The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-19
EDUCATIONAL,
by w. Il. LARSON.
EXODUS.


that those two phrases should be used
together Egypt the land Of civilization,
the cradle of many sciences and arts,
became also land of slavery. Genesis
which opens up with the words In the
beginning" closes with the words In a
coffin in Egypt As the patriarch was
buried, his people were literally buried
with him and became nation of slaves.
Nothing but an exodus could resurrect
the hope and establish Israel as nation
of thinking citizens.
A school may become an Egypt, a
place to stifle intelligence and even life.
| If it become place where books are
taught instead of pupils, where II certain
subject is covered (ofteu literally true
in a certain length of time without re.
| gard 10 the learners understanding,
then really ii becomes an Egypt to the
| young minds therein. The learning of
! books is often regarded synonymous
| with wisdom and the young slave tolls
to master words which are often void of
meaning to him
To liberate many minds enslaved with
| this bookish idea it is often necessary to
make an exodus. "Out Of books, out
of bondage may often become a neces-
| sity How often we find educated peo-
pie who can not apply their education
Their training has not fitted them To do
! things outside of some little narrow text
book way A two,by four school keeper
frame for the support of the book,
| the frame as lteless rs the book Wooden
| book warship has been the result, and
parents have thought their offspring
| educated if they were in II high class or
using large books
The learning of the Egyptians was
not to be despised, No doubt the mental
| discipline Moses got from this source,
strengthened him for his task of eman
cipating his people. But it was not to
! be surrendered for national freedom. In
like manner book learning is not to be
| desplsed But first of all comes the
ability to see things and TO know them
Words must express ideas. Thought is
what we are after. To lead child out
of books ont of doors and tit him for
life so that he will be able TO apply his
| knowledge we need TEACHERS who can use
text books and other books ~ ads and
not merely make themselves aids or sup.
ports to the books
| If you pupil or teacher are slave TO
the book, break away from the Pharoah
that binds you, and make an exodus
into the world of things, the world of
action, the world of common SENSE The
| land outside is not so barren ~ you think
The annual meeting of the NJ. G, T.
A. will be held Saturday, oct, . The
executive committee will meet next
Saturday to make arrangements.
Parents who neglect and fail to have
their children attend school regularly
are liable to a fine of from - to $40
every time complaint is lodged under
the change in the law passed by the
last legislature. Children between the
ages of and n years and from II to
lG when not employed, shall attend
school not less than s months Of 20 days
each during the school year and in towns
and villages at least Il months The
time for beginning attendance shall be
not later than the second month of
school except in cities of the first class,
when they shall start ut the beginning
of the year. The law does not apply to
children mentally or physically disabled
provided they are supplied with n certif
icate from II physician or, in the rural
districts where they live two miles or
over from the school house, unless trans
portation il furnished The district at.
torney must investigate and prosecute.
Shiocton News.
II their price list of grain, common
groceries, etc, on the bulletin board
Pnt il there now and let the A class
revise it from time To time. That :
arithmetic.
Let "Thoroughness in the Essentials
be our watchword this year BE not
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