The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-07

clared Prof. HOLDEN is not to teach
SUBJECTS, but to teach boys and girls.
Education is that training that fits for
the duties of lifc." The poor dairy
COW and the poor ear Of corn, the
poor farm. all these will be driven
driven from North Dakota, yes, driven
from every state only by education;
by teachers who teach boys and girls,
no. subjects. For 1t is the boys and
girls of the land that must accomplish
tho salvation of the country. We are
too old and too set in our ways to
change"
Prof. Holden then showed by a
chart the total population of the
country engaged in gainful occupa-
tions approximating 10000. ooo. OF
these all but 100000. tho number
engaging in the prarctice OF profess
sions, are making their living either
by agriculture or by work of various
kinds. skilled and unskilled. In agri-
culture ten million and a half people
are engaged. The schools. said the
speaker. up to date have largely ex-
isted not for the great class. but to
turn out the small class-the profess
sional men. This should lot be and
the people Of the country are more
and more awakening to the fact that
the mission of the schools should not
he to educate a few people. but to
educate "a mighty class Of common
people,"
BY the graphic chart method Prof.
Holden went on to show the rapid and
sure progress that has been made in
the teaching of agriculture in schools,
colleges and secondary schools. He
said that he wanted it to be distinct
~ understood that he was not advo-
eating the adjustment of the present
system, for he believed that 1t had
accomplished great things. He mere
ly advocated the modification of the
present system so as to make 1t more
efficient in accomplishing the true end
Of Notwithstanding boys aud girls
for the duties of life.
The speaker explained why he be-
iieved In this more practical educa-
must be trained. There is something
more to education than a mere stuff
fing the head full of facts and figures.
Education mean the teaching Of the
hands as we'll as the head. Teaching
must be in terms of the child's life.
Ministers and teachers do not gener-
ally understand this fundamental
principle. said Prot. Holden. The
minister as a rule stays within his W
the fundamentals of every day life
in the community. He told of a
Methodist minister in Iowa who came
to his pastorate after two years in
an agricultural college and who now
is the idol Of his community. He has
instituted short courses in agricul-
ture. He has started cooking classes
in the church and instead Of merely
preaching on Sunday this minister is
preaching and teaching throughout
the entire week and accomplishing
wonderful good for the community in
which he lives.
Grand Forks Doing Well.
Half a day off each week for the
boys and girls of the school was adj
vocated by Prof. Holden IL the boys
are to be asked to be little angels on
Sunday and give UP baseball and
sports. The boy loves to play. He
is a social animal and if the only
day on which he is free is Sunday,
then he will use Sunday to crafty
this craving of his nature.
Life is made up Of problems said
Prof. Holden. and the education of
the child. the school life should be
such as to help solve these problems.