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The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15
SILENCE is GOLDEN.

New Sharon Star: 1t is a saying
worthy of remembrance that "If you
can't say anything good of an indiyid-
ual, say nothing" and there is another
Of excellent import: Judge not, lest
you be judged" If you find a place
where these are applicable, put them
into active service, and you will cer-
tainly lose nothing thereby. A dis
tinguished statesman once had occa-
sion. to remark: when God places
His hand on a man l take mine off"
and it was said of one who was an un-
compromising enemy of Inc man who
made this declaration. Let us rather
profit by the faults of others, by
avoiding their mistakes, by trying to
lead more useful lives. At the grave
all fallacies are ended, there is room
only for the broad mantle of real hu-
man charity, leaving God to take care
of the rest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Cedar Rapids Republican: This pa
per has already stated it's disapproval
of DR.. Hills sweeping condemnation
of labor unions. But there we're some
things in his discourse on these mat
ters that are worthy of careful con-
sideration. In so far as he condemn
ed socialism, his position is well taken.
He is altogether correct when he says:
What lends sweetness to a mans
toll? The sense of ownership. That
it is his because he paid his intellect
and life into it. Wrest it away from
him and you have cut the hamstring
of his labor. Ownership can change
a desert into garden. Contrarywise
loss of ownership can change gar
den into a desert; make heap out of
factory and a waste out of city"
If the dead level of socialism were
established, ambition would vanish,
for what does it profit man to have
ambition under socialism? The most
diligent and most efficient would have
the same reward as the slothful and
the inefficient and the universal ans
wer to every ambitious thought would
be, whats the use?"
DR.. Hills was right again, when he
pointed out and criticised the growing
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-15

sons were licensed to teach by the
county superintendents in 1902, there
being about that number required to
conduct the schools of Iowa. OF these
480 males and 1925 females had no
previous experience In teaching, to-
tai of 3, 705. There were 502 males
and 3,641 females, total of 4,143 that
had less than a years experience.
From this it is evident that of the en-
tire 19,400 Lcensed to teach, nearly
5000, or exactly 7,S4S, had less than a
years experience. 1t is apparent that
some means should be devised to make
teaching a more permanent profession.