Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-07
STUDIES
PROPOSED FOR
ALL SCHOOLS
Commissioner OF Education
Strong Advocate Of Plan.
Will Prove Of Much Benefit
in Factory Towns.

Washington, March limited
Estates Commissioner OF Education
CiaNton believes that the moral. edu-
lcational and economic condition OF
children in villages, towns, and small
cities all over the country, especially
factory towns. can be much improved
BY o system OF agricultural training
which he hopes 10 hare installed In
ali the schools OF the country
II believe such 4 system viii 20 far
to solve the child labor problem, {"
said Mr.. Ciaxton. for under this plan.
children will be able TO attend school
end az the same time earn more
money IN their after school hours
than they are able 10 earn In any OF
the factories. A. the same time their
health, educational and morals will be
vastly improved.
The plan which ! hope TO see car
ried out Is 10 have each child cuIgl-
va1e q small tract OF land. A child
could earn more by raising vegetables
even on a quarter lof.an acre than he
could obtain In a fartory The child
would also be gaining a valuable
training, getting his education.
DR. Claxion has just returned from
q tour through tho country discussing
educational affaifs with the state SUI
lperintendents OF education. As q re-
suit of his trip, be is OF inc opinion
that educators generally Wlil Re VIII
ing 70 aid In The town agricultural
scheme"
A number OF Communications have
been received by DR. ClAN'1n since bis
return, requesting him 81 formulate
some plan for the uplift OF children
attending school. and the commission
er has devoted conslaerablo time 20
preparing the details of The campaign
While travelling through Tennessee,
Dr. Claxton was told OF The wonderful
success Of a little 12-yeac0ld sill,
who had raised Vegetables al The int
Of $4,000 worth an acre. 70 lcss re-
marketable was the success OF Jerry
Moore, q South Carolina boy. who IN
a cOrn.grOwing contest produced 22S
bushels OF ahelled corn on one acre
Of land al a cost OF ~ cents PEI
bushel IN the same state. Archie
Odom. another boy, produced III
bushels Of corn az cost q q cents
huehel.
Commissioner Ciaxton advises the
appointment OF agricultural instruct
Ors TO teach the children different
branches az agriculture and Inspect
their tracts from time to time. He
suggests that a series OF prizes should
be awarded as an Incentive TO the
youthful farmers.
During his tour Commissioner Clax~
ton came Ia touch With factory con
dltions he described as pitifui IA ~
shameful" SAYS the commissioner, TO
see how the children Of this country
are giving their labor for q mere piu-
lance, Ia the cotton mills. when they
should be 81 school The children or
today are the men and women Of to-
morrow, and II we expect them to sue
lcessfuiiy battle with the problems OF
! life. Il Is the duty Of every parent TO
encourage them 10 attend school
where their minds win Be hroadened
instead OF having thom work In the
factories, with the subsequent result
that they win become dronos and IL
llIiorates. The increasing high cost
OF living makes Il more necessary
every year that the child shall be
equipped with a modern education,
The child who ~ taken away from
school &C a tender age and placed A.
work IN q factory n handicapped 70 a
serious degree from tho outset Put
ting children 10 work IN the factories,
declares Or. ClaXlou. - not only de-
fauce Of ordinary lnteiilgepce, bat re-
fleets upon human responsibility.
While In Tennessee, when u Mr.
ClaxtOn's native state, he spoke a.
the dedication Of the first four normal
schools being constructed by the state
A new spirit has arisen Ia the g0uth
In regard 10 certain educational mat
tors, IN the opinion of the commission
er OF education, partlculHrly IN the
need OF educational raining TOT teach
era, Il has been The general belief
that any one'in possession Of \ good
education could imparl Learning 10
Others, whether or not be knew any.
thing oi The principles az teaching
This idea ls being rapidly dispelled
as II shown By The great Number on
normal schools being constructed by
almost every large city iu the United
States. Dr. ClaxtOn believes that
enormous benefit viii be derived from
the knowledge gained BY teachers az
the normal schools and - oNefliDg
every effort 10 increase their nawher
Another subioo, 10 which the COM
missioner Of education "a deyOting