The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-15
VOX POPULI.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
AND OTHER ISSUES

Mary Esther, Fla, April Is. 1908.
Editor Pensacola Journal.
In discussing vital public questions
that need serious consideration at the
hands of our Legislators, the most i'm
portant is that OF education. We need
a compulsory educational system and
especially is this true in the rural
districts. We also need a uniform
text book system, one that will pro-
tect the patrons from graft and abuse.
Education rs designed to make men
and women more proficient in their
work. Our system should be a lib
eral one; one that throws the same
opportunities around the little, weak.
isolated rural school that il does
around the more favored community.
IN order to get the results that
schools are designed to give, there
should be an industrial feature added :,
when practicable, so that students
could acquire skill in the industrial
pursuits, while they are learning the
theory. / am one of those who be-
heve people should be practical. With
a liberal compulsory. educational sys-
tenn there would be no need of a.
child labor law. for it would be de-
slrable to educate them or train them
III useful pursuits in connection with
their mental training and develop
ment- Education that only educates
the intellect is not education. or at
best it is false education.
In order to make good useful cit
1zens 1t Is necessary to give d thor
ough mental, industrial and moral
training These are economical and
sociological questions that merit the
ERrlOjIS 0nEideTS+iOn nf i
ties. Under our present system, men
of means and brains flock to the
towns and cities, thus forming intel
lectual and financial centers, for the
reason that the average man wants
better school and social advantages
than the present system furnishes,
hence the poor. undeveloped condi-
ton of our agricultural and natural
resources make it easier and much
more pleasant to move to the advan-
tages than it is to fight for them, but
public good is not so well subserved
thereby.
There has been an awakening |
throughout the country as to the evils
of intemperance, and as there has
been lot of good work done in loos-
ening the letters and throwing off the
shackles that have been fastened on |
the country by the liquor demon, the !
people are vitality interested in fol
lowing up the good work that has
been accomplished and in driving this |
nefarious traffic from the confines of
our beloved state. This is a moral
duty and should be done for the sake
of home, country and God. Our civic (!
pride should be stimulant enough to
force US to throw off traffic that
carries in its wake so much suffer
ing, want and evil. Let's come out on
a higher plane of social ethics, and
inscribe upon our banners Right is
might.
As our state, as a whole. doubtless
believes q in civic righteousness as
taught by our peerless leader and
presidential candidate, and indorses /
the principles for which he stands,
therefore it is important that only
electors be elected and instructed to
vote for W. ]. Bryan for president
at the democratic convention at Den
YER
How do you stand on the question,
my brother candidates? Speak out, |
and let us hear from you. | would
be glad to see a general discussion
of these questions
Respectfully,
IT T PRYOR