Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-23
WOMAN II CLUB AND CHARITY

Under the auspices OF its educational
committee Superintendent. Clifford of the
Council Buns schools addressed the social
science department of the Woman's club
and a number of teachers Monday after
noon at the clubrooms. 1t was n plea for
education He spoke OF the evolution OF
the high school and college course since
1920. when Longfellow graduated from col
lege with its illy-balanced course of the
"rule of three" and the classics that would
not graduate a pupil from the Omaha High
school today. up to the present complete
high school course. He justified the empha
sis OF the classics as productive of per-
| sonal satisfaction, as we'll as from a stand
point of usefulness and as developer, and
contended that children were not competent
! to choose. unadyised the course OF study
| they should follow. He asked a closer ac
/ qualntance Of parents with teachers and
school conditions; that politics be elimi-
mated from the schools; that higher stand
ards be required Of teachers and that the
public do its part in helping teachers to at
| tain and maintain those standards.
While commenting the progress in the
courses OF study. he said that there still rc-
manned much to he done in perfecting the
buildings and the physical conditions under
which this studying is done Poorly ven
tilated and heated and over-crowded school
/ rooms he said. are a too prevalent condi-
| ton today.
Principal A. II. waterhouse OF the Omaha
| High school opened the discussion He
| said that the intelligent support of the
parents was the important need Of the
Omaha schools today: that when parents
| came to realize TO what exent the time and
drill elements must enter into study there
would be better results. Irregular attend
ance he mentioned as serious interference
| with high school work and suggested that
parents make sure that their children are
In school every day that they suppose them
| 60 be there
THE high school is a business PROPOSE
ton" he said, land II rests with the par
ents to see to II that the children make
education their business during the years
| that they are in school,
| Mr.. Frank Halter spoke of high school
and college education from a strictly bust
| ness standpoint. presenting the advantages
| of carly business experience and training
| I'm way that called out the challenge Of
| the school men. He named five conspicu-
| Gus deficiencies that are general among
| graduates of high schools and colleges:
| Poor writing. poor spelling. inability TO
| compose a simple business letter. inability
| to solve common problems of addition, sub
| traction. multiplication or division with
| rapidty and accuracy, and lack of observ-
| ance of details and unmethodica1. Mr.. Hal
/ Ter did not consider a high school or col
lege education necessary to business sue
| cess and counted the graduate beginner
not worth more than $25 in the ordinary
commercial establishments. He said that
| r1ap mia tboIr
to demonstrate their usefulness because
they were not content to continue at this
| modest salary until their employers saw
At to advance them. believing that their
| school education had fitted them for higher
positions. He called attention to the fact
that many big corporations would not take
into their employ a man over 30 years OF
age and questioned whether men had time
for so much schooling
| Mr.. c. G. Belden, as a business man. be-
lieves in education for employees He adj
vocated that business men supplement the
school education by taking young people
into their employ during the summer
months and so give them that training.
He held that no one but the business man
who had been denied an education can
realize the handicap that its lack is to
him. He urged the responsibility OF men
! Superintendent w. NJ Davidson pro-
nounced education one of the most impor-
tant of businesses and said that IL It were
not for our great educational systems there
would be little demand for the great in
dustrial systems. Education is an invest
ment'' he said. I'VE must not charge the
| shortcomings Of the graduate to the school
system entirely" he continued "The home
the parents and business have their shar
In the responsibility. The public school has
been the jackscrew that has lifted the
masses of today up to the standards that
were tho mountain tops held by the few
only a few years ago." ~ .s-
DIR. S. r. Towne spoke briefly of the re-
sponsibility Of the parent
The local Women's Christian Temperance
union Is making an effort to get together
all OF It's FORMER members who have dropped
out and become scattered during the last
few years. Next Wednesday afternoon an
educational meeting will be held in the
membership parlor of the Young women's
Christian association at 2:30 o'clock. 10
which all members and ex-members are
asked to come. Mrs Rood, the president.
will preside and Mrs. Edwards of the Child
Saving institute will be the speaker
The members of the union were assisted
by Rev Charles W. Savidge at the gospel
services conducted at the county Jail Sun
day.
February 10 has been fixed by the United
States senate judiciary committee for the
hearing Of the proposed constitutional
amendment providing for woman suffrage
II is highly appropriate that Miss Anthony {
birthday should have been selected for this
hearing.
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