The progressive farmer., 1902-04-15

False in Education.
5srce of The Progressive Farmer.
Lord. thou hast been our dwell
n1sos in all generations. 1 be-
20 in the exi xistence of God, and
= continual life; that death is only
casting eff of the body, like a snake
...ts his shed, or outer garment.
Vet if a man did not believe in a
God or a life beyond the grave,
chem il would be TO his interest TO
nav literally to the the support of
obrrcbes, common schools, orphan
.sv1ums. and all other institutions
for the common or public good. Our
lives, yes, even our property, is much
more secure where the people are
God-fearing, moral people.
And just on this line We should be
more careful to have no one to teach
onr children who does not believe in
God. 4 school teacher leaves his
imprint on u child more than any
one else, except the mother. We
ahould have, first, moral men and
women, and second, educated men
and women, TO teach our schools.
The common school is much more
important TO US than the high school
college. The high schools and COL
leges are all right, but we want good
common schools to create in the
pupils the love of morals and eduoa-
ton, and especially of education
along the right lines.
Our children should be taught TO
labor as nearly six days each week
IS possible. This country would be
in bad condition if all the children
had a good education only in books !;
new nothing of labor, or any kind
5aotual work, in field, shop, or any
ding of the kind. / fear we should
become nation of professional
thieves, for the average man not
taught to work while boy, would
never do it in after years. He has
TO live by his wits legally or illeg-
ally. This is sad thing TO think of,
when we see many parents inoulcat-
ing in their children that it is a dis
grace TO work. This is unjust TO the
children. And again, there are so
many boys who go in the stores and
offices as clerks and book keepers
who should go out in the more rug
ged persuits, like mOrtormen on
street cars, engineers, say of mines,
or electrical works, and various other
works which take them out in the
open air a great deal of the time, and
extend their acquaintance to and
with the great captains of industry
Success would bs much more sure,
and lasting, and better chance for
long and healthy life assured as a
rule.
Many mechanics, (what 1 mean is,
mechanical experts who get large
wages, say, from five to fifteen dol
lars day,) think society frowns on
them, and some of them advise their
children to become book keepers, or
some other indoor soft hand workers.
The mechanic who respects himself,
and respects his calling, will be re-
speoted by all others who deserve
Gsrespect 30 he need not notice the
crowd who want TO look down on
him because he Is a mechanic.
Honor and fame from no condition
rise; aos we'll your part-there all
the honor lies"
Now, as the lawyers say, let me
make a resume of the above evil
dence. First, our women, and espe
cially the mothers of our children,
should all be God fearing, broad
minded common sense women. Sec-
ond, the public school teachers should
all be broad minded, moral men and
women, and we'll educated, and love
their calling as kitten loves milk.
Third, the common school should
lnculoate in the pupils the love of
truth, research, sterling character,
and love for the broad course OF
reading of the best books, magazines 8
and newspapers of the times in
which we live, as we'll as some of
those of former times. Farther, a
paper that writes untruths know
Ingly whether secular or political,
should not be read. Like the people
We associate with, we want our
literature honest and truthful. If
We would insist on our literature be
ing above reproaoh, it would be 80.