The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16

the care OF trained superintendents.
s. Sshool woKA % be satisfactory
shuold produce three results In the
pupils knowledge. efficiency, qharac.
ter therefore. we will make the ef.
fcrt to introduce into ell the schools
training for the hand as welt as for
the head and definite instruction In
ethics and civics"
One Of our highest authorities has
said. The school has taken over the
entire responsibility for education,
which II formerly shared with the
home, the farm and the apprentice
shop; and a social order Is established
In which the individual Is normally
brought into contact with 0 number
of industrial processes
We listen with some concern and q
determination to look carefully into
this change. before giying II our nm
qualified approval. Statistics say that
80 per cent of the school children do
not have proper home surroundings,
do not attend school beyond the gran
mar grades. II education Is a pre-.
paratlon for complete living" then W
must make our schools center OF iSe'
interests
Unless the puplv from all bis study
OF commerce and geography. Of history
and literature, gathers to himself ap.I
proprlate sentiments. select worthy
types Of pers 3nality and conduct re-
spends with bounding pulse to the best
ideals OF personal development. OF so.
clal service. OF loyalty TO country. the
whole effort has been futile Knowt
edge which has not been transmuted
into character is abortive.
IN the rural sections OF the country
there Is need for Industrial education
as well as in the cities
"Iae public school Is the nations
police force, we are told. Then the
only direct means 1T the states COM
mand to safeguard and perpetuate her.
self is through the education provided
for her future citizens In the public
schools The children OF tooay form
the state OF tomorrow"
II Is y ssibie to give here only a
very brief summary 0f wOman's work
for the specialization OF the school
merely selecting the most important
kinds of work and few notable in.
stances.
Probably the largest number. of cr-
ganizaiions are Interested IN domestic
science, vocational studies, technical
and trade schools. Next in popularity
are the very numerous efforts TO I'm
prove aud besutify school grounds aud
sch oil houses
For the young girls and boys who
must go 70 work even at the legal age
night schools are provided. Also va.
cation schools and Fairgrounds for all.
"A comparatively recent line of effort
being prosecuted with vigor and great
success, usually by the school authori.
ties themselves, Is medical inspection
Of schools.
Three additional lines of schools Inn
provement In which women have the
most intense interest are: Special care
IL exceptional children. training In
morals. and the study of clyics.
Passing OF necessity, various other
undertakings one comes finally TO a
form OF endeavor which is probably
prophetic. This IL community interest
In securing for teachers better equip
ment, appreciation and pay. longer ten
IRE of office. and classes OF more rea.
sonable size.
II Is OF supreme importance that
school management should g ntlrely
out of politics. II, howevt 4 any
community the school syBteb. is not
ont OF politics, women should not rest
until II Is. A woman does not desire
to be In politics. but still less does she
desire 10 leave the children there
alone Our work should always be for
measures, and not for rmen.
The measure for which we should
fitst strive Is the selection OF members
OF the school board by independent
nomination. probably at large" and
preferably for an extended term. The
second measure should be the Insist.
ence that all educational duties he per
formed by educational experts. their
selection only resting With the board.
II has come to pass that AS our eiu-
cation has become more widely uni.
versal. It lays new emphasizes on the
responsibility OF individuals each a
whom is TO render his peculiar service
10 society II seeks TO discover IN each
his best aptitude for service. and 10
bring that aptitude to It's highest eff
cheney. through training.