Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-20
Mr. DoO1ey On Education.
BY p. +. dunno.
Copyrighted, 1902, by Robert Howard Russell.

Again / am rayjooced to tears be
what amuses people. Wan Nv tn worst
things that can happen to a people Is
to be aisily amused. Iddycation has
made us too ticlzlish. We stop to hear
a band play in tn sthreet. go to varie-
ty shows, an laugh at jokes. 1t is
dreadful to think iv. Laughter shud
be used sparingly. People shud on'y be
amused be seeryous things am anus
in. So is scenery. have not laughed
since I see Pixies Peak.
- But why go on? Iddycation is a
failure. It hasn't suppressed sthrikes.
il hasn't previnted people firm losin'
their tempers, it hasn't subjooed their
passions, an, worst iv all, it hasn't
made thin sad It's a failure, I looked
forward to tn day whin gin raj iddyca-
ton iv tn masses wud give all tn
wurruld a crouch: whin tn eye Nv
youth would be bedimmed be tear an
tn brow iv age cracked in seams be
Melancholy; whin laughter wud be con-
fined TO dumb animiles, an man, Idly
Gated man, wud walk about tn wur-
ruld with a quiverin undher lip; whin
tn theaytres, tn saloon an tn gam
bin houses wud be closed, tn hurdy-
gurdy silenced. an life wud become
wan perpetchool sad, sweet moan.
"A
ATTRACTIONS to me fellow men.
Though iddycated, they continue to be
human " all tn men know, / alone
have profited be iddycation. In me ye
see tn EXCEPTION to tn rule. am al
ways sad, always downcast. defy
amy wan to tickle mel
so that's what tn prisidint iv Har-
ward thinks iv iddycation. It's gone
wrong 1t amt helped us amy. We
mus close tn public schools an
hang Grape on tn dure. Do think
so? Do 1 think poplar iddyeation is
failure? Faith, do not. don't
think anything is a failure. Some
day whin 1 get a good dale iv money
together, I'm gOin' to hire nall an
invite all tn prisidints iv colleges an
I'm give thin an Entertainment. Twill
begin with a little music an they'll
be a turn be teams iv nayguI comee-
jams, a number on tn PLAINLY, an
luminous recitation. Thin I will shtep
to tn front iv tn platform an I'll say:
Ladies an gintlemen, me object in
gettin' We together on this occasion is
to ask We to cheer up. 1t amt IS
bad as it seems, boys. Things is pref
ty good afther all. 1t is thrue that
We haven't cured all tn wrongs iv tn
wurruld but nobody asst We to. tn
throuble with We is that ye'er intilli-
gence has soured on ye. Intelligence
whin they'se a good dale iv it an
We know it's there, is sometimes a
form iv milancholya- I suppose ye
wake up in tn mornin' feelin' CHEEKY
but afther awhile We tire Nv life, We
have fears iv approachin' danger, peo-
pie around We don't seem quite right
Are those tn symptoms? Well, like
Doctor Bunyon 1 lIold that we've been
gorgin' ye'er mind with too much
thought. Ye have a form iv mental
bflyousness. Brace up. me la-ads. All
is well. Ye need a change Nv dite an
air. Wipe tn chalk dust firm ye'er
sleeves an come out into tn sthreets
an mingle with tn people. Thry lit
tie lighter readin'. Ye've kept ye'er
eye on tn pot too long. If We look
away a little while, it'll begin 10
bile. If We take me advice in two
months yen be new men an We can
rayturn to ye'er thought refineries
with glad hearts an tache tn young
idee how to shoot TIN larn to aim
afther IL izves ye. Kappelmeisther,
play US a chunt an I'll as Prisidint
Eliot to sing Nancy Brown"
Dye believe in poplar iddycation?'
asked Mr.. Hennessy.
II do" said Mr.. Dooley, but not as
a dhrug"