The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-25
GUSHING FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.

ALI the Children OF All the People: a
Study OF the Attempt 10 Educatn
Everybody. By William Hswley smith
The Macmillan Company. New York
The author OF this work gave 10 the
oubIc some time ago book which
had profound influence on the edu-
.atiousl thought Of America, The
Evolution of Dodd.n \ million copies
If il were sold. This present volume,
by the same author, carries the ednca'
tioual inquiry yet further, and Insists
that the public schools shall do tneir
duty to all and do it well Tho author
considers fnjly the varying capacities
Of the pupils, and the he1ibility of the
instruction which must be apphed to
bring out the best that is in all, Per
haps the title chapters of his
book will give the best idea OF
the general scope: Born Short I;
Born Long; '.Some Comparisons
and Conclusions; FNascitur, Non
EIt'; 'How Can These Things Be "
"some Cases in Point; .'Under the
Threshold; " Some Darker Studies /;
What Follows; "Again the
Body'; "Strictly Between Our
,elves'' s'Some Why's and Where
fores''; "Bits of History: More
Bits of History; "What Is Wrong ID
all This?'' 'sCsu Anything Be Done to
Help These Mstters!', "The Law OF
the Individual'; "wbat Is Educaa,
ton? Who are Educated Menl y
D'What Education Must do for the
Child: "Sympsthetic Vibration. !;
Educational Values; Concerning
Courses of Study. Diplomas, etc !;
.Some Other Changes =; EKamina'
rions''; Shooting TO Hit -; Just a
Little About Teachers -; ''The Pa.
rental Factor: Concerning Instltu-
tions" 'sMekipg an Act; 'SManipu~
lation'; "Reading and Literature j;
"Sone Things About Methods !;
Morals and Religion and 'lhe
Common Sense of 1t All.
In his summing up OF II all, the au'
Ihor says;
Here. then. IL seems TO me, Is the
summing up OF the whole matter The
that they flt all OF the children OF all or
the people for all OF the duties OF life
for which God has given them power.
a common fund which can rightfully be
used only Tor the common good Of all,
'rhcre can be no pets. no selections, no
survivsls Of the so-called attest at the
expense OF those whom mere material
philosophy would sacrifice simply because
they are weak. These schools are under
the spirit of the new law Of love and mu-
tuslncss, and not under the letter OF the
old Law OF domination and the dicta-
lion ol those who have the power OF con-
troll.
And the question for YOU and for me
Ia VIII we put forth every effort to cx
schools a situation de-
mands? Will he brave enough to look
forward and upward, and To push on.
even II IL does cost Us labor and strug-
glc and wovry and weariness? VIII we
be anxious that not one OF the least OF
these littie ones shall perish; or viii We
he indifferent and say, What Is that To
rake the hindcrmost? viii we be willing
to follow Noses OF common sense, up
ano on. 20 God or Will We beg Of some
Aaron 70 make US \ calf out OF the jew
els OF precedent and conven'inndlity---
something that VIC may comfortably wor-
ship and sit sti where We are? VIII
we be genuinely democratic in this ma
tion which We 20 proudly call the land
of the free or viii we he aristocratic and
monarchicsl in fact, while sitting under
the protection OF the stars and Stripes
Brethren and sisters OF every name
ard order, fellow citizens, teachers, "a .
tlors and mothers of this great Repub-
lie, II is w 70 uA What arc we going
70 do about II? Let's DO the right thing.
tlc thing which common sense SAYS IS
good enough. w" Will,
II have faith 10 believe that the com
mon sense ot all our people will. one day.
put cur public schools into such shape
tlat they viii do all that is required
%. then: that they will take into ac-
co1nt the way the children are. each
ono al them. and that they viii so teach,
train. and educate them, that they viii
each one, OIL 10 tho full the particular
niche IN our Republic which lis or her
own individUality is best ttted FOR
Il know TIE way is largely untried. tina
the seas VIC have TO sail are as yet
manv OF them, unchartcd. But. none tho
legs. Nc must sail them; for the goal ot
absolute mutuBlncss In education Is alsc
named. and IL cannot he countermanded.'
II is work that ought to he OF
vast service in tho cause of education