The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-10-20
NEW SCHOOL IDEA
EDUCATION BY HOROSCOPE is
NOW PLANNED.
Matter Has Been Taken Up Serious
ly in England and a Thorough
Test Of Its Possibilities Is
to Be Made.

Education by horoscope for the men
tai development OF the young is hav-
ing a remarkable vogue in England.
With the education bill in parliament
exciting discussion among both clergy
and laity, the new idea of arriving at
the mental condition OF children
namely, by means of casting horo-
scopes-may be one way of solving
the various problems before the coun-
try A new society has come forward
and offered Horoscope Scholarships"
each worth SIS. Strangely enough.
these scholarships. while competitive,
do not depend on the efforts of the
children themselves. Parents who
wish to win a SIS horoscope scholar
ship have to fill out competition
form, giving the name of the child,
date and hour of birth, and where the
birth was registered The last condi-
ton Is essential in order TO prevent
parents who may know something OF
astrology themselves from taking a
brilliant horoscope from a hypotheti-
cal date, and thus even doing the stars
out of their job
The 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 a number OF "well-known and
skilled astrologists," and the child
having the best future" Is to be given
: Oh ~ txF{ n
TO It. For instance, If. among the
competitors there are any young Ma
poIeons. 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 II the
method becomes general. it will save
educational authorities vast deal OF
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 attachments
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 a novel one In Itself,
and that alone will account for the Inn
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 10 be given on very
practical subjects. For Instance. II
the horoscope indicates that the child
has musical talent. the SIS award Is TO
be devoted to developing the musical
faculties, and this course will also be
followed with reference to artistic ge-
MUS. business capacity and even all
around ability" Just what this last
term signifies II II little difficut to
saw. II seems, however. that the horo-
scoplsts are not TO limit their award.
II child's career points, for Instance.
10 q brilliant future as a trust mag
nate. every facility-to the extent OF
the s75-is TO be given TO develop the
"sll-around ability In the specific d.
reciions indicated BY the star chart.
The scholarships for the best horo-
scopes are not 10 be confined either 10
girls or boys. but either sex Is open TO
compete. The first three awards are
to be made TO children under the age
Of IL: 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
iial 70 success IN a commercial career.