The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-19
Child RULE
FOR :. SCHOOLS H ! .|||..:
INDEPENDENCE URGED FOR ALL
7 Gf% YOUNG AMERICANS. Il
Junior Republic Idea to BE tho Model
citizenship Instead ,of Boss I! !,
Slavery the object.

rt. 2 . . 2 III
NEW YoRK, Feb. 1s.-rhat the
iteachiHs Of citizenship In alemocra,f
may socn supplant the present pater-
nal and arlstroclatic, form Of go:err
mtnt in every. school in this copp1ry.
is the object Of o general movement
that WIS set on foot In tlls city To-
day. Following tine principles Of self
rule which have male hundreds .! the
best citizens out Of boys and girls
sent as ;"lncorriglbles" to the Goorss,
Junior Republic In this State during
the last fourteen years. an effort viii
be. made to have all children l'tted
to be independent anil selt-rsllant
Aemrlcans before everything else.
With Junior republics already essah-
llshad in California. New York. Lon.
nect!cut- and Maryland. and Others be-
Ing act up to-day in Massachusetts
New jersey. Pennsylvania and pro
jectel In many more stateS, the or.
ganizers OF. tails new school system.
are preparing to carry. tneir oblect
into every public aud private !sca"s!
throughout the nation.
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s One Ct the leading preparatory
schools IN this part Of the country Is
already making plans to revolutions
lie, It's methods and put rs pupils on
the basis OF citizens In little rsrus'
lie Of their, own, It was announced Ut
the, headquarters Of the National as
sociation Of Junior Republics CT W
william, street To-day, The term ";nas.
ter" is 10 be abolished and wel!,hred
school l'oys are to learn to beenl""
bosses Of themselves instead o. srrr'!
wants OF a political boss. In the pub
lie schools Of this city. as well as In
n score OF private and public educa.
tional institutions in this State. tit
junior republic l'lea Is reported 70 be
ut, present applied substantially rs y
Is In tile successful substitute for the
rcformatory which Mr.. George has
worked out. is &r, n,
THE teaehing under, democracy
must be different from that, under all
the othe.. systems OF government, s7l''
Thonlas NJ. Osborne, president Of The
National Association OF Junior Pc.
publlcs in this city today. I'VE m,
reformed our methods OF teaching
somewhat In The schools, but We have
not carried the reform to the bottcm
as yet. We still call the teacher TIA
master. This Is q relic OF patcrnal.
ism. Our American system Of eluca.
ton hns not only the fa1lacies Of pc.
y T.
ternalism In It; It has the falldtiesS
OF arlstocracy ms well. Go to some
boarding school and you will find as
chirmlng a llttlo company OF arlsto'
Gratis rs ever was. IN the public
schools yo, will find paternallsm flour.
lsalng to q dangerous extent. Why
Because the studentslare trained not
to be citizens but the servants Of a
political boss. And yet, tho very life
Of the Republic depends on them /
Educators In every section Of the
country will be invited to make ar
Inspection OF the George Junior Re.
publfcs. which are to-day spreading
Into many States, and consider The
adoption Of their principles OF Child
rule In every field Of school work. De-
fore teachers conventions. scaool anil
collese faculties and bodies of,Hln.''
rents Ills successful method OF malts.
ing strong citizens inst a'l Of hos
for4nnyE boss will ybe% urged las lihe5;
prime object for eyery,ts.c' COLD cold. s