Arizona republican., 1911-03-21
ADVICE BY
 ROOSEVELT Spoke to Nearly 5000 People al the Normal TALKED TWELVE MINUTES And Was Heard by Every one Present. Congratu- lated the Territory on Its Fine Educational Insti- tuition.
TALKED TWELVE MINUTES


 , m Tempe yesterday forenoon was ar
 event that will be remembered long by every one of rhe two or thre, i thousand people who were on hand when his machine pulled in from
 Mesa at 10:O5. The big audience was
 CongreEatcd in front of the main ] building. the school children nearest f the steps and the others back of them
 Col. Roosevelt and his party entered | one of the side doors of the building and were escorted to the front porch i by President Matthews The appear ance of the colonel was the signal for prolonged cheers to which the distinguished visitor responded with his characteristic smile and q wave of the hand. President Matthews in a few well chosen words introduced the speaker. When in his introduc- tory remarks Mir. Matthews. informed MT. Roosevelt that though Tempe was a small town of only about 500 population, it could on occasions of that kind muster nearly a thousand school children. the colonel clapped his hands and smiled with glee and satisfaction.
 Those who anticipated that Mir Roosevelt would arrive in hurry. speak a couple of minutes in hurry and depart in a rush. were pleasantly disappointed. He took his time about every move and spoke for twelve min utes and seventeen seconds by a stop watch
 T think on this occasion" said MT. Roosevelt, "I ought to reverse the usual order and say children, women and men. It is a very real pleasure to be here and I wish to congratulate the territory of Arizona upon the farsightedwisdom and gen. erosity which was shown in building this institution It is a pleasure to see such buildings and it is an omen of good for the future of the state and that premium is being put upon the best type Of educational work Moreover I have a certain feeling for this institution, for seven of the men of my regiment came from it. Seven studied here and there were others contributed by the town itself that had not been students at the normal school
 Tt is of the utmost consequence that in any community but especial ly so in a community like this, to provide the best educational facilities for the next generation. But the fact that people just emerging from the pioneer conditions did and does work of such tremendous difficulty under so unpromising. makes it vital that they grasp every chance and so it is peculiarly necessary in a territory like Arizona q want to say state and l will say it in a short timeD If l had had my way you would have been state long time ago. Ii is peculiarly necessary to give the same chance for obtaining the best education to its sons and daughters that can be obtained in any older community
 "To you, fathers and mothers. and the older ones among the boys andl girls, remember that education has two sides. There is first of all the | vocational, the education that trains | the boy and girl for the actual work l of their lives. -and men and women | hope that in this country we are | going to remember that a very big part of education should be the in dustrial training; training towards the shop and the farm. Train the young lady so that after she had gone through school she shall be better fitted. not | worse fitted for the home. I want -o say the boy should be fitted by his training in the school to be the better provider and the better work ar: the girl the better housewife and 
 Another side of education is to each you to love learning for its ,wn sake. Do not look at acquisition ,f knowledge from the utilitarian side
 had a letter from three or four in certain institution east If the Mississippi who asked if would write and tell what was the use