The Bottineau courant., 1906-12-07
AY, DECEMBER 7, 1906.

the best work Of which the country !s
that thoroly efficient sytem Of educa-
ton comes next to- the. influence Of
patriotism Iat1dot in !n, bringing about national
or government. SO fruitful of advan-
tage to our people in certain ways. in
other t;nna; ways undoubtedly limits cur na-
Tor instance. for the national govern
ment to take the lead in technical in
d1,ustrial 1,a education. to see that the pub
velops on all it's technical. Industrial.
scientific and commercial sides. This
must be left primarily to the several
ernment has control Of the schools Of
the District Of Columbia. and it should
see that these schools promote and
the scholars in both commercial and in
dustrial training. The commercial
training should in one Of it's branches
training is even more important 1t
should be one Of our prime objects as
a nation. so far as feasible. constantly
to work toward putting the mechanic.
the .wageworker who works with his
hands, on higher plane of efficiency
and reward. so as to increase his ef-
the dignity: the remuneration. and the
power Of his position in the social
world. Unfortunately at present the
lie schools is in the exactly opposite
trained merely in literary Accomplish
trial; manual. and technical training.
the tendency is to unfit them for in
dustrial work and to make them re-
Wei if they do 'e go II into to it, This u is '
tendency. which should be strenuously
combated: Our industrial development
tion; including in this term all indus
trial education. from that which fits a
| man to be good mechanic. a good
carpenter. or blacksmith. to that which
hts man to do the greatest engin-
| eeering feat. The skilled mechanic.
| the skilled workman. can best become
such by technical industrial education
| The far:.reaching usefulness of insti-
| tutes of technology and schools Of
| mines or of engineering. is now uni
xersally acknowledged, and no less
building or mechanical trades school,
textile, or watchma king. or engrav-
ing school All such training must de-
velop not only manual dexterty but
industrial intelligence. In internation
al rivalry this country does not have
to fear the competition Of pauper labor
labor of specially trained competitors;
and we should have the education Of
the hand. eye. and brain which will fit
us to meet such competition.
In every possible way we should
help the wageworker who tolls with
his hands and who must eve hope in
|
toll with his brain. Under the consti-
tuition the national legislature can do
but little to direct importance for his
welfare save where he is engaged in
work which permits it to act under
the interstate commerce clause Of the
constitution; and this is one, reason
legislative and judicial branches of the
government will construe this clause of
the constitution in the broadest possible
manner We can, however, in such a
| matter training
| matter as child labor and factory laws,
set an example to the states by enacting
wisely be enacted for the District of Co.
| ldmbia.
Agricultural interests.
The only other persons whose welfare
| is as vital to the welfare of the whole
country as is the welfare. Of the wage
| workers are the tillers of the soil, the
| farmers. 1t is a mere truism to say that
no growth of cities, no growth of wealth.
no industrial development can atone for
standing of the farming population. Dur
ing the last few decades this fact has
been recognized with ever-increasing
ure to realize that farming, at least in
| certain branches. must become techni-
cal and scientific profession. This. means
! the chance for technical and scientific
training, not theoretical merely but Of
o5t Teyspsy Rs sb tTpe
of American citizenship, and he must
| have the same chance to rise and develop
phr m is exadfy tTae Of e
as it is, of the business man and the
wageworker, that the ultimate success Of
NATION ha of Th nat aone ne forms om
prosperity but upon high moral. mental.
and physical DEVELOPMENT; This educa-
preference. but also education from the
| outside, as with all other men-is pc
cuiarly necessary here in the United
the newest states heve now
nearly vanished where there must be a
substitution of more intensive. system
management, and where there must be
better business organization among the
farmers themselves.
Good of Grange Organizations.
Several factors must cooperate in the
Improvement of the farmers condition.
He must have the chance to be educated
which keeps ever in view the intimate
cstae'9'ag cstion ana the facts of iife:' In all
| education we should widen our aims 1t
is a good thing to produce certain num-
Der of trained scholars and students;
but the education superintended by. the
dred good citizens than merely one
scholar, and it must be turned now and
then from the class book to the study
| is especially true Of the farmer, has
been pointed out again and again by all
| observers most competent to pass prac-
tical Judgment on the problems of our
country fife. All students now realize
that education must seek to train the
| executive powers of young people and to
| confer more real significance upon the
phrase dignity of labor and to pre-
pare the pupils 80 that in addition to
each developing in the highest degree
his Individual capacity for work, they
may together help create a right public
| opinion, and show In many ways social
| and cooperative spirit Organization has
| become necessary in the business world;
and it has accomplished much for good
in the world of labor. 1t is no less neces-
sary for farmers. Such a movement as
the grange movement, is good in itself
and IS capable Of well-nigh infinite fur
| ther extension for good so long as it is
| kept to- it's own legitimate business. The
| benefits to be derived by the association
| Of farmers for mutual advantage are
partly economic and partly sociological.
Moreover, while in the long run volun-
| tary effort will prove more eff1cacious
| than government assistance, while the
| farmers must primarily do most for
| themselves, yet the government can also
do much. The department of agriculture
has broken new ground in many direc-
tions, and year by year 1t finds how, it
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