The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-02-02

most stupendous social problem and
then expect ideal results with an unfor-
givably small fund of resources. Even
by comparison, if we should pay three
times as much for the education of the
young men and women as we do, the
ratio of this expenditure to that for cor
receive agencies would not even call for
comment. Wisconsin ranks low in the
scale Of literacy among the states of the
union, and illiteracy is on the increase.
We also rank low in the scale OF the
amounts invested in secondary edu-
cation. When we couple with these
facts the thought that Wisconsin has
ever been foremost in meeting educa-
tional problems, of which we have a
recent illustration in the establishment
of Teachers Training schools for the
country schools where the great per
centage of illiterate population is found,
it demonstrates the earnestness of
purpose in the work of education The
supporters must rally from this state If
self-satisfaction and Indifference TO this
momentous problem and wake up to
the full conception of the value that
lies in the training of our children for
the present and future work of the
world. Nothing can give better returns
on money invested. The cost year
per child is aow about S25, which is
putting it rather high During the
twelve years of IA child's life in school
the total cost will aggregate $500 Now
statistics show that the efficiency of a
High School graduate, and so his
chances for success in the higher and 20
more remuperative pursuits, is over
twenty times as great as that of the
common school graduate, while the
efficiency of the common school graduate
is over four times as great as that of the
average of those who are not common
school graduates Consider now the
paltry $500 compared with the efficiency
as an educated being Out Of 5000
representative leaders in different
activities in the United States per cent
have had no schooling, 1872 per cent
! have had common school training, los
per cent have had High School training
and 1915 per cent have had a college
training Contemplate the actual gain
to the nation if the general efficiency
We're raised but 10 per cent We are
| just beginning to catch a glimpse of the
wealth that is in store when the nation :
| producer shall have been fully equipped
with all the powers that God has in
tended for him and which he can attair
thru education and training If such 4
great difference exists between the High
School graduate and the Grammar
School graduate and Il still create,
difference between the High Schoo
graduate and the College man, we car
get some conception of what the genera
efficiency of our nation would be with
ont any training Note that these fact
on efficiency are under the presen
system with the cost per child of So
Wisconsin pays is much less than many
of the states pay and, if this sum wer'
doubled or trebled, we would not thel
exceed the sum that could well he eX
pended without wasting dollar of 1t
1t Is true that, comparatively speaking
our city is liberal in supplying the need
for this work, but from the standpoint
OF the investment the sum is all toe
small There is much that is needed
and there il still more that would yielC
golden returns, Let me repeat again
that all Of this increased aid would z
to enlarging the scope Of the educatona
work 1t is narrow now because 1t Is
physical impossibilii to enlarge it with
out more aid We must teach thu
students in our charge not only to know
facts, but actually start them on thu
right road to II useful life This is some
thing that can not he learned from
books, 1t can not even be told nor ex
planned 1t must be actually experience
and lived in some measure nj least to b,
Of vital Importance We may preacl
and talk ideals all we please there vii
be little of value as far rs results -