Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-03-02
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P E1OGkTI0N
IIaksg It Possible Tor Every
TO Have industrial School
.ssNEaAL LIE oh EDUcATIoN

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The sln Embra6ss EdueatlOn Not Only
Literary But Along Agricultural
Lines HAS the Endorsement Of
President.
Congressman @. n. Davis, OF Mime
sota, feels greatly encouraged concern
Ing the passage IN the near future OF
MS industrial highfchool bill. The
numerous endorsements from the lead.
ing educational men Of the United
states, including favorable revolutions
from many educational organizations,
farmers associations, State colleges
OF agriculture and mechanic arts,
commercial organizations. boards Of
trade, manufacturers organizations
and Industrial organizations generally
throughout the country, have inspired
the hope that Congress win be tnduc
ed to consider favOrably the measure
during the present session.
BY appointment Mr.. Davis had an
interview with the President, IN which
the provisions Of the bin were con-
sidered. He was very much gratliled
70 receive from the President his
hearty and full endorsement OF the
measure. In this interview alluslon
was made to the Presidents speech
at Keokuk In October last, and the
President was gratiaed to know that
his ideas then expressed concerning
this measure were receiving favorable
ccnslceEation throughout the entire
country. In his speech the President
saId.
I'VE should strive in every way to
ala IN the education Of the farmer for
the farm. and should shape our school
system with this end in view; and 30
vitality important in this that, in my
opinion, the Federal Government
should cooperate with the State gov
eFnments 70 secure the needed change
and Improvement IN our schools. At
present there e q gap between our
primary schools IN country and city
which must be closed and Il necessary
the nation must help the State 10 close
Il Too often our present schools
tend 70 put altogether too great a
premium upon mere literary educa-
tlon, and therefore 70 train away from
tho farm and shop. We should re-
verse this procssrl
Among the hundreds OF endorse.
ments Mr. Davis has received, and 70
which the Presidents attention was
called. q letter written by Judge r, J.
shields Of the Supreme Court OF Cali.
iornia especially attracted the PrSpi.
dents attention, He not only OPP
proved Of Ia contents but urged that
great publicity b given to Il a. ON.
bodying briefly the deslrabllity and
necessity OF developlns education
along industrial lines a. embodied In
ahla blll.
The President was much Eratieed
az tho equitable manner IN which this
bill distributes technical and indus.
trial education AmoAg the masses. He
vas especially pleased to know that
this blll divides the moaey about
equally a. between agriculture the
mechanic industries and home.maklng.
Judge shields letter, written 10 his
frlead. Col welnstock. OF Sacramento.
California, Il a. follows:
November 4. 1907.
my Dear Mr.. welnstoeki
Il received your lstter enclosing .
copy % the Davis hin. which now
relneloae 20 you. l was familiar with
the bin IRON conversation with inter
ested par,ies but had never seen It.
and was' glad 10 set e thrOagh yon.
1 regard u a. 4 very good billi II Il
works out veil II viii prove a great
bah The only wrong about Il wonld
have 70 come IN ltS admlnlstratlon--lt
- perfectly sound IN its purpose You
know that when a Federal fund IL
provided for State distribution what
a scramble there h for H.
This 10 some extent has been true