Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12
SCHOOLS
INADEQUATE FOR
INDUSTRIAL LIFE
Mrs. H. F. Ruggles SO Declares
in Talk TO Members OF Wom-
ans Club of Orange.

eTo fulaI its highest Junction the
school curriculum should contain more
courses which would fit the student LOT
rarticinatiou in Industrial lie, was the
spinion expressed by Mrs. II. r. Rus-
uIes. in a 2 on Education for Busi-
ness" sigea Yesterday afternoon at d
meetlne Of the social science depart
Jnent 81 the Woman's Club, or orange
Mrs. Louis G. Peioubet. Chairman.
.eThe parents of one-tenth 81 tbs pop
,,lation are able to take care OF their
lows ana girls until they receive a COZ"
i-ge education. and a proper start ID
life said Mrs. Ruggles. 1T is the
misfortune OF The other nine-tenths to
De forced | oleave school at an early
age 10 add 10 the family income, ano,
therefore. Tor the latter class the public
school s@stem is inadequate. The near
est approach to equal opportunity
should be found in school lie. 1t IS
tnere that the boy aaG the girl should
lie taught how TO live and how to make
a living. Their life interest should not
Ae left TO chance"
Mrs. Ruggies told of the schools es-
tablished in Cincinnati for factory and
store employees. Instead of evening
classes the system provides for day
classes. which the boys and girls at
tend for a few hours each week, re-
ceiving the regular wages during at
tendance in the schoolroom. The prae-
teal type OF work taken up appeals
10 the students. and the day hours do
away with the fatigue attendant upon
evening work.
In speaking Of the changes in social
conditions Mrs. Ruggles pointed out
that while formerly man labored to
procure food to sustain life, clothing TO
protect or the. body, and a
shelter from the weather, he now works
TO satisfy a painpered appetite, TO pro-
cure fashionable clothing. artistic and
luxurious shelter and ~self-culture. The
training In warfare the father former
ly gave his son is no longer necessary.
To the public school and college is now
given the problem of preparing the
youth for life, and in this preparation
they should give him an opportunity
10 find out in what direction his tai
ents lie The ability to make a living
wage is necessary not only for the
safety of the individual but also for
the safety of the home.
Charity Is degrading to both siyer
and receiver" she continued. at mas
a tendency to pauperize and is a men.
ace to the general welfare, directly
increasing industrial pressure and the
instability Of home life"
Education for Social Like was dis
cussed by Mrs. Henry p. Bailey.
Mrs Peloubet lead the discussion on
Home Making in the essentials of
which she advocated the training of
boys as well as girls. She read a
"a per by Mrs. Middleton, of East Or
ange, telling of the work of the house
keeping centre for colored girls, which
is conducted on Main street, East Or
ange under the auspices of the Wom-
ans Guild. of the Mum Avenue
Church, and told of the methods of
instruction pursued by the Hollywood
School foi Home-making in California.
Announcement was made of the So
eial science department meeting on
April q. when Mrs. G. w. 3. Gushing
will speak on How New Jersey Treats
Her Working Children" and Mrs. Car
oline B. Alexander. on Pitfalls and
Safeguards for Boys and Girls" and
Of the meeting on April "a, under she
auspices OF the State food committee
and the legislative committee of the
elfib