The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-09-17
NEW SCHOOL IDEA
EDUCATION BY HOROSCOPE IS
NOW PLANNED.
waiter Has Been Taken Up serIou,
" YIN England and Thorough
Test Of Its Possibilities is
to Be Made.

Education by horoscope for tho MO-,
,"i ueVelopment of the young is hav.
ing remarkable vogue in England
win the education bill in parliament
exciting discussion among both clars,,
ana laity, the new idea of arriving nj
'he mental condition of Children.
namely by means of casting horo.
scopes-may be one way of solving
the various problems before the conn.
Try "A new society has come forward
and offered Horoscope Scholarships 90
each worth SIS. Strangely enough
tnese scholarships, while competitive.
40 not depend on the efforts of the
chlldren themselves. Parents who
wish to win SIS horoscope scholar
snip nave to fill out a competition
form, giving the name of the child
uate and hour of birth, and where the
Oirth was registered The last condi
lloh is essential in order to prevent
parents who may know something of
astrology themselves from taking" q
brilliant horoscope from a hypotheti
cal GATE, and thus even doing the stars
out of their job.
Inc child whose horoscope shows
the most promising future will be
awarded one of the prizes. Each of
the application forms will be turned
over to number of 'well-known and
skilled astrologists," and the child
having the best future" is to he given
the chance, as it were, of living up
TO 1t. For instance, IL. among the
competitors, there are any Young Ma
poleons. Millions or George Washing
tons, this fact at once will be re-
vealed, and all the budding genius has
to do is simply to bud" and the flu.
ture will do the rest
That the new idea is Catching on
In England Is demonstrated by the
fact that hundreds of parents have
gone in for the prize offered. If the
method becomes general, it will save
educational authorities a vast deal of
trouble. Instead of worrying with the
mentally deficient, the casting of the
horoscope will show where the short
coming lies, and the child can be dealt
with accordingly There Is no use IN
wasting an education fit for Isaac
Newton on a child who will never rise
above the mathematical attainments
of Simple Simon, for instance, and so
trouble will be saved all round.
Children who receive the horoscope
prizes are to get the money in hard
cash." The idea of giving out real
money in connection with these mys-
teal problems is novel one in itself,
and that alone will account for the i'm
mense popularity of the new scheme.
II mystical money were paid for horo-
scope scholarships, or the children
had to wait until the future corrob-
Grated the predictions of the star
gazing experts, very little interest
would be taken in the matter. The
scholarships are to be given on very
practical subjects. For instance, If
the horoscope indicates that the child
has musical talent, the $75 award Is to
be devoted to developing the musical
faculties, and this course will also be
followed with reference to artistic &c.
MUS, business capacity and even all
around ability" Just what this last
term signifies it is little difficult to
say. 1t seems, however. that the horo-
scopists are not TO limit their award.
If a child's career points, for instance,
to a brilliant future as trust mag
nate, every facility--to the extent of
the S75-is to be given to develop the
"all-around ability" in the specific d.
rections indicated by the star chart.
The scholarships for the best horo-
scopes are not to be confined either to
girls or boys, but either sex is open to
compete. The first three awards are
to be made to children under the age
of IA; while the fourth goes to the
boy or girl between the ages of IA and
II whose horoscope denotes the pos
session of those qualities most essen
tial to success in a commercial career.