The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-11-16

N'Hl'N '' l''lt 'NFll H'NN~ W. l'.WN hNl
THEM hand, ." do All over uur state
nrr individual, with uu uudis,o,or.i
mechanical aud scientific rlili'v - fled
hv the ,muthcring environments .,.rr'iy
longing for something ,t,, .uuw NOS
what WI not their f".i"a mother. 'p"
state. u' "f hcr bounty. b"lp 'hr.r
struggling. gifted sous Jul daugb',r..
in every way II can! llcr uuir,rlnirt
rcsnur". need the touch of grr,u. 81,
they now need the tuucl uf the master
hand viii she not hrr. III, .hnrh e.,
that bind them down iu 20 r,n,"lIpg ~.
instance aud uul""." their spirit, that
they may enter the Vu.r ur lott,
achievement, let 10, hop" that our irs,
Legislature viii herald be- dawn ot nur
new state with such ed, 'a' .ur! l..;,ln.
tiOu U> will hr r"mmnu..tu.r with 'hr
magnitude aud commerce., mpatiur.
uf our grand commonwealth. aud '"f
this, our last territorial meeting md Ne,
iw"ntv.hfth anniversary 81 "ur as.u"i
alton "" characterized h, - r,u,rnia'
~ effort to start ~" putuarhiug rrH
"u such .afc and SINE 'pr. 'uat il.
clouds "f ignorance ,hpll rc di,p"llrd.
that Intelligence shall rsntrn ~, Tea,
lures nf every citizen q, '.. ,m, 3. ,mil,
nov .lumiu". each ,arr rul uill. .md
ours shall snuu lee recognized 70, the
m,-t enlightened state IN 'r,. sis,reAnrl
Progress and Chilli Study
When Plat" discussed III" ideal .tr,c.
he declared. that. lin every work 'i
beginning i th" most imrurinui part
especially iu dealing with anything
vouur aud immature llr begun hi.
iiscr,~iou with the children. and ruu.
,ludcd that they aud their rducaiion
arr ~" fundamental units "u which be-
bases hi hopes rs righteousness. huppi
nrss. aud p"rp"tuitv "t the state. lh,
nineteenth century p,",rd the ,,nudn".s
NJ hls argument, With the rise ot lie
-rh"nl system. During the last cru'ur,
man expended more "u h,~ education
than 10" had during ul The age, past.
llr ulsn sImunrd continent. with miI
roads, gird"d 'hc gl"h" with rlcrrri.
witc, and rr",lurc, t"ur times o. much
wealth. 70. during ia" preceding 'iah
teen r"nturic, i"grth"r: h" roupurrd
disease. rl"nN"d continents. decreased
ncrauir distances. substituted ihr srui I.
m"n' "' p"a"" tor the sacrifice ut 'h"
sword. aud, soaring through m" sly mi
announcing hi, approach hy wir"I"..,
me- the twentieth century IN nu ntmn,
ph"r" higher. rl"a-rr. aud pur"r than
hi Hur".t"rN ever anticipated
Thi. marvellous pr"grr,, j., parallel
with 'hr advancement Of rhili study
he subject hr,r iu our trinity 81 miud.
matter and method. and which i- at
ne" practical, cultural and at ,uprrmr
ntiliiv 10 ry"rvbndv have uu gual.
rel wirh those who can dryrlnp cen.
plctcly each human being through the
more practical .uhicct- of manual train.
ny ~ agrirultur; ~ better teachers und
consequently better mcthud.; or perhaps
better school apparatus aud architecture.
We need 1" ,iudv these things, hul |
venture the assertion thai ANY Vucstl,1,
IN education must huHllv l." answered
IN the light ui - Influence uu fus'cr
ing the complete development of each
rhili within the nation. With thi
con ictiou invite vour a'trntion o"
some of rur conditions, and lrt you de-.
ride il any other ,uhirr, deserves more
attention than does the study of chii
drrn.