The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-08-21

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ADVERTISING RATES viii Be Made Known on Application
Defect In Our System Of Education
An article in last weeks Outlook shows most clearly what is
undoubtedly the defect system of education 1t is
Edward Box editor of the Ladies Home Journal entitled
'Is The College Making Good
In 1912 Mr. Box letters the members of the graduating
classes of the six leading colleges for asked the
graduate tell what her opinion college had done for her
physically, socially and intellectually.
This year the members of the graduating
classes Of five of the leading colleges for The graduates
requested answer the same questions proounded to the girls
From the received from the girls 100 letters taken
and from the from the 449 letters taken They
were turned over to an English teacher OF long experience
high school, who asked to read the letters carefully and grade
them they had been by her pupils
They to be graded upon composition grammar spelling
punctuation and particularly the thought and the quality of the
English
The passing mark be the high school standard7O.
Here is the result for the girls
From 80 to 100 letters
From 70 to 80 10 letters
From 70 to 80 = as letters
Below 70 35 letters
Here is the result for the men
From 80 100 As letters
From 80 to 80 146 letters
From 70 to 80 1919 letters
Below 70 SO letters
Here one-thrd girls from the leading colleges
failing make the passing for high school and over
eighth Of the men, and not single girl or sending perfect
paper.
Mr. Box states that words msspeed that the
hand writing nmany almost egbe that
matical made and that in punctuation
Arer discussing what these letters show Mr. Box we'll says
it remains fact that that there is the mind Of the
unacceptable impression that the very least collegiate
education should do for student teach that student simple
good writing, spelling and grammar
This investigation moreover forciby impress everyone
with the fact that the difficult thing teach people how
themselves clearly and correctly their language
We have always claimed that this the greatest defect
school system Who does remember how he sighted his
lessons rhetoric and English You thought
language. And what the necessity of studying
these subjects
snot until you of school that you realize their
portance and daily your neglect of these important
banahes Then ordinary social intercourse and your
business dealings you feel the handicap you carrying and sim
cerey wish that you knew about your language
The impression make people, both socially and in
business largely determined by how you express yourself
girl making application in writing for posi-
ton Will either be refused given the position the impression
made by the letter is good or bad.
When is of such supreme Importance be able toboh speak
and write language correctly there way impress
it school children Would to give more aten
on to the branches which teach how speak
correctly The children should be allowed skim
slip through these subjects and should that no one
allowed to teach who thoroughly prepared give
ons these subjects Parents should careful to always
speak correctly when talking the children be-
cause the example is certain to have great influence
steubenve recently sold his wife for dollar and he
wasn't the one that complained of being stung.
Another advantage being that you don't have
any relatives In law to come visiting you
Gov Suzer may living the street called
but he walked in mighty crooked ways get there
be hoped that quarrel between Gov sulzer and
Tammany Hall that the old adage when thieves fall out then
honest men get their dues, will prove true
Voice From Spirit Land May Lead Senator's Wife to For
tune of ST. CO., headline appearing in city
daes and would what land the spirit in it would
be goodt would lead us to aforune of that Further
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