Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-16
EDUCATING THE YOUNG
BY THE HOROSCOPE PLAN
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

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LONDON, August I. 1908.
INDICATION by horoscope for the
r. mental development of the young Is
- having remarkable vogue in Eng
land. With the education bill in parlia-
ment exciting no end Of discussion among
both clergy and laity. the new idea or
arriving at the mental condition OF chill
dren-namely, by means OF casting horo-
scopes-may be one way of solving the
various problems before the country. A
new society has come forward and offered
horoscope scholarships" each worth $40
Strangely enough these scholarships,
while competitive do not depend on the
efforts of the children themselves. Par
ents who wish to win a $50 horoscope
scholarship have to fill out a competition
form. give the name of the child, date and
hour of birth and where the birth was
registered. The last condition is essential
in order to prevent parents who may
know something of astrology themselves
from taking a brilliant horoscope from
a hypothetical 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
of well known and skilled astrologists."
and the child having the best future Is
to be given the chance of. as 1t were,
living up to it, For instance, II. among
the competitors, there are any young
Napoleons. Millions or George Washing
tons. this fact will be at once revealed.
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 gen.
eraI it will save educational authorities
a vast deal of trouble. Instead of worry
Ing with the mentally deficient, the cast
ing Of the horoscope will show where the
shortcoming lies. and the child can be
dealt with accordingly. There is no use
i'm wasting an education fit for Isaac
Newton on child who Will never rise
above the mathematical attachments of
Simple Simon. for instance, and SO trouble
will be saved all round.
Prizes Given in Cash.
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 mystical prob
lens is a novel one in itself, and that
alone will account for the immense popu-
larity of the new scheme. If mystical
money were paid for horoscope scholar
ships, or the children had to wait until
the future corroborated the predictions Of
the star-gazing experts. very little inter-
est would be taken in the matter. The
scholarships are to be given on very prac-
tical subjects. For instance, IL the hOro-
scope indicates that the child has musical
talent. the S75 award is to be devoted to
developing the musical faculties; and this
course will also be followed with refer
ence to artistic genius, business capacity
and even AL 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 a trust magnate, every
facility-to the extent of the $75-is to
be given to develop the "all around abil-
ity' In the specific direction indicated by
the star chart.
The scholarships for the best horoscopes
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