The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1910-06-02

piOpch hluu VI duFouJutc. 0lAlo usually
like sentimental reading and they
should have pure and wholesome books
of sentiment. Books, like companions,
tend for better or worse and care should
be exercised in choosing the kind of
books to place in the hands of our
youth. They should be educated to
appreciate the best kind of books and
read those only.
Another problem which is coming to
the front is vocational training Girls
have been turned from light and frivo-
lous ways by becoming interested in
domestic science.
Capitalization of schools is prob
lem that some districts have to face.
In places where there are small out
lying districts greater benefits have
come to the children by having the dis
tricts united to the central one. The
children are brought to the schools in
vans and always reach school on time
The vans leave at certain time aud
promptness of coming and leaving
school are thus secured
Truancy is another grave school
problem. Where there is no truant Of
fcer each trustee should assume the
place of such officer and see that every
child of school age is in school.
Finally, all questions that cause per-
plexity and cannot he settled otherwise
should be referred promptly to the
state superintendent
Pres. AxIine on "The Trend of
Modern Education"
We have advanced more ia the last
one h lndred years than the world did
in all the previous centuries and we
may look for still greater advance in
the next one hundred and fifty years
In order to make that development
what it should be we must give atten-
tion to our public school system not
only in its intellectual phase but in its
moral phase. Great moral strides have
already been made. People are no lon
ger imprisoned fnr debt Only few
centuries ago our ancestors reveled in
the blood of their enemies. Today
there is an adherence of war and
bloodshed. Education exists to make
good citizens not only morally tut in
caring for ones own. Nothing is truer
than the scriptural saying, "He that
provideth not for his own household is
worse han an infidel." 1t should be a
high duty of schools to make good
voters. We are now carrying on the
great est experiment in self.government
that the world has ever witnessed aud
if we are ever to succeed it must be by
means of an educated and enlightened
people. The public school is the great
est factor in the improvement of our
government and the solution of the
problems of the future. The teacher
should be proud of his profession, for
on his teaching depends the success of
so many. This is illustrated by the
story of Zeus aud the crown. The god,
Zeus, wishing to bestow a crown upon
the greatest benefactor Of mankind, is
sued summons to all aspirants for the
prize to meet on a certain day. When
they had assembled, farmer first pre-
sented his claim. He told how man
kind depended upon the products of
the soil which only he produced and
when he had ended, Zeus exclaimed,
"Thou hast done WE'LL" The minister
next stepped forward and told of the
greatness of his rk,-how the souls
of men required ministering, "Thou
hast done WE'LL said Zeus. The doctor
then presented his claim, telling that
all mankind depended upon his assist
ance in birth and sickness. "Thou hast
done WE'LL" was the answer of Zeus.
Likewise the lawyer, the mechanic and
all others showed the Importance of
their work and received the same re-
ply of Zeus. When the teacher came
before Zeus and was asked who he was
he exclaimed, 30, Zeus, l am but a
humble Teacher" "Why then hast
thou not presented thy claim sooner?'
II have been so busy" said he, "teach-
ing the farmer how to farm, the mini
ster how to preach, the physician how
to practice, and all the others how to
ply their several arts that have not
had the time"
"Bring the crown,' said Zeus, "the
teacher is the greatest benefactor OF
mankind"
What should the schools give to peo-
ple9 The subjects taught should give
not only information but disciplinarv