New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-12-06

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d j.. ]. Hill says in addition to Il
i value of the COW, it is worth 80 CEN
9 an acre for the fertilizing value {
d cattle.
The potato growers around Moor
head this year realized 81, 240, 900 frol
their crop this year. More mortgage
have been paid off than for man
years, in the same time. The grower
! have formed an association to enforc
uniform shipping regulations an
branding of sacks from that vicinity
The Minneapolis Tribune has al
editorial on the school question which
deserves the attention of all who ar
interested in the welfare of oul
schools. We quote as follows:
"Three things anyone can run,
newspaper, church and a publ,
school. If there are q few who ball
at the first two, there is nobody who
does not feel himself competent t.
improve the third. n
| Yet even among those with mos
reason in their plans, there are three
agencies pulling at the schools ir
three directions, One contends for a
training in trade, one for training
that will take the child back to the
farm, one for larger cultural train.
ing. And all three groups unite in a
belief that the system fails to be
thorough in the things it already
undertakes. ..5
What are the school officials to do?
Already they require an hour and a
half of study at night from children
who ought to do all their studying in
daytime. AS far as the teachers dare,
they are forcing q maximum mental
development at the time of the maxi
mum physical development. They
have before them a steady fear of
burning the candle of child life at
both ends. Notwithstan all of
which, they spend two months out of
every nine repairing the breaking
down effect of q three months summer
vacation. 10y
The modern ideal is course of
slower but more general growth. For
the fulfillment Of that ideal, the
schoolmen are further and further
uniting in behalf of IN eleven months
year instead of . nine months wear.
Their theory is that the year can then
be made period Of somewhat leisure.
" thorough-going instead OF q drive. |
Only half day would be given to |
matters chiefly of the mind. In that
time, spelling, arithmetic, geograpy
and English would be taught until the |
child could use them confidently.
Soft speech as we'll as accurate speech
could be emphasized.
The other halliday would be devoted
to physical training, to play, to
agricultural and trade practice, to
music, drawing and study. Recesses
would oe longer. Evenings would be
tree for family associations.
This may be way out. Are the
critics ready for it? If not, are they
ready with another means of pro.
v1ding more time for their particular |
bobby? In any event, are they ready |
10 make appropriations for American |
schools as they are made for the
vaunted German schools? Are thew
ready, in short, to co. cooperate with the
'eacher from whom they expect 80
much? II they are not, their present
criticism will not help much.
We think the whole article so good
hat it can not be improved upon but
'ome points in it might be empha sized
What is said about burning
he candle at both ends is only too
rue. During the years of a child's
most rapid and trying physic growth
le is called upon to spend all day in
ne school room, and far;too often is
equired to do outside work, to cram
md crowd his brain with q lot of in.
ormation that really is of no value in
tself and is in fact worse than useless
'ecause it is gained at the expense of
be growing body. Home ociations
hould not be sighted as they now
re because of the necessity that
xists for the child to give so many
ZONE hours over to study. Children
evelop we'll rounded characters more
eadily by associating with their
lders and their minds are quickened
y contact with mature minds. Mere
acts are of less Importance than the
bility to follow line of reasoning
its logical conclusion. Facts ,
alore are taught in school: processes
reasoning aresmuch neglected.
There are many arguments in favor
the plan of having eleven months of
'hool during the year; few good
rgumeuts against il can he nonnd