The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

field of politics. tho platform or the stage.
how shall W hest prepare th"'n in their
school days." Again we find Il perfect &c
cord in the answer of educators. Develop
ease Of address. rhetorical knowledge and
eiC"utipnary excellence"
We now turn to what IS known as the
business world. including all tho ordinary
callinCs of life, comprising. as 1t does.
ninety nine per cent of our laboriEC and
producing classes.
What arc the most important elements Of
success as shown in these CailinSS. inr it is
I" thesa callinEs We must send our stu
'ien'S. and for these callincS We mas: it
eur hoyS and girls whi!e in school"
IEc answer 10 this question is no dini-
! 'u!i. and Will he answere with p,rfse,
I uniformity by all the successful business
world.
Thn answe" would he as to the former
questions: Educate 80 as to give strength.
qTirkness and accurac TO those faculties
most needed in the business world"
TtiS major premise IS alike in the minds
of al our lending educators.
But when We corn" to forming the minor
fEC'nis- in III : Schp!ts,ir Sylo"ism We nua.
at least in %prictice. the w:des, discrepancy
o. opinion.
We think tbs minor premise should bc
- TIE one to the preceding answers 20
the "ther callinGS: Accuracy. strength ard
Gu.s kn"sa in the meCtal and moral fucui-
tie: are the most important Clements of
success in the business world
Tho development If these f~.ru'tirS shauii
he made ,hc first great object at scaoui
training. and al other csvcio7mert or WORK
IL a. out of the echuolroGm should be
u.dh secondary to this great central pur-
pose.
I am not opposed to = thorough develop
rH"rt 80 the phySic3. man ami woman: or
til" contrary. should urge 81 thorough. IN
,.,.-I r--..,,,,s.., p-uI-I44l .....r. -
oar students. hut shouid keep CONSTANT, ..-
fore til. hat the great pu~pas. OF ,G.ca-
ton Is n, Gov loIment of thpi. incl. riu.i
ana moral faculties.
How can ou" schools be 50 managed as
/" lest trirc about this result
To his all-tIni ortaut question now ,d-
dress myself.
.As 10 WHIT are the best surroundings for
development ~ the location of the school
am not writing this article to discuss. but
snail say in passing that the hes, moral and
mental training can be had away from
temptations and vices. instead of in the
midst OF them. and that there is the high
est wisdom as applied to our children. IN
that part of the Lords Prayer. Lead Us
not into temptation. but deliver US from
evil"
/ should. therefore. urge the education of
our children away from city and town vices
and temptations: yet, not in a reform school
Or military prison.
What. then. Is the best method of develop
ing, strengthening and giving quickness and
accuracy to the minds of our students?
My answer IS. a thorough. exhaustive and
analytical training in mathematics. logic.
rhetoric. the languages and sciences, and
this car be best done only in those schools
that put the mental above the physical.
No other course can bring about these
great purposes OF education
Let US then put these studies ahead of
football.
Being led by this idea. I have correspond
ed with some of the leading educators
of our State. and find many of them favor
the establishment of intellectual contests
the leading Missouri schools.
This view met the approval Of the State
Association at its annual meet