The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-03-07

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than that OF the larger city. Th
school board picks its teachers NOR
precisely, because they take large
interest 10 the affairs OF the school
while in the city they are freoueutl,
chosen by correspondence. A poo
teacher can get on in backwood
community because the people do no,
Know what they should expect OF :
teacher aud 10 the larger city DOG,
teacher can hold her position because
we have no adequate means Of check
ing up on her and finding out tha,
she Is poor teacher, but not so IN
the medium sized town. The person.
atty OF the teachers is the largest and
best force 10 the schoulroom and We
get better flow Of personality among
boys and girls and teachers in a small
sized town than we do 10 a large CITY.
where the individual boy and girl are
lost In the larger system, or back in
The rural districts where there are not
enough students.
''There is more home life in the
medium sized town. In the back
country. you are away from home.
with the sheep. cattle or .,shatnot: If
YOU 20 to market, it is a longer time
away from home. In the city we
have too many distractions. The
city father has less association with
bis children. But he can bave this
and still tend to his business in the
small town.
"Ihere are more avenues for inno-
cent enjoyment and for right relation.
ship 10 the small town. The city has
too many methods OF dissipating
time; too many methods Of the wrong
Kind OF amusement and entertain
ment for children, while back in the
small villages there are not enough
OF the right kinds OF enjoyment. In
the large cities there are too many
social and class distinctions but 10
the medium.sized town rich and poor
90 together; there is more perfect
equality.
''Ihere Is less secrecy 10 the small
town. One can live two lives in the
city for years before being found out.
Your boy may be going to the bad
and you do not and it out in time to
stop him. The life OF each indiyid
ual Is largely an open one in the
small town. There is q moral stan
dard 10 the small community-one
general and definite standard, to
which each and all OF the people must
measure up. But in the cities there
are various standards; every group
has different standards vi morality:
man can have any degree of moral
standard or moral ideas. 1 think
that having the standard more def
nitely set makes the people better.
I'm small towns every individual
is interested in the success or failure
of his fellow. In the city we do not
get acquainted with the people; are
not so much interested Ia them. In
the town life there is oneness that
develops the humanitarian idea and
these men and women wks- grow up
In the towns and villages are more
democratic. There are fewer pitfalls
and less financial strain In the small
town than 10 the city. The price
that the wealthy woman pays for her
hat, the price she pays for her dress,
the price the wealthy man pays for
his automobile-all have tendency
10 the city to make the other fellow.
who can not afford these things, feel
that he must do likewise.
''There Is a glare and attraction
largely a.tificial-that is drawing
Doys and girls from the country to
the city. II we can check this ten
dency and show that there is larger
manhood and womanhood 10 the
country towns and make these towns
more desirable places in which to live.
there will then be a wonderful exodus
of men Of affairs 10 the cities to the
country towns In order to give their
sons and daughters a fair, square
chance to become real men and
WOmen."