Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03
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on needless Of its passenger making
frantic efforts TO take ii. Ii IL a
very serious matter-to be waiting for
your car, and before you can step
upon the platform. to see sure death
staring you IN the face In the shape or
an automobile. Keep your eyes open,
the man OF the motor will say and
that is all right and good But what
have you to say when no matter how
wen we keep our eyes open, you give
us no space whatsoever 10 stand IN?
For the sake Of children and old
folks, at least, the most rigid and IRON
clad laws should be enforced whereby
the motor be not allowed within u
certain radius Of the trolley car; nuch
a law would stand between people and
certain death when getting on and
Off the platform.
What Is to become OF the poor.
manned In our schools? Pupils anxi-
Gus to learn yet must be denied owing
to aftliction? Surely some provision
should be made for these unfortunate
ones. 1t is not merely that some are
lame, or deficient In hearing for
these can with difficulty hold their
own fairly well--but It II that some
cannot attend AT all, owing to phvsic-
and ask what Is to become OF the
poor ma!med IN our public and high
schooisP
There are some cases--pitiful cases
that must be denied entrance, because
1t Is wrong that they be brought to the
notice of the strong healthy pupils, as
II seems cruelty wrong that they may
have no place In our free-for-all schools.
Parents send them along, OF course, as
II Is their only chance Of giving them
education, They can give them no pH-
yate instruction. And must they have
no education at all, because they can
not climb the stairs, or recite, because
OF some terrible affection, or because
they are so physically detormed or
repugnant that they must be kept out
OF sight OF other students? And some
of them are so eager TO learn and
keep up with their fellows. THE busy
have no time for tears" and these poor
school children have all the time In the
world for tears, as they are given no
opportunity to be busy. They are de-
serving-these afflicted ones-afnlcted
through no fault OF their own--of spe.
cial education surely.
. A boy was about 10 be sent to the re-
form school.
why can't you be good Richard p
was asked.
"well. just can't; that all"
But you surely have some reason
that leads you to believe you cannot
be good"
Yes sir; have but don't want to
tell IT,"
1--WE may change our opinion Of you,
II you tell It, you know"
"Oh, well, it's all up with n.s anyway,
so | guess | may ms well tell IT," The
boy looked over at his mother and hest.
tated some, and then he blurted out
desperately, Mother rubs II In. So"
"Rubs what In, my boy?"
Why, my badness. OF course"
"Rubs your badness ln?"
yes; and she's pretty nigh rubbed It
clean through and II she amt careful
therein be no good left"
You think there Is some good left
then. Rlchard7"
Yes, sir. do. II mother will let Il
stay. But she's always holding my faith.
er up before my eyes; she's always say.
ing. You're going 20 be Just like your
father: you're following IN his track
Just as fast as you know how Father
was bad, guess--so mother says But
she Keeps saying. What's the use OF
teaching you anything You1l only go
tho way OF your father. It's always
what's the use. TIL I'm blamed tired
Of II. and sometimes don't see no use
myself. | I smoke it's just like dad
Everything IL just like dad--poor dad
/ guess she rubbed II into him. too"
"well. wouldn't say that. Richard
Wen. think II just the same. And
III bet dad want all bad, either"
You think you're not all bad, Rich
ard?''
II know I'm not--if only had a
chance"
There, that's the way 10 talk. my