The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-18
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school, that children even in tn
grades shall be trained to some trad
or calling. Every thoughtful stud
emit of education must call a halt t
such proposition. A child of com
mon school age will almost invariabi
: choose the occupation of his fathe
and this will prove disastrous Ii
many ways. In the first place
would result in threatened separa
ton into castles, not SO fixed as thos,
of the Hindus or Egyptians but neyeI
the less the tendency would be yer,
strong for the son always to follow
in the foot steps of his father anf
SO put a stop to the influx of fresf
blood which means SO much to ever,
trade and profession. True, We
should have better worknen but vi
should have fewer men. Especial,
disastrous would be the stopping OF
the constant replenishment of the
drained resources of the city by
means of the rich, red blood from
| the country. The ranch is a home
good enough for any one and the
ranchers life in many respects is the
most Independent and happy of all
and / should not for a moment wish
to tempt from the ranch any boy
who desires to stay upon it. But
there will be in the future as there
have been in the past young Lincoins
and Grants and Washingtons ard
Clays and Blaines, (the lis: is I'M
ending) who while on the ranch will
di cam dreams and see visions wh,t h
will. call them to fill the highest sta
TINS which the nation eau give. A III
When there shall come crises in the
futnre as there have In the past, the
nation will seek in vain for succor
II 1t comes not from the field as 1t
has alwa+s-in the past.
The story is told that one crisp
fall morning Roosevelt and several
members of his cabinet were riding
on an observation car through south
ern Indiana. AS the train was whirl-
ed past farm yard the farmers boy
came out into the cow yard, drove
COW from her resting place in the
straw and proceeded to warm his
cold feet in the place made warm by
the cows body. Roosevelt turned to
his cabinet with the query: Glow
many of you know what that
means?" and the story goes that not
one man was found in the crowd Of
statesmen who did not know and who
had not gone through the same ex-1
perience. The future leaders in COM
merce, banking, finance, politics.
craftsmanship and the. professions
are not today sitting on the adjust |
of nj II |
but on the ruder benches of the rural
school houses where despite MANY
supposedly unfavorable conditions
the pure and healthy SURROUNDINGS
are bringing out those virtues which,
make for leadership. True there are
many changes to be made for the
of the conditions of rur-
y schools and methods Of ranchiug.
Consolidation of schools, scientific
armtng and stock Rising telephones
electric lines, rural delivery good
'oads, modern improvements in
'anch houses and surroundings are
'oing to remove the last vestige of
objection to ranch life. The bows
Flowed corn and harvested wheat
With down in southern Kansas twen-
Y years ago are, many of them. today
iding In their own automobiles. IL
he farmers of Kansas can do that
n country where every grain is
dependent uDon the moisture from
he clouds what cannot the Idaho
oys look forward to in this land ut ,
reater fertility where the rancher /.
FINISHES his own rain and where ,,
My transportation facilities are
eeded, and they are coming, to make /,
his one of the richest corners Of !
|od's fair foot stool.
After Prussia had conquered Aus
ia and France and made herself su- I
rene in Germany and central Eu- I
ope the redoubtable Bismarck re-
rendering what had brought Prussia s
half century from the depths o.
umility to the height of pride gave n
oice to his famous saying. ever die a
'hule hat, hat die Zukunft" and Won !
.oltke his famous general said at n
the school master who has won I
ir battles for u.s." Germany learn Y
that lesson from bitter experience. n
ne United States. wiser than Ger-
any, has learned her lesson through II
le experience of others. And yet .
e have one thing still to learn. 4
allows not one teacher to /,
tier her schools without special s,
aiming for his profession and when a
e teacher has that training sees to
that he is recognized. We are each b
ar turning nine out OF ten Of our fc
hool rooms over to teachers whose q
le knogledge Of teaching has been al
lined by mere chance. We cannot a,
pect to compete with Germany III 81
ucation until we, too, demand 8,
ecial preparation for, every person :,
40 seeks to train our boys and girls. Il
70 not the minds Of our cihldrenIte
as much Importance as their bod IA
}. Z 1885, % N
II Bismarck was right, and he was, N
great responsibility rests upon yon1
lstees and US teachers who have IN 81
II hands the educational future OF | n
is great state and we must enter tr
on the solution OF our great prob a.
ms with prayerful care and steady q
termination not forgetting IN curl "a
'orts to build up the material N,
,alth OF this great commonwealth
at In our children we are training Ia
{ enly business re. -. =.c-... =. J:
t citizens Of the greatest nation
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