The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
FOR COOPERATION
IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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in perfect harmony, and accord. In this
connection, he declared Colleges and
Universities d not exist for the crown
glory and the glory of the campus. but
for men and the only thing we all have
to fight is the common foe, ignorance"
High education." he said, mems lit
tie more than education. a system Of
education with no colleges would be 4
farce and a system OF education with
4 only colleges would be a crime"
Public education" he declared. ''is
not an act Of philanthropy, but u right
Inherent In the potential manhood of the
child. Taxation is an involuntary tribute
which mon pay for their share Of civlli-
cation. 1t may be a curse or It may be
n blessing. The blessings, however. OUT
weigh the curses. and the savage is the
only man who pays not taxes You must
invest your taxes in childhood II you
want dividends IN manhood.
In reply to the objection Of the man
who claimed that it Is not right to tax
one man. to educate the child Of another,
3 DIR. Alderman said: "1f We are not will
Ing to help one another drink clearer,
cleaner, sweater water then we ought to
he made to do 50. The essential basis
on which civilization hangs is mutual
help. Following up this current. the
man who claims that he ought not to- be
LIKED 10 support Something DS WHICH liz
Is not directly benefited would have 10
go to the periiterltiary TO justify the tax
which he pays TO keep up the peniten-
tiary.''
The South Of To-day.
Contrasting the position WHICH the
South occupies to-day to that which it
occupied thirty years ago. Dr.. Alderman
.ttr=E q very graphic picture Of the in
dTstriaI conditions which existed in the
south at that time. He told OF how we
shipped our cotton 10 the New England
States al very Small profit and brought
hack the manufactured product z; an
immensely Increased price, q condition
pf affairs rendered necessary BY virtue
ri the fact that the South lacked the
industrial training 10 manufacture tie
law article.
Economical, !. civilization" ne said,
moves forward only rs the general ma IS
or activities moves forward" In iiiI,s-
traton Of this he described hcT the un-
trained man can do little and earn lit
tie, and consequently had little to spend
TO advance the interest of his conlmu-
nifty.
II am no materiallat, nor am l a COM
lnercialist,'' DR.. Alderman continued, but
we must think about things. There are
two questions about money One Is how
10 get 1t, and the other what to do with
II. Money is raw power. and what VIC
do with it is a solemn thing. There Is a
difference between the industriallst and
the commercalist The industrialist is
ono Of the conauerers Of nature, a maker.
and ought 10 rank with the poets. Inc
Gommercidlist is a slave 10 the most so.-
did Instincts. My advice is to get the
money which is power, and have the
manhood to know how to use this power
to the good of men. The States which
have the longest school terms are those
which have the most wealth. This may
be a coincidence, but 1t Is a coincidence
which no chemist would neglect in IS
crucible. The value of one school day, ac-
cording to statistics is ten dollars, and
yet people keep their children home TO
pick huckleberrles ana every other berry
that needs picking,
Benefits Of Education.
ITO increase the average earning ca
pacity of the people In this State. ten
cents a day would mean sxty-two million
dollars year. IL Massachusetts the
average school child gets seven years
schooling of two hundred days, thirty,
three per cent. in excess OF the average
Of The rest Of The United States Thi.
cost ten million dollars, while the carnin.
y capacity Is Increased two hundred an(
p. ~.