The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04
STATE RICH IN
fine SCHOOLS
Preparation for Every Profession
Offered In Michigan

great national system that mas result
ed from recognition Of the demand
that la "a great commercial age and In
a nation like the United States, the
educa tional facilities are perhaps more
important than any other one thing.
There are schools for every body and
as a result the Ignorant classes Of
other countries are missing here. In
addition L. the gcneralized education
of fundamental, specialized education
has taken foremost place in this
country. Americans believe In spe-
cialization in their business and have
adopted the idea in their schools.
Youths are being equipped along the
lines upon which they will work.
Much of this development may be
attributed Ia the demand for higher
general acceptance Of the truth that
knowledge properly applied Is power.
Efficiency in its best sense is not only
the possession of knowledge but abil-
lily To use il So that results will be
forthcominI. This has given To courses
w liiNNlhN Ai'ii u l'i''NN'N>'' W. ~
they were once sadly lacking. Theory
is no longer considered sufficient. The
principles laid down must he given APP
plication. Hence the difference be-
tween higher education as IL finds eX-
preston today and that of a couple OF
decades since. when book learning was
considered sufficient in a majority Of
cases.
out of this demand for efficient
workers there has come specialization
in educational matters. just as there
has in other avenues of life, until now
il is possible for a young man or
young woman with a definite end in
view To become fitted for the labor
contemplated. Whatever the natural
bent. whatever the inclination that
comes later there can be found some
institution where this trend cannot
only be- developed, but where the fin
ishing touches can he applied that
will send the recipient of this training
out into the world ready To do battle
with the best.
Spcci alization's Beginning.
But all has not been left to the pub
lie schools, nigh and honored as they
'.,., ..,,., ..,,,.a,,, IT,. Voc, I'm America
ph,,,, a,d ,r,,o,o ,ssociotions hive
also looked carefully To education, some
through the feeling that religious and
o.rarol instruction should go together
so,,e bnc,,,so snecinl agencies were
needed to rct al special pI oblems. In
tho settlements there was AN inltlatory
vn,I, io do. tn gather IN the children
and get them started. Private schools
were instituted to meet the cid prob
lem Of individual instruction FOR pupils
dit,dcnt and backward, and who had
10 have some starting help before they
could he made ut 4" 80 into the com
retitire scramble. For many reasons
schools more az les" prNa'e were
founded
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