Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-22

ton, at work now under Our own eyes
Was visible also TO our fathers aud TO
our forefa,hers. Indeed, there ~ no
stronger phenomenon iu all the mar
Veluus history of civilization than TINS
very process-than this Atnericanl1u-
ton Of countless aliens, generation at-
Ter generation, with no violent moan
cation OF American ideals, Three cen
turies ago. men OF sturdy English
fiber began to come IN search OF mem
tai religious and economic freedom,
as an acute student OF social conditions
has phYased IT, Daring men In search
of new experiences came as adVehtrr-
ers and discoveries. Men Of moral
daring came in search Of religious and
civic FREEDOM. Men of industrial aud
commercial daring came In search OF
larger opportunity These men estah-
iished ideals and set standards and
created tendencies Tor a nation" These
standards, these Ideals. these tendon
ries still survive after almost three
hundred years modified little no
doubt. but developed only, not raol-
callv iransformed.aud never renowned.
The American Of today. whatever his
descent has most Of tho character
istlcs OF the American OF yesterday.
ideals endure, and aspirations have not
been blunted by time or turned ASIDE
by alien influences. From Brandef
Matthew'S "The American of the flu
ture'' IN the Century
Heavy Topics IRON responsible
For Children source we have q ilst
Not Sltuablc. of subjects actually
assign 10 school
children OF this cley. bstweent u and Ia
years, upon which they are 10 writ"
ESSAYS" or get up debates. Among
them are the following. The Influence
OF the United States Upon the World
Diplomacy" Daniel Wehster's spce2h-
es."" The Constitution of the United
states Resolved. That any infringe
ment upon the dual Interpretation OF
the Constitution of the United states
should be regarded as Il menace to tho
stability of democratic inst tutions
state Rights Something against
National and State Sovereignty" Am
erlcan Coinage Trade IN the East
During the Fifteenth Century" Liquid
Air" Educational Progress in the
United States from the Civil War zip ia
the Present time Economic Develop
ment of the United States from the CIV
Roman Law and WAS Brutus Justi
fed in killing Caesar" 1t is difficult TO
believe that mere stupidity accounts for
educational" practices OF this kind,
Nor Is it easy to accept the defense
of certain teachers that they know the
topics are DeyOiu lHt grasp OF NUtN
pupils. but that the children are moral~
ly, and ia some extent intellectually.
benefited by the effort 10 get from
books some knowledge about them. The
child who is conscientious enough TO go
tola library and try to puzzle out these
subjects will come presently to hate the
sight Of all books. Moreover. the only
way in which children are able to use
books IN preparing" for debates Or
essays upon such themes are likely to
lead to demoralizing habits. They VIII
not easily learn the difference between
legitimate and dishonest use of sources.
To force a child to make such use Of
books is too apt to result In shameless
and habitual plagiariztng New York
Evening Post.
Good Word for So we usually have
Cooperative the reverse of the
housekeeping. picture: the men
earning from one dol
lar and fifty cents to four or five dol
lars or more a day. ch-increased
average income. and improved service
the mems service that is. Now,
those fifty women represent potential
wealth as well as tne men. While
each OF them works all day In the
house for no wages. sharing the income
of her husband, Is 1t not possible that
she might be working al some special
labor she preferred? We continually
forget that all women do not like home
work nor all kinds of homework
equally. and that each family is obliged
to put up with inferior service In some
particular. Some women have special
genius for general management, such
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