The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-09

the United states, the postmaster gem eral he authorized and directed 10 cN- pertinent and report ta the congress the result of such experiment by es- tahIjsbing d special local parcel post system on rural delivery routes in not to exceed four counties in the United states for packages Of llurth-class Hattcr originating on a rural route or at tho distributing postotlico for deliv- e"N OI rural carriers. It would seem only proper that such an experiment should be tried jn order to demon stratc the practcability of the prop- oston, especially as the postmaster general estimates that the revenue de- rived from the operation of such a system on all the rural routes would amount to many million dollars
 Education.
 The share that the national gov. ernment should take in the broad work of education has not received the attention aid the care it rightly deserves. The immediate responsibil- i ty for the support and improvement l Of our educational systems and insti. 1 tutlons rests, and should always rest, with the people oG the several states acting through their state and local l governments, but tne nation has an opportunity in educational work which must not be lost, and duty ! when should no longer be neglected,
 The natoaal bureau of education 1 was estatliscd more than forty years l ago. It's purpose Is to collect and diff { tGSo such Information as shall aid tho peoplt ct che United States in the establishment and maintenance of efs l ticicnt scaool systems and otherwise promote the cause of education [ throughout the country" This pur- 1 pose in no way conflicts with the edu- catonal work of the states, but may | be made of great advantage to the states by giving them the fullest, most accurate, and hence the most helpful 1 Information ana suggestion regarding ! the hest educational systems The nation, through its hrnaGer field of ac- ! tivities, ita wider opportunity for ob- tainIns information from alr rht states and from foreign countries, Is ah,e 10 nt0 that which not even the rIcEa st stats can do. and with the distinct additional advantage that the infor- nation thaS obtained Is used fo, the Immediate benefit of All our people
 With the limited means hitherto provided Dbe bureau of education has rendered efficient service. but the con- Rla,s has ncrltctcd to a7e4uately sup ply the hureau with r.ars to meet tn" educational aowth if the coun- trN Tie arpromiaAons cJ the gen era work cf the buleau outside edu- cation in Alasia for the wear 1909 att but $SG,h00-au amount lcss than tley were ten years ago, and some of the important Items ln lea, appro- pr!ations are less than thay were thirty years ago lt IS an inrxealdble waste If pub'ic tnorey tn appropriate an amount which Is go naiclpate as to make f impossible properly Go do the work authorized, and it Is unfair to tha great educational interests of the country to deprive ther If the value of tDc results wll'N can be obtained by proper ap9rorrltans
 ! earnestly "ncotnrne al Shat this un- i fortunate sta nf affairs as regards 'thy national educational ot'ico be rem cdicd hy adequate appropriations This recommendation i, urged by the representatives of our common schools and great state universities and the leading oducat6rs, who all unite in re- .aucstng Favorable consideration and action by the congress upon this sub- jcct