Newark post., 1910-06-08
Uncle Sam May
Turn School Teacher
(Reprinted from Phila. Press. by
reQueSt.)

receive tllS dNN dlltdSSs VI dli Ntti
cation that teaches him to get the
best possible returns from the soil.
Each of the I5.ooo,Coo girls that
is growing into womanhood is to
be taught the practical science OF
home-making. Every lad in the
cities is to be given the manual
training to fit him to become an
intelligent and skillful unit in the
nations industries.
Congress is now i'll tie very act
of accomplishing this extraord:-
nary service. The Dolliver-Davis
vocational education bill. which
lays down the ground work foi
this new education is scheduled
for clear track through the ma
tons Legislative body Before
the session ends it will, barring
accident, be law with certain OF
its provisions Immediately opera
tive.
Professor w. ]. Spillman. in
charge of the farm management
work of The Department OF Agri
culture, says that when this law
has been in operation for 20 years
the farmers of the nation VIII lie
capable of producing two and a
half times what they now harvest
because the boys will have learned
the right sort of farming.
KNOWLEDGE TO SUIT EN-
NIRONMENT.
The object of the new education
is to teach the child to perform in
telligently the task of the environ
ment in which he is placed. The
mass of educators admit II at the
present school system is based
upon the idea Of preparing tie
student for the university rather
than usefulness in his own sphere.
His education leads always away
from the productive callings. Ot
is shown that but two children il
hundred ever finish college. }
The whole educational system is
however. operated Tor the benefi
OF this two per cent. (The new
idea is to base it upon the creates
good to the 90 per cent, at the
same time not depriving the two
per cent. of its opportunity Th,
child that leaves school when bu
twelve or fifteen years OF age is to
be given the things that will hell
him most to usefu ness. The i'm
portanCe OF this is shown BY tn,
statistical fact that O5 per cent. o
them never pass fifteen in school
With these facts in mind tie farm
boy is to be taught to farm Will
yet young. Tie boy in the cit,
is to be given mechanical SIX Il
The girl everywhere is to b
taught home-makins and the car
of children. Tie result aimed a
is greatly improved race. bette
living conditions, greater prosper
itv through greater production
The committee on agricultur
OF tie Senate. under tie guidanc
OF Chairman Do liver. is unani
mously in favor of this bill, and
has not an enemy on tie Senat
side. The bill is about to 90 owe
TO the House side. where it wa
hrst introduced, but was not a
lowed to come out Of committee
Three men on the House side OF
pose the bill: Speaker Came
and Representatives Tawnev an
Scott. The latter is chairman ;,
the House Committee on agricu
ture. These men have not allow
ed the bill TO come to a vote. Rel
resentative Davis, OF Niinnesot;
was removed from his position o
the Committee on Agr culture b,
cause he insisted on this. Rr
when the bill comes over from tn
Senate with its accumulation ,
endorsements, its progress cannC
be stopped by the Jew men wi.
oppose it.
Ihe vocational education g,
recognizes the fact that teache,
are not available to carry on I'll
work that the bill intends to ina,
gurate. 1t therefore appropriat,
Sl.oOo,oCo a year to be placed
normal schools and used in il
StructinS prospective teachers,
agriculture, trades, industries ar
home economies. 1t is expecte
that III two years there will be su
hclent instructors available
start the main features OF the wor
At that time an additional SIC
100000 year will be availab,
Roughly, this will give $4,000