The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-12

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good IN Opportunity as tnose OF me
towns and cities
Our normal and teaeleEs stelnsat
sciools should Re made spcllln snsl
fuilest and tfuest SEN = o. Ille MOTT
yet witt the iutlcers tatl t9e, -
media great many. mere 'hlsq iaen e
than we nov hase eieFe lssa.s
schools can abandon the class oI sup
Ijects usually taught IN the hlga scn I
Much Of our educational progress y
the past IS due, to the geod Eork ~
The normal sehols and theif influence
should increase. q;
The state University stands a. thu
head Of our free school system, II
designeds 70 take up the work wherf
II Is left on By the Normal and hlgl
schools and furnish an opportunity for
cur ambitious young men and womer
to advance themselves In general edg'
cation, and to prepare themselves fol
the professions and all sorts Of use
ful occupations 1t should be heartily
and literally supported by the State.
such buildings should be added from
time to time as are necessary to ena,
Bile it to perform Its great task and
sich additional departments as are
reouIsite to fully meet the require
mems Of our, young people, provided
for as rapidly as possible.
The school for the Deaf and Blind,
the BOYS Reform School and the
Girls Industrial School are all de
serving OF our most careful consids
GRAFTON. and no effort should be spared
10 make them the best OF their kind.
private and denomlnatlonal, institu.
lions providing educational facilities
without cost to the state, should be
recognized and encouraged and due
credit given for the work done there
in in so far as it conforms To- recog-
nized standards.
m we expect to see the halls Of our
criminal courts deserted for want Of
business and the walls Of our penal
institutions decay from dlsuse, we
must turn from the courts and the
Legislature and put our trust in the.
humble teacher OF the school. Not
Legislation, but education is the
watchword Of our civilization, and we
can never attain tot that high stand
ard Of life and conduct, which should
he our aim, until we fully realize the
paramount Importance OF tho public
schools in attaining this end,
A Primary Law.
Political parties are essential to
MIR form OF government aud organi-
zation is the basic principle which
goes to make un such parties ] am
IN favor OF primaries for the selection
of state, Congressional and county
officers. and am in favor. Of a law
fhat will throw about party primaries
all the sapcitx and /, protection OF
the courts. Party primaries should
he conducted by officers who are di
mctly responsible to. the, courts.
whose work can be reviewed and ex.
amined into by Judicial authority, and
wrong doing in party primaries should
be punished as vigorously and eftee-
lively as wrong dolngdp the cleo
lions. a9s 8pas ,s'sfysiSE ~ '7irs1s
Industries.
IT is a lamehtable fact that,with all
our great natural resources We have
not more manufactures, to utilize
our raw material and convert same
into finished products! There should
IL q snecial campaign to induce more
factories 10 locate within our State
and ,,se our raw material at home. II
mr. laws are faulty, they should be
.so amended as to offer industries
snacial inducements to come within
our borders.
- Laeor.
7. was.mv Measure as President of
tho state senate on the last night OF
the rtle session s to take up out of its or
der the Child Labor Law and assist