
r..t,,. schools. colleges and uniVrf -itie--,
/. sr from satisfactory from the business
A.. numerical point 10 Vie
Z, .- al very we'll - dcrlar" with 'he voice
,, obi. rrving IN the wiIdernrs- that cdu-
r,,... should not hs considered solely "a a
u,.,'~ ul iml--iug wealth "r ~ earning
,.trg agree to his
4, 10 sr'.r~ly proper To- encourage gen
a., .t.,urr among tho-' Nhu have To make
-. own way Il he world | say amen
.,v I,,u FOR mrntal training that VII
5000. s.Grd culture ~ey-rywherc
n. uo vlsu. which include attcnII -
:, ,.,, 80 sIper-'ruc'ure orculturr he'n'-
o.. I,Ura,' uu tone 'hereri arr laid Az
harmful alike Co the individual schu,lc'
,,t.r III on srd 10 the nation ~ q whole
I.. mp,ir his y-r-onal EN- icnCy aid
lie, lower tho general standard
ro Who read these line. will think !
An u...fashiourd wh~l ! say that nature
study. free-hand drawing. wood carving,
CLAY modelling and a lot ~ tho subjects -
,hich - much attention L. paid nowadays
a. .Ir rlU Doc schools should be risldly
r..-i"a',d 20 matter. that are moic
p-,,'.r.. 81, f1r a. the great majority ~
a.. rruils are concerned
D.. n.r'. none - those things. In my iudg-
r,.r. should be extensively taken up hv
tie great mass Il putiir school children
,,. after they arc well all thoroughly
q. 10. ,lri 90 SUCH rS-'utinl things a. rl'"ll-
irs md vrit,ug. tho construction "f sim
r, U-rr' Ensl,sh ~srntence'. and the el"-
m,r'arv operations Of arithmetic.
No' N,ug ago n brigh,-loukins lad under
T. at'Iicd Tor a job In a retail shop on one
a. OH" cross streets in New York
.W,-r" have YOU been 20 school'- asked
A. - .pk"ep"r
-punIi, schools. graduated from Gram
mar school Ne - replied IN" Lad
/ ike your looks continued IN" shop
k..f..r. and | want y boy lt's only
matter e figures Now. Il eggs ar" n
cents a dozen how many a you -ell for
g cau'-'"
The hov couldn't answer and no didn't
g., the Job. though h- had spent wears
IN 'ha public schools of the greatest city
az ne western Nf-llNIhfIF
This boy, YOU will observe. was wholly
untitled 70 graphic with the simplest prac-
tioal problems Hundreds, YES, thousands,
of such stories might - told. de-pit" III"
vast amounts darsrr. 10y the way. than ar"
- spent in proportion 10 school population
hy any other city on EARTH which The city
a. New York devo,ss annually TO tho edu-
carton ~ lie boys and girls.
You may say that the pupil with artistic
ability who has latent talents that will
enable him with prnpcr training TO mako
beautiful pictures. TO n graceful statu-
srv, 10 become a finished musician or to
write thrilling does not need 70
b. abb. to do sums In mental arithmetic
and has no call TO worry about such petty
things as the price Of egg..
suppose this IL granted. the fact remains
that only an infnitesimal percentage 81 the
bows and girls 81 this age. or any other.
have in them exceptional artistic. musical
ar literary possibilities And even II every
one e them 10y training could IA" taught
g. paint like Raphael. 70 model like phidias.
g. COMPOSE, and play like List. or 10 writ"
like Dickens. still only a few could find a
market for their wares. while rhe remainder
would have to make their way along old
fashioned, humdrum lines in spite Of their
genius.
The number Of youngsters graduated
from our public schools and colleges, too.
! am forced To say. who can not write clear.
cunci-e and readable I"tters is much larger
Tran IA. numtsar who have rot mastered
g., simplest rules ~ arithmetic. And hero
! ran give examples from more direct per-
e,usl observation.
The financial institution with which !
A. ,,nnerted requires written applica-
i..rS from all who desire To- enter It's en-
Ui,vment. and these letters ara kept ON
81" Here il one 81 them. FROM n who
Ias h-,-n trained in two colleges. besides,
p-a-umably. in the common schools II
vii IL. ed. too. that part ~ his schooling
Wa, obtained outside New York. and |
mention thi, ia order Ia show tina, not all
~ Inadequate schooling - the age can he
charged 20 the metropolis
NiE- Applying FOR admission into your
s~wuiovment. | wish 20 state That ! have
never been In business. being To school AZ
college In Maryland. and In New
N'rk My fathers position 10 = hridg" car
%I-rt"r on tho railroad liv" NJ I
r'f'T To and - Yours respectfully.
Tbs letter gives no Information what
ever that would - Of value In determining
a." Young mans fitness for n place a. hank
clerk II does not even tell his age, and.
b"sides. Il, Is badly composed.
am SURE the most ardent opponents
oi so~didneSs in education will agr-
with M that this young mans training
H. ~" elementary subjects has been sadly
neglected. that ~ far A. rendering him
capable % making a demonstration that
h. aas an educar1on u Is ar utter failure.
Here j. another letter Of application.
moro specific In some ways. but decidedly
81 the sort that causes the judicious
Nould-l-' employer to grieve. say
'"ould-h-' employer because II is true
that bankers. merchants. manufacturers.
even soulle-- corporations. are quite a.
anxious TO get good employees as men
ont u work are to get good jobs.
~CTNrLrNES Enclosed you will ind my
sppication wish 20 stat" I am twenty
az years Of age. and would like 70 receive
q salary ~ 90 ~ PER week At start. a. am
- present holding a situation which PAYS
n" Us a. per week. bu' the only objection
] fnd is that ~ 10 not steady employment
Remember. ! can furnish the beat 81 refer
snc.- rom the time ! left school until tho
Irgsanf naN ANY hind af n nnsitlnn will la