The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-29

have already Made substantial p-os
ross With the work l'ut he industrial
education OF the futmc viii rot be al
together Archaeological. 70 meet the
problem before IL ths eleu en,ary
schools must be- invaded The domes
iic arts amt sciences. indeed he very
chore work must tc made the tubiec'
Of intelligent instruction. It is worthy
Of all genius to learn the best way Of
doing anything. "lf is be to boil an
eee."
There may be- aristocratic rlood In
our lanG which would freeze at the
proposition that every boy and girl
sborld learn and master some useful
form Of handicraft In the regnant
dynasty oi Germany it has been the
custom to apprentice the princes TO
verious kinds Of handiwork, and to
have the princesses learn sewing and
cooking. Ilut Il does not need the
laying IN OF royal hands to dignity
honest labc=. Il was eonsecrated when
The Man Of Nazareth toiled at he car
pcpier's bench. Cur civilization viii
retain an element OF weakness aud
cowardioe so lorg as men continue to
he ashamed Of honorable work
Thre has no'rished 10 educational
circles vague idealisn' which has
alked rncmouslv OF deve.opi1e the
ross;Bilue Of lhe mind a philosophy
Of mysticism and shiboleths railing
against what {. has pleased to ,al.
"thu matenalisto tendencies in edu.
cation The apo stiles of fogyism fght
with nicl1names and defend them
selves WITH eurhemisns The stlg-
na CT "fad" has been placed cpop ev-
cry modern Development of tne
schools, while helle-lettres. polite
learning, the hunanities have shrunk
from the lnsistent questioning Of the
times unler the concealmtlt OF pleas
ant sounding titles Thus tho case has
been stated Culture versus indus
lrialism. To the establishment Of
such IN issue We demur There is 40
versus" in the case. Is there mol
room for new culture; culture
founded not SO much uron what was
houaht and said in the past as upon
what is thought and done in the pres
ont culture which emanates frcm
neither Homeric bartarity ncr feudai
injustice: a culture founded upon dig
nifty of laoor and The rights OF mar
Shall the epoc OF primitive force and
coufiict be hold forever greater thar
The epic Of mceern struggle and
achieveni ient?
stubborn conservatism still asso-
ciates education ami culture with ac
complishlnents ahI privilege. Will,
popular education has wjh its way il
most countries. the curriculum of the
elementary schools stu hears The inl
press of an age gone hy when the tu
tors 81 Prices and the instructors Of
the clergy under a ptate religion gave
characters to the cnly lucation chat
was tolerated There is still a. some
quarters demand for polish in pre-
portion to the lack Of rugged virtues
The evolution Of democracy vii! as
surely brush all this aside as the stars
are sure to shine
Between what Is hest in c.assica
education and what Is Just IN indus
trial education there is 10 cor hict.
have seen the tons and daughters o
wealthy parents at work in the found
ry and kitchen of the splendid manua
training hich school ct Indianapolis
and have seen the same students il
the Latin. German OF English elias
iccms surpass the dawdlers Who "toi
2 not neither do they spin" have sse'
them a.sain In tho university, and
{ have been convinced that their grasI
Of literature science and law ha
teen heartic- because Of their rugge'
5 preparation.
But the great majority never reacl
y even the high school. Shall their an
T. peal be ienorei9 Shall the grade
still Ne regarded as preparatory 10
9 high school purely classic, just as tn
. high school was too long regarded a
preparatory to 2 college purely classic
: Shall the grade school contirue 70 &
u synonymous with eight years Of exil
: from the world Of real things? Wi
you prepare the pupil for life by tai
u ing him as far from. life as possible
> Manifest destiny viii write ia th
, curricula Of the future lines whic
!. viii make all pendants stand aghas
= The changes will be interstitial nc
= revolutionary IN the achievement q