Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-23
TRAINING SOUTHERN BOYS FOR
THEIR WORK

Ore of the most gratifying things to
Georgians, in studying the progress u
the state. are the evidences on all sides
of appreciation of the fact that condl-
tons to-day demand superior training
In all lines of activity, and recognition
that the boy who has been properly
educated has superior advantages IN
the race of life over the boy who has
been deprived of such benefits, The
industrial schools, the agricultural
schools, the high schools, all attest the
public acknowledgment of this and the
earnest effort on the part of the state
and its various communities to meet
the needs of the generation now grow
ing to manhood.
Georgia probably leads the entire
South in this matter of education.
From the primary school up to the
great Tech at Atlanta, and the Uni
versity at Athens, there has been
wonderful progressiveness shown in
recent years. More fully qualified
teachers are to be found in every
school district in the state, there is a
better coordination of the entire edu-
cational system of the state, and a
more general infusion of ambition into
the student body. The results are be-
coming APPARENT and in the nearby
years the fruits of the improved meth
DDS and' better opportunities must be
seen in business, industrial, agricul-
tural and professional life all over
the state.
Speaking on the line of the needs in
the South for better training for its
boys the Baltimore Sun has this %
say:
Less attention should be paid to the
education of the babies and more 20
the training of adults" is the opinion
of the United States Commissioner of
Education. Not that he believes the
babies should be neglected, but he con-
siders of far more Importance t he
schooling given a boy or girl who has
arrived at an age where practical train
ing can be acquired.
The tendency of parents to take
their children from school at IA years
of age is to be deplored. Grammar
schools lay the foundation, but it is
the higher school which gives the ed
ucation every boy and girl in coun-
try like ours needs to meet business
requirements, the responsibilities of
and the home. Whatever
trade or business he may enter, the
young man requires a more thorough
training than his father had. He must
solve more complex problems and
come in direct competition with those
who have received this highly special
lied education. Factory, farm and
store call for expert knowledge As
well as the engineering and mechan-
ical trades. AS DR.. ClaXton says. The
civilization of today demands that men
know things that children cannot
learn"
To meet this condition states, cities
and philanthrOpists are establishing
high schools, agricultural colleges and
institutes. The Common
wealth or community that fails to pro-
vide for training its own sons must
fall behind in the race with a more
people. The South is
awakening to the importance of train
ing its farmers, engineers and mechan-
les Fourteen years ago there We're
but 10 agricultural high schools in
the Southern states; now there are
1000. Every state has it's agricultural
and mechanical college, it's normal and
industrial schools. The next steD is
the establishment of chronological
school of high grade that will give the
for which thousands of
schools are preparing students. The
city in which that institution is estah-
''shed will take its place as the leader.
the Mecca to which Southern boys will
flock. The field is Omen, the ground
has been prepared The question is
what state. what city will take ad-
vantage of this opportunity?