Newark post., 1912-08-28

which the people Of Delaware de-
sire. Naturally they will. or quit
office. provided the people make
the desire known strongly enough.
/ Probably a vote Of all the people
as to the continuance of the study
Of Latin in high schools would
show a majority against it. But
the fact to be remembered is that
no matter how many useful things
are introduced into high schools
and colleges. in addition to the
| classical course. the fact remains
that the classical course is a
means Of consuming the time
which ought to be used for more
useful things; is a means of clut-
tering the mind Of the young. pre-
venting original thought and boil
Sterlng up outWorn political
ideals. frauds, humbugs. and
medieval superstitions. by dis
couraginc independent thought
and encoura ging mere unthinking
acceptance Of old forms. We are
still waiting for any good reason
to be advanced by the advocates
of the fashionable classical course
for its being studied by. the peo-
| pie who are to earn their own liv-
ING and need the wears Of youth
in which to prepare themselves
for life and an understanding Of
| life. | shall be glad to have some
one advance such arguments. re-
manning, meanwhile. with Herbert
Spencer, in the class Of "amus-
ing" people who deny the value
# the classical course.
After delay | reply to the ques-
tion addressed to me by CA Par
ent, as to the education Of boys
and girls in the same institutions.
No person can live the best ard
the most symmetrical life unless
associated with persolns of the op-
posite sex in general and with one
such person, III marriage. No edu-
cation c2n be considered a fairly
comasthtte education if it has not
r+nclnded IA preparation of the boy
or Girl for further association
with the half Of the human race
of a sex opposite to his own. No
education that removes girl or
boy. young man or young woman.
from association with both sexes
for considerable period and
! forces the student to association
with one sex only. can fail to have
unfavorable results which would
not occur were the boy or girl not
so isolated from. the other sex.
These bad effects are physical,
mental and spiritual. Normal as
sociation gives to boys and girls a
steadying and moral influence.
Sex interests, such as we see mani
tested when little boys and girls
play kissing games, begin early
and as soon as restrained by self
consciousness and the opinion of
other children as to what is
"soft, - help to prevent the mere.
ly physical impulses from becom-
ing too important in the mind OF
the child. Low conversation ans
resulting evils among those be.
longing to groups of young peo
pie are much less likely when the
presence of those of the opposite
sex is continuous for large por
, ton of each day. Bad habits anC
, undesirable thoughts are abnor
NAL. Normal associations in the
! school. as in the home, tend tt
discourage them. Abnormal iso
lation tends to increase them. Stu
, dents of crime, vice. disease anC
. degeneration will abundantly sup
port this view.
In the mental realm. the aver
: age boy or girl will study bette
and think more quickly if in TIL
: presence of groups Of the opposite
, sex. Boys often care little for tn,
5 opinions of other boys as to theil
$ brightness or industry, but th'
: most brutal and animal type 0
, boy will often be exactly the on
who will make heroic efforts t.
lead his class because he knows
) that group Of girls will see hin
) in his defeat if he does not study
. and that they will also see an
other boy appear in their eyes a
9 slrerior to him. A similar feel
S inc actuates girls. Spiritually tn
t boy or girl will usually do bet
e ter and make a better husband o
G wife if familiar with the othe
I sex While there is a great dea
: of talk, mostly mere nonsense, o
e some woman saving some ma,
h by marrying him, there are case
n of it and many more cases wher