La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05
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Granting the trsth 81 ms. the feopie
oi Ia Juuia nay wril les. tsipy o.eT
tsr.r tnllc sesp9. ssst.m. \ peo-
pie IoNrr 81 accomplishment =
their socia cihfcyHcy = his latter
phase . de ..eudent Z. mn ihe environ
incnt Whicl surrounds a community
social ceniers of activity. Perhap-
the best defined of all these ia the
makeup OF any community = the
gublic school system Oi that com
munity. Tae condition, uader which
the school system of La Junta oper-
ate are favorable IN the -Ntrcme. The
first great requisite of any com
tnunity for good school. j. people
who are capable OF appreciating and
responding to a high degree oi work
aud back oi this. inherited tendeu-
cies. making possible the application
of the best methods and devices. po-
sible only for a people in full accord
with modern educational ideals and
spirit, 4 well defined conception OF
wha, the public schools stand TOR and
a knowledge of their limits is a pri-
mary essential to their success. Many
more conditions might be pointed out
with profit. but these as all Others
seem to be equally well understood
and appreciated BY the patrons oi
cur school system. The public schools
are primarily intended la Educate
IN no sense are they intended a. ,
reformaiory To cNaet mis- Is an
unwi,r expenditure oi energy. Edu-
cation mean, To- lead into right hab
it, oi thinking and living. develop
ing to the highest degree the best
thee j. IN the individual. beginning
with the hy -o;hes Il, that the indiyid-
ual t. a healthy normal being. unim
peded by bsruacle. al inherited or
otherwise acquired impe iimerts. to-
the highest development The public
school. IL i, true. must deal with this
unfortunate phase to a slight degree
hut at most. only indirectly, When
the energies of a school system II
engaged in the work ot reformation.
such application 1, a. illegstiiuate a.
unfortunate.
In our schools of this city. the peo-
pie may well point with pride To the
fact thar the work IN is entirety l.
purely educational On every hand
one will find such adaptation of edr
catiBn1l advantages a. viii afford 10
svcry child a full unrestricted oppor-
tuniiy to discover. develop and apply
~ practical measures the best there
:. in him. counting for future man
hood aud womauhood. The schools
must not lose sight of this. The time
will come when our country VIII need
more than ever the strong seli-rcliani
man or woman. who may be counted
upou. Caesar once pointed out the
reason why a certain people were "a
,trong and eapable. The reason he
gave i. too well known To- need repe-
titiou These qualities thai made the
Erigians 81 formidable To- the lcgion-
90 Rome are needed now more than
ever
To recount all the qualities and
quantities that GO towards the make
up Of the ideal system i almost an
inpos -ibility, and their accomplish
meut lies IN aud within the people
Themselves who must provide for
their accomplishment. Thi, Is where
the citizens OF la Junta are espe
ciaiiy pain.taking and patriotic. Scan
our schools from the lowest depart
snept to the highest and you will find
that such is the case. All that mon
e, can do has been and is being done
90 get these desirable results. The
cultural side il being emphasized
along with the practical. calculated
TO make. not only useful citizens. ca
pablo and strong. but refined a. well.
The manual training work shows 4
marked development. From its in
ception a little over a year ago.
through the generosity Of Mr.. T. T.
Woodruff. the work has steadily pro-
gressed The work is being based
rpon the individual interests and ca