New-York tribune., 1910-12-26
AMERICAN SCHOOLS
ambassador Reds Address at
Dudley, England.

,,,rn-v Council and the Dudley Corpora
,,o, az a cost Of S1l5,90. and the cor
-,-s.nne of which had been laid by Mrs
John Ward, the daughter Of Mr.. Reid
,ss officially opened by the American
,-,hs sssador on December with an ad-
srsss. which is reported as follows IL
-rhe Dudley Herald:
NJ Chairman. Mr. Mayor, Ladies and
,----Isrpen- The first use theoretically
,ts+ could be made OF this key is tc
o-er these doors; I am glad to find they
e. already open. and / trust they may
.e4-s~ again be closed. May 1 congratu-
lefe YOU on the speedy completion ano
.a-l;rable character Of your new build
.-r cor secondary education for the girls
- 01dley and the neighborhood? l re-
-.s-,hsr hearing Of ii when the corner
.-one vas laid Its opening now in such
ro-nparativeiy short time afterward
:, mis- very complete and satisfactory
.-ute shows that neither care nor cost
h,s been spared in the liberal scale on
.rtsch 4 has been planned and in bring
sns il 10 speedy completion / know no
as+fer sign IN any community. When
xoIr outlay for education is greater
nan for prisons and poorhouses your
srt1,-e is szfe- When the one is rightly
directed il must tend more and more TO
abolish the others
a Girls School
7 an glad that this is a girls school.
--7e oI6 idea that those who Kept the
home and reared the future generation
6id not really need as much elementary
asucaticn as their comrades who merely
h-oughr il the supplies was the notion
of barbarous age. I am glad that IT
q q school for the secondary education
ri girls The world outgrew-later than
the former delusion, but still genera
tjons aEo-that other idea that those in
trusted with the high duties Of their sex
really needed only TO know how 70
rese. write and cipher, and 10 bake and
sew. even If circumstances permitted
ther to 60 further. Certainly those are
sSr,frs Die features Of educaticn-all rs
se-lira ble and essential as the alpha bet
snd the multiplication table; and they
beiong very much TO the same stage But
when the boys have tine for more, sure
n their sisters have; and, if SO, il is not
merely z blunder but z crime TO keep
theu back fro-n facilities for secondary
education as good as their brothers
erioy.
Secondary Education.
The best and most hopeful sign in
modern educe tional work is the multi
rlication Of facilities for secondary edu-
csrio- for both sexes. This need not be
sust tbs same fer each: but il is Of good
o-aen that IN every progressive con2mu-
rity each now seeks and in fact de-
riands il, and the girls quite as vigor-
ously Is their brothers. That comnau-
niry in fact is the wisest and has the
suresT grasp on the future which hast
ems . meet or even 70 anticipate this
demand for carrying the education Of
s-z "a al ar-- {,
school There should be but one limit
70 the education OF any boy or any girl
me limit Of capacity and opportunity.
Il rule were 10 be laid down here as
to the amount OF education that ought
te be furnished in this school, you could
oniy say-Give every girl all the educa-
tion she has the time to get and the
eoilirT % assin1ilate. Or if you viii
permit z slight addition TO that rule. 10
conform 70 our American idea, I have
eniy 20 add three words-Give il free
The Purposes ef Education.
Tou educate aaese young people for
tive purposes. Tue first Is extremely
ooulmon-1o make living. The second
should be universaI-to make a life
VcrLh living Fpr the first they need
primarily the accomplishments of the
home. Happy those who soon become
fnistresses of GOOD homes Of their own
But Il IS melancholy fact that some
Zines the tastes even Of the most charm
ing girls are too fasridious, Il not ca
PRECIOUS and they never meet quite their
ideals. Besides, II is another unfortu-
nete fact that even in Merrie England.
and sIin more in the newer countries
peopied by one or the other branch OF
the English speaking race, there are not
enough good men 70 go around Then
comes the time when. besides the do
msstic accomplishments. they need also
some bread winning arts. One Of the
lncst significant signs OF modern advance
g IN tie number Of resi- rectable occupa-
ncns opening for girls who have TO sup
PORT themselves. This school may often
De able to show them the way. It can
certainly II them for one thing which
every community always needs-it can
furnish good teachers for your primary
schools II can also. even with your
present eQUipment. give them that pre-
hmlnarZ training which will make the
acquisition Of other honorable occupa-
ueils easy and rapid. All this looks to
education TO make d hvIng. But not
leSs lnDOrtanI-indeed, in the higher
sno wider view. far more important are
ne studies that develop the mind by
ire acquisition Of ideas as well as facts
in c word, that build character. and
50 make or mar a life. For after all.
os what you know. but what your
Know ledge makes Of you The thing the
Nufla seeks. longs for. trusts, is not
mere cleverness. but character.
The Mcsely Commission.
4 few Years ago a body Of invesrigat-
tag British teachers was sent 10 America
~-the N0sely Commission. One Of its
reports. / remember, said somewhat de-
cisIF ely that British teachers had moth
,1g 10 learn from American schools. IF
,nis referred &c primary schools. it may
asEe had some warrant You do not
rash on tc advanced studies before
-aorough foundation has been laid I'm the
fundamentals; and in this you are right,
aIc have something 10 teach Us
Secondary Education in America.
d.. But the great DEVELOPMENT Of secon-
06ty education in America does not
seen tc have challenged the admiration
- y some Of YOUR teachers: and. in fact,
: las been intimated 10 me that II
.aght Be helpful if I should say a little
.-oay q this development and OF the
-enenoous interest American parents
~se n the subject. Let rle close. then,
III very few words in compliance
IL this intimation-
--s interest Of American parents may
y most briefly stated by mentioning
-oe largely they insist on sending their
S----oren on from elementary TO secon-
eeSrE schools, and what they pay for it,
= ne -ast report Of the National Su-
SstHllendent Of Education accessible TO
s -se IL TIE moment the number of pu-
t'S n cur secondary schools was set
syNn Al over q million. In most OF the
fefy IA