Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-28

u Is we'll that there Ia 40 much
awakened Interest," In regard 10 thoI
most important subject or human nf-
fairs. namely. education. One OF ,he
most hopeful Of signs n the tendency
away from class instruction 20 that
of individual instruction. Educators
are being convinced that individuality
IL not something that can be meas
ured and weighed ike lumber or po-
tatoes, but is something that must be
carefully analysed and intelliEenlly
treated This conviction on the psFt
OF teachers and their effort TO asin-
onrsrato It viii bring untold bcuqfi's
20 tho race. However Ike the scrip
turo story o. old. whenever good ap-
pears Satan comes along also. The
satan ln the present condition is the
dotormlned effort on the part OF some
educatots 20 dwell unnecessarily upon
tho noeaslre side of important ques-
tons instead Of on the positive side.
An illuminating illustration OF this
~ In relation to the medical subjects
that AFRO Just now attracting 80 much
consideration and discussion. For i'm
s,ance. there was recently delivered
In an eastern city an illustrated iec-
turo on the subject OF tuberculosis.
Moving pictures were employed to de-
pact in all its terrible detail the raw
ages OF the "whlto plague" from the
incubation by the germ TO It's disas-
tsous finish. Think OF ~ Think OF
indcnnly stamping such strsf upon
the plastic minds Of school children
as well as othorsl And this in the
name OF science. Well does the scrip
tural description herein apply 70 such
ncIontists: ''Professing themselves TO
be wise they become FOOLS"
Anyone who has gwen any study
TO the subject OF thought and the
mower OF impression knows that the
method just described does not aid In
prcvhntinE al,scssa but. ON Abs. SON
trary engenders fear Of Il and thus
paves the way for It's appearance. All
who have given Thought 20 this sub
joct know OF instances which bear
witness 10 the dangerous practice
OF implanuug upon impressionable
minds disease pictures OF any kind.
Another fad that Is rampant just
now Is the attempt to have Included
In tho curriculum OF the puolic
schools the subject Of social on sex
hygiene. According 20 the promoters
OF this idea the entire subject is 70
be laid bare and ali It's dangers point
ed out This In it's final analysis
means. Let fear be the guardian
angel
"a il not self-cvident that familiar
ity with sin. vice and disease would
have a tendency 20 perpetuate these
evils rather than eliminate them, cN-
copt. perhaps. among those espepeial-
Iy trained 70 deal with such prob
loms?
Ii matters not how sincere ana
earnosl lhe advocates OF these sss-
TENS are. their mistaken theories
should not be allowed 70 prevail
That the evils which these theories
seek 20 correct exist and must be cor
rocted none viii deny. but morality
Is not medical question: Il Is "a
religious one and ike an other hu-
man problems can be solved only
through practical religious trainihs
ana the right kind 90 homes.
Let there be attention given TO
health and morality, the more the
better n Il is the right kina. Let
the youth OF the world be convinced
that clean thinking, right living ane
moral conduct are essential 20 health
napplncss and success. But let ns not
be deceived into thinking that th'
paintmg of disease pictures. th'
dwelling on the negative side OF sh'
question and tho becoming famiiinl
with the nodus operandi of vice VII
be Of any real service. Rather vii
these things through continued con
temptation feed and encourage sinfu
appotties. thus defeatug the very oh
ioct sought Again let us remember
that morality without religious train
ing 10 an imposslhliiy