Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-10-29

by their pcrpetratiOn. Such an Offcnse
us that of boring holes in the bottom
of Il newly built ship of the nation
and otherwise injuring great vessel
in which every American has an ear.
nest pride Is one of this class of Of
lenses. II anything serious had in.
deed happened to TIE Connecticut or
II persistent malice should succeed In
establishing ''hOodoo' suggestion for
the ship the untoward fact would play
into the hands of private contractors,
who wish to prove that u great battle.
ship could not be successfully built
and launched In II government navy
yard. This factor should not be for.
gotten.
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Men who separate themselves from
their families pay II very high price
for success. Some of the very great
est failures In life In America In recent
years have bee u failures Of men whose
lives ana careers are bazoned abroad
rs those of great. successful men.
Their sons are noted for their worth.
lcssn, 50. degenerate sons OF worthy
sires. These young men are untitled
TO make Il living for themselves and
they are untitled to spend the money
which their fathers piled M with I'm.
finite pains ana labors. In these cases
it is extremely doubtful IL the worth.
less sons are to be blamed: the faith.
crs. the great. successful men, are
primarily at fault because. though
they made the money and name, they
did not give any time or pains or
thought at all to the most important
work In the world. which Is the r, ar.
ing of honorable and useful men.
great deal Is said nowadays about
the education of the boy Oh the street
u: In the school. The best thought Of
educatiOns Is given to the boy. In tho
day schools and in the night schools the
hoy receives more than his share of
attention, IN the belief that the max
Ing of the man depends largely upon
the school. Walter l.. llcrvcy in the
Chau,nuquan, dissents from this view.
He says: ''llOmc Is par excellence II
unifylng force in the life of boy.
Home Is his point Of departure, his
point of return, his headquarters"
He estimates that ont of the first nc.
teen years of u boys life five are usu.
ally spent wholly at home. Out of
$3.50 hours In II year 1850 are, as a
rule, spent by children under the care
and guidance of home. That Is to say,
',IGO hours are spent ut home and
1000 hours In school. Therefore. he
contends, we are IN danger of BELT.
Ting the home rs an educational IN.
stitutlOn. IL Is Il common saying that
thousands of homes exert no cdlica-
tlOnnl Influence upon children. or that
IL they do exert any influence. It Is In.
furious rather than beneficial, and,
therefore. even more attention should
he given to the schools. TO these
schools. II Is assumed. the children of
Ignorant parents will conc and then
carry back IN educational influence To
the home. There Is undoubtedly IL
measure Of truth In this, ana because
there Is Il, measure of truth In the
theory, our public schools are of great
benefit. But there IL another side to
the question which Mr.. Iervey pre-.
sents as principle In our cduca tiOnal
system. The first duty of the parents,
however poor or ignorant they may
he. Is to make a home for the chill.
dren. II home where the hoy will have
his own corner, If not his own home;
where he will grow up with local
center necessary TO his normal deve-
opment rs II boy. Mr. Hervey admits
that 1t may not be possible to provide
such home among those who iii
from HAT to Hat or from cottage to
cottage, but he insists that the ordi-
nary home, be it ever so humble, "uc-
composites Its ends educatonally not
mainly by preaching. still less by
studying lessons, but simply by giving
old and young Il chance to live and
learn together In other words, u
home fullills its destiny as an cducn-
tional force when it Is a home with
home life Any one can lave such a
bone. Mr., Ilcrvey is right In assum-
Ing that home is receiving too little
attention from educators. ana that
home ms school Is not sufficiently
considered 10y parents.
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Joseph A. O'Donnell,' Democratic
nominee for Judge of the Superior
Court, Is the only West Side candidate
on the ticket, ana the great West Side,
by the way, is the section of the city
that has always in the past rolled UP
The bulk of the Democratic vote.
Mr.. O'DOnnell is imam who is emf
nently deserving of the support not
alone or his party hut of good citizens
OF all parties who desire to see men of
the highest legal ability and of spot
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