The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-09-07
PRESIDENT kerr, TALKS
Continued From, second Pare, !


men aud women have common abIli.
Ties, common rights. and common
aims they may study and labor to.
H"'h"r; but. beyond the point of DIR.
fcr"htlation In the department Of life
which belongs prc.cminentiy and ex-
clnSlscly 10 womcn--the home and
motherhood no provision was made. :
so noticeable was this neglect In the
education of women that the criti.
'iHm was mad. that we are educating
shop keepers and ariisans--m money
makers of our daughters instead Of
Wives and mothers and home makers.
To meet the needs Of modern civ
ilizhtion the advantages Of school
training must be brought within the
reach of all the people. As already
Indicated. the great masses, ninety
per cent Of whom are engaged IN In
duStriai occupations. have no school
advantages beyond the elementary
grades. II. therefore. any special
propagation is TO be given these peo-
pl" for the yocations which they are
to follow In life. Il must be provided
In the common schools. II our school
work Is to prepare for life In the
'rucst sens. of the term. Il must be
r".dIr.ct"d and NO modified that Il
will be- In perfect harmony with the
environment oi the pupils. and give
them the best possible preparation
for success In life. whatever vocations
may be contemplated.
but the question arises as to
whether II Is practicable to provide
for the Industrial work In the CON-
mon schools, Is there time for ~
WIN not the introduction Of these
new features tend TO the subordina.
tion OF the fundamental subjects? A
careful examination. however. Of the
courses Of study generally offered
throughout the country leaves no
doub, upon this question. In many Of
the schools much time Is still bein.
given To such work In arithmetic.
for instance. as cube root, stocks aud
bonds. complex fractions. obsolete
numbers. and other similar
subjects. Much OF the chronological
In history can be omitted
without lcssening the value OF this
subject The work In geography and
language also can be re-directed and
so modified as To Increase the utility
value Of these subjects. In fact. by
the non-csscntials-the
obsolete. Impractical. valueless ma
,criai with which the school curricula
are now encumbered-there will not
only be ample time for all the voca-
lionai work desired. but the courses
viii thereby be enriched and made
very much stronger In every way
work In agriculture.
mechanic arts and domestic science
and art can be 80 sys,ematixed and
correlated with the other subjects
hat the training Il affords for discip-
Inc. or mind development. aside from
is utility value. will be at least n.
great rs that OF any OF the other sub
iects.
ITO accomplish the desired result
here must be- a general change OF At
!itude toward education. We must
the old ideal OF an educa.
!ional ladder TO the college or uni
,,rsity. We should hold out to the
average boy less hope Of his attain
ng to the governorship Of his State
Dr. to the presidency Of the United
states. Greater importance should
De attached to the development OF an
to excel In the Industrial oc-
,upations In which ut least ninety
.wo per cent Of the people must tnev-
tably spend their lives.
However, In correcting the mis-
axes OF the past. the opposite ex-
rene should be avoided. There will
% a constant change from ono voca-
ion 10 another. The nation viii con-
,iuue to draw man. Of its greatest
eaders from the country homes. from
,he laboring classes. Farmers aons
sill not all remain on the farm. The
modern school. therefore. must not
30 narrowly restricted. Its function