Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-23

gained ni Internal ational competition
has turned on consideration of cheap
ness and no ON consideration Of
quality. There are few articles We
bring 20 tbs international markets
upon which we would dare rest our
success solely on claims of high
grade workmanship. While we have
made Il possible for the unskllled
matte machine, We are now beginning
To find that IN giving him no In
tolleclual interest len his work and no
opportunity ior any but the narrow
est outlook upOn the field OF industry
IN which be- h engaged. We have un-
intentionally taken almost certain
means 10 prevent his mental and
technical Development
believe that Vp have tailed uttcrly
tn grasp the prnhlem of the relation
between education and our industrial
development aud prosperity Il II up
on thar text that ! want to speak.
An object Lesson.
We have ali seen England lose
much Of hcf prc-ominenco among the
Industrial nations. ! have Indicated
what believe To be- the principal ole
mcnts upon which our own industrial
success has been based. ilut we have
seen another nation rapidly as ours
wrost from others In the competitive
fields the advantage they had long
held ln serene security. Germany has
had not only no wealth Of raw ma
torial such M We have had but no
vast homogeneous domestic market
Her pcOplc have lacked tho peculiar
inventive Ingenuity which has in
many fields " industry been the sole
basis Tor our achlos ements, and her
artisans have not possessed that deli
cate artistic sense which has made
the handlwork Of France superior to
the distractions uf tariff walls Her
Industries have been forced To crap
Pile with British competitors who
were inirenohod behind a domination
uf international markets which had
been successfully maintained for gon-
oralions
Education the Secret.
J have made somewhat careful
study of Germnhy'a economic success
aud have become firmly convinced
that the explanation OF the remark
able progress there Is to be- traced
Ia the most direct manner. To the
German aysiem Of education. The
schoolmaster II the great cornerstone
~ GcrmanyH remarkable commercial
and Industrial progress. The school
system of Germany bears a relation
10 the economic situation thar ~ not
met with IN any other country
We an know something of he thor
ough secondary education which the
laws OF Germany insist should be
given 10 every youth under "a wears
of age Va all know something oi
the high standing ot her universities
ana thn great practical value Of her
technical schools There is another
feature of the German educational
system. however. about which less
Is known IN this country, hut be-
lieye Il ls a feature which ia one of
the most direct and important in
shaping dermRny'a Industrial pro-
gress
There IL division of instruction !
known as the continuation trade 1
schools These schools are do lrnef |
for the instruction OF youths engaged |
in regular industrial omplnrmcnt 4
They are auxiliary to the regular |
school system and entirely outside of /
NNN N"W'NN NNi A'ANNMA az AANAthAN 4
training or OF The higher technical In |
strpetiuu. They are fur the rank |
and filo of workers. The courses sup
plemcnt the cultural training of the |
regular school system, and. ai the
same time. supplement technical rout-
Inc ol the shop and OiiiCo
The Trade sheools.
The courses fall outside ~ tho /
hours of labor. The curriculum ia
broadly practical Il Includes the sci
enCo of each particular trade--its
mathematics or chemistry fos IN
stance and Ia technology But u
does NOT stop there. Principles of
wise huslucss manaEoment are taught.
The aim ~ 10 prepare q student Cor
the practical conduct uf business
tie gains knowledge Of psOdurtiOE
and consumption uf markets and 0i
the cause Of price fluctuations He
is pui into position 10 acquire an
Insight into concrete business rela-
tiunH, aud Into trade practices and
conditions. Are not those aims
worthy Oi our ech0Olsg What truer
democracy can there BE- than tO have
a school system tNat viii polnt the
way 20 every worker, NO matter how