The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-25
oJa SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Mosely Commissions Views or
Its Good and Bad Points.
roo MANY WONBE TEACHERS HERE

British Educational Commission says
They Tend 10 make Youths Less
Viriie ard Thinks sexes should he
Separated 70 Promote eHeaithy
Head Punchingr- Admits Our Edu-
entional system j. More Practical
Than EaslaAd's.
Recognizing that il viii be necessary
FOR Great Britain to compete with wcll
trained Americans, the members of the
Mosely commission sent over to the
United states last fall to study Amer.
lean educational methods call upon
England to lose no time in following
the best methods Of the American
schools. says the New York Herald
They find flaws in the educational sys-
tenn Of the United States. and AZ
though they think American students
get less book knowledge than their
English cousins they lind that the
Americans use what they get ia a
much more effective manner and be-
come the more dangerous competitors
They think the American sehoolboy
keener than the English one. although
they regret deeply that the preponder-
ance Of women teachers is robbing the
Yankee youth of his tendency to
withstand having his head punched :
All but two Of the twenty-slx ingesti-
gators subscribe to sweeping con
demnaton Of the presence Of so many
women teachers in the economy Of the
schools and most Of them condemn CO.
education. All admire the self rell-
ance which, despite the growing feni.
nine influence in the lower schools. is
inculcated in American youth, and to
this habit Of thought they attribute
much Of the success which attends the
efforts Of the American in later life.
Speaking of themselves ia the third
person the members say: Although in
the past the belief in education has
been the effect rather than the cause Of
American prosperity, during the last
quarter Of a century education has had
4 powerful and far reaching influence,
and it cannot be doubted that in the
future it viii become more and more
the cause of industrial and commercial
progress and Of national well being
They are satisfied that in years 70
come III competing with American
commerce we shall be called upon "a
face trained men gifted with both en-
terprise and Knowledge, They desire
to impress on the British public the
absolute need Of immediate prepara
ton on our part to meet such comDeti
ton
Mr.. Mosely takes a general view q
! the educational situation before givins
way to the general report
one Of the things which struck me
| he says. eall through the United State.
was the large amount Of money devot
ed to educational purposes the build
ings being magnificent and the equip
ment lavish The teachers seem fired
with enthusiasm. and there is thirst
for knowledge shown by pupils Of al
| ages which Is largely lacking in oul
own country. In contrast to our edn
cation, which has to a large extent beer
classical, | found that in America i
Is the practical subjects which art
principally taught and technical
classes and schools are to be found
everywhere.
Personally, 1 should favor the EN-
! ploylnent of women teachers for botl
boys and girls up to the age Of twelve
years, for the reason that the woman
/ claims the sympathy Of children Ii
| younger years and understands tbs
/ working of their minds ia way that
no man can. Beyond this point, how
ever, / am in favor Of turning tbs
/ pupils over TO men, and here Amer
lean education. to my view. requires
some overhauliDg. Not only did tint
comparatively few men engaged il
teaching, hut also few preparing t