Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-07-26
FRIDAY, JriN 81, 1906.
Technical Education.

as in our administration ut the irau-
chise in this the great cNii L. that ur't
are called to vote upon questions re-
gardiHg which they nave 40 accurate
knowledge aud, So far as they know, no .
personal interest The party machine
set up the candidates aud the voters
march to the polls and rr'iiy then
action. The like defect persist, ia oar
school system. Tie rhllrru arr made
to devote years to branches OF study |
which they never expect to as III rrac-
tical life. The old idea OF the thee |
Rs" has been progressively enlarged 10y |
the addition of new subjects until IA |
most public schools nowadays the child !
has no study hours at all during the at |
tendance in the school room; or, # any
not more than one study period at most
Ia the supposedly model schools this
is carried to the limit One subject after
another il introduced, with a view of
ehIais'he Tue emu l"'''P''e i''''s
ana euiIch'nS MS MN" WIZ" s'''''''
conceptions on every possible subject.
MANY ho'u th'l ih'Sn'"c" ~ '''e "'''"
creates its brain apparatus Though eN-
ercisiug it in given directions, the only
motive Tor grown ]" 10y eAc'''''s '"'e''''
Oh Tue part u '"e cn''"' ''e'''e '''' ''''''"
Is aPPedIed TO- a'ohS al l"eHe "'Nt'S'-
heu cha''lleIs' ana there Is II" "oo''l Out
the elect Is 10 4ulcNeh peIceP'l"h'
IL Is NOT 50 Seher"'IN H"iIceu 'ha'
no corresponding Q'cNehIh9 Is expert
ehce' III tue powers oil afllca''oh ana
concentratlon-throngh winch alone pro
d"ctiNe results VIII oe attained Ia lac'
the concentration OF the thinker Is no.
so much as expected or worked ion !"
Tue most modern ol these schools. lie
consequence Is lhat the chlId acquires
great versatility OF mlnd, passing easliy
nom one subject to another Interested
III each III turn, nut not laylag up any
valid education from the passing CON
tact lhey do not even memorlze tacts
or rules IN the modern schools. The
consequence Is that when the child has
passed through tile grammar grades III
tins way, he arrives at the high school
with the lerc"ptlVe part OF hIs mud IN
hne working tnm; hut entirely without
a suoStrat"m OF the facts OF any one sub
Jec'' OUT OF .the many TO winch ms at
'eht'oh mas heeh directed Therefore the
student nom one OF these mode
schools has vastly harder time III ms
first two years OF the hlgh.course, than
one who pursued the regular and les
ornate course OF the puoIlc school lt'
mas all MS lac'S ana soma knowledge
still TO acquire; and he Is without
concentration OF attention, 10y "hlcf
alone the nlhd Is able to grasp an(
store up real knowledge
Inc educational situation Is still lar
ther complicated ny the pressing de
mana Tor 'echhIcal education OF ever
posSiole KIND Despite our uhpftcedeht
ed prosperity, shared by much large
percentage OF the community than eve
before, IL sun remains true that nm
children out OF ten VIII have to ear
their iiVlhg when they leave schoo
Ana "hlie the sciool Is failing to d
mucil II anything Tor them towards TN
lneFiIao!e necessity, the trade union !
DONG It's BEST TO ooSiruct their ordel
entrance lhto any variety OF skllIe
laooF'
NOR Is thiS all Inc aggfegat
suehs'h oi the country is SIMPLY TN
aggregate u iCS wisely directed energy
we are III competition WIN nation
"h''" are "oV 700 P'ou" ana sell con
h"en' u STUDY V'''"3S ana learn TO PEI
lof'i' man l"c'ur'"9 processes accufateI,
the child in schools wherein the actua
practical needs of life are kept AWAY