Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-03-17

writer was impressed by some of til,
views he took in that regard.
The young man has been in close
touch with business life in that city
since his graduation, and felt that he
had learned something about its re.
lation to school work. He said that
there ought to be more definite
course of study, that those who could
go no further with their studies in a
higher school might have something
of practical worth when they finish
and not simply a preparation for
study in higher institution.
Let one boy start in the high
school and one start in some definite
line of work ), the latter in many
cases makes the greater success.
Secretary Cortelyou, of the new
Department of Commerce and La
Dor, said last week in Chicago:
"The time has come when the
public realizes that the high school
can do more than prepare students
for college or for teaching. A course
that shall give four years of solid
work in culture subjects and at the
same time come into close touch
with the life of the business world
will be of much value to the youth
of our land.
| awhile the aim of such schools
will not be to make mere book keep
ers, mere stenographers, or mere
clerks, it will contemplate kind of
work that will have some relation
to the ordinary requirements of bus
mess. 1t is gratifying to notice that
those interested ia our schools are
realizing more fully the relation of
the practical to the ord mary scholas-
tic studies, and that our students
can study chemistry physics, math-
ematics and the languages from the
standpoint of their relations to the
commercial world as well as from
the abstract point of view of pure
| knowledge"
Secretary Cortelyou was educated
at Georgetown University, and was
principal of the preparatory schools
at New York from 1885 to 1889 He
has been private secretary to Presi-
dents Mckinley and Roosevelt. and
in February, 1903, was appointed
first Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor. Mr.. Cortelyou fitted himself
for musical career, but afterwards
| took up commercial correspondence.
| II is man who knows the value of
broad training, but he also knows
that we need training along practical
lines. The world wants people who
can do"
Die "Senior" Deutsche Klasse ar
beitet an der Deutsche zeitung, Ger
mania Einige Maedchen dachteu
Fraeulein Fiske haette mehre zeit-
ungen ais noetig, und darum yer
steckten sic Elm halb dutzend papiere
aber NIGHT GAM welt fort. Die
| klasse wurde Zusammengerufen rs
warren nich genug papiere, und unser
lehrerin sagte: Itch weiss NIGHT wo
meme zeitungen hingegangen sind "
! So hargte sic cine Won einem der I'M
| heilstifter. Aber Fraeulein war ar
CLOS.
The Juniors have now completed
Roman History which finishes the
study of Ancient History. 1t is hard
for us to believe that the Italian ped
| oilers and musicians, found wander
! ing through our cities, are the repre-
sentatives of that nation-the Roman
Kingdom. They do not reach our
ideals of those ancient people who
thought that ito be IA Roman was
greater than to be king
The loyalty of the Romans is well
illustrated by the incident in the life
of Regulus, a Roman consul: The
| Romans were at war with the Car
| thaginians. Having been defeated in
one battle, the Romans built another
| fleet and drew the Carthaginiaus in
to another engagement which was a
! complete victory for the Romans,
Meanwhile, Regulars had been taken
| prisoners ana held in Africa. The
| Carthagiulaus were greatly dis
heartenei by this defeat and sent an
Embassy to Rome to make terms of
peace or to bring about an exchange
Of prisoners. Regulus was among
| the commissioners and before he
started he promised Carthage that
he would returntf they were unsuc-
cessful The Carthaginians supposed
| that in order to gain his liberty be
would obtain terms of peace or at
least an exchange Of prisoners. This
was not to belle effected terms Of
war rather than Of peace and told
| the Romans of the weak condition Of
| Carthage. AS to the exchange OF
| prisoners he said, Let those who
have surrendered when they ought