Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31

graduated at the High School i'll NIilfor
more valuable to an employer of labor
than the boy or girl who graduates fror
the graded schools in towns like Lincoln
Magnolia or any other town where tn
same policy is followed in educating tn
pupils attending the public schools? Is tn
boy or girl who has received his certifcat
of graduation from the Milford Higl
School, capable of demanding any NOR,
for his or her services, than the boy o.
girl who left the school without gradual
ing? What opportunities are open tC
graduates from the Milford High School
that are not open to any boy or girl with
willing disposition and a desire TO work?
Is it not fact, that the graduate from
the Milford High School has no more
advantage so far as ability, or equipment
for any business training goes, than does
any hustling boy or girl who has not
received the four years course in the
High School? Why should the parents
often deprive themselves that their bows
and girls may attend and graduate from
the High School, unless they are to be
enabled to get something from that school
which will enable them to demand and
get higher salaries2 Is the boy or girl
IN the Milford High School being taught
how TO discharge the duties of business
OF a practial education along business
lines' Can the daughter after graduating |
do any better than the girl who does not
graduate, when She asks for employment
IN the store, in the office, or in anv
business Office? Is it not fact. that the
graduates from the Milford High School
can only start on the basis of five or six
dollars per week as a clerk in a store.
while almost declared from entering
business Office because of lack of business
training9 It is fact that a boy or girl
who has graduated from the High School
where type writing, stenography, book c
keeping, or manual training course is
connected with the High School. are {
able to enter business offices, and receive -
nifty per cent more salary to start with,
than the boys and girls who graduate P
from High Schools where these opportuni Il
ties are not available? Because of the "a
present policy, the boys have dropped Il
from the high school departments not d
only of Milford, but ofother towns where
the object is, TO educate the pupil for
entrance to college. In this lack of W
furnishing opportunity for the bows and N
girls to learn useful business or trade ~
skill, is found the growing feeling that
the public school system is failing to ST
give the desired result We have tax 70
rate higher than any other town in De1,Hu
aware and we have splendid school to
to show for the money expended to
and this is all right; but, we have re- sii
'ult which no raising of the percentage ~
iystem of marking or other regulation cif
Will change, the graduate is not able to bo
inter- business efforts for a life work. or ag
S prepared to enter other than prepara- "a
ory schools for college, this is always bot
Excepting the few. A boy who graduated alb,
the High School of Milford entered ter
he office ofone Of our business enterprises WI wi.
nd his employer has very graciouslv oth
-nt him to take a course at the business sec
apartment of the Georgetown High fou
chool. This is one example and proof frie ie
the conditions now existing with our ore
'hools. What the people desire for v
ieir children, is an opportunity to get liar
good education which will fit them to ,,i,; sl,,;
ork out their affairs when they reach of \
e age of business and work davs. and T
able to secure a comfortable recompense rooi
: their intelligence and industry. The n
liter has no children to benefit bv TO Y
rer system and policy in public school
ucation, but in the name of fairness
the money expended and for the
ure welfare of the common EVERYDAY II
)ple, we do demand that due cousidera- now
i, ~ ,,.L,t : bae+ farm
lsideration by men capable of reasoning III
the deep subject, and then let the last
bic school rise to what it should be Iher
eal educator of the people, so that vs.. W.
0iiii'l VINO graduates can 80 along AIRY a
II the school equipped in general in great
cuon as to how tog get the best returns lne
do intelligent work in whatever line ,,;Ii aITaS
uty they may find themselves. We us in
ize what men like Robert G. Houston Missi
when they question the work of the a; as ioi
ent public school policy in most of pea Pa,
incorporated schools, and there are servic
es of intelligent men in the same All ar
with him. We must have a curicu- serVlc
which will help the boy or girl
rds the classical education and
rds collegiate course; but, by far u
more important, that the great appoin
rity of the children in the public distric
us, shall be given the opportunity to som som
'nly get good general education and ~;
their parents are helping them to Agnes
IN in schools, but that they be Monog
ped By business or manual train Ilel tal.l 9eI
'urse, for the practical work of life. Tobnso
malice towards none, but with a Cond
that better .nr,r,orfss~sffae .t..ff ! T7rad A