Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-05
MORE PRODUCERS

have In the garden itself, factor
which, If efficiently utilized moulds
into the life Of the growing child the
fundamental essentials of good cit.
izenship.
Take the first mentioned phase
trained to respect fruit trees" II
is through the garden that the child
can best learn that the tree is more
than plaything, furnisher of shade.
of climbing and romping facilities.
Gradually there comes to his mind
a realization of the economic value
of plant life. He sees that plant
life has a place in civilization and
begins to connect up, In his own
mind, the relation between human
life and vegetable life. He learns
that plant life Is under his control,
that his Is the master hand, and
here begin to develop qualities OF
leadership. Leadership is what this
generation wants, that is the quail
ity that this busy world is clamoring
fer in both men and women.
Honorable profit. The writer can
mean but one thing; productive la
Dor. Here we have the most potent
phase brought out In garden work
The child becomes a producer The
boy or girl that can pull from his
or her own garden a bunch OF rad
ishes for breakfast and a few heads
of lettuce for dinner gets some real
ization of the delights and OF the
true dignity of productive labor. Hav-
ing become a producer In the form
ative period of life the child when
grown will not be SO easily drawn in
to the great and ever increasing
class of middle men. The result will
be an increase in the class OF
hustling producers and fewer sec
ond-rate citizens.
Society of the present day Is liter
ally swamped with middle men, book
keepers, clerks, grocers, merchants,
agents, etc. This class Is useful only
In making wealth available. 1t adds
nothing to the total wealth OF the
world. Nevertheless this class, I'M
der existing economic conditions, Is
essential. The fault lies In the
TACT that under present social con-
ditions the supply exceeds the de-
mand. Many seek the middle mans
profession few the producers voca-
tion.. AS consequence the average
middle man works for low wage,
and realizes that his place Is Gag
erly and continually sought after
by younger men. Both are condition
that permit him to get but little en-
joyment out of life.
On the other hand there Is prac-
tically no competition. The world
has always had too few producers
and organizers. The past few gen.
erations have seen continual de-
crease in the proportion of producers
to middlemen. For this condition we
have our schools to thank. The
school system of the past and the
present generation. 1t has been and
Is system that fits both county
and city children for the "clean
handed" occupations, for clerical work
Its courses contain but little to equip
for better work, those who, through
choice or necessity, take up produc-
tive labor. The problem now before
the school men Of America Is that
of organizing school system that
will train the children to be pro-
ducers and organizers. The problem
Is as big as their school system Ia
big and need not be discussed here
In full.
Beauty and good ORDER How
much We like to see these qualities
in a home, and In the lawn and
J ards around the home.
A prominent educator has said that
1T is. the larger, the more universal
evidence Of order that earliest ap-
peal to the child" The coming of
night and day, insights that they
get into natures laws governing liv-
ing things and the orderly passing
If the seasons, give first impress
sions Of law and order.
The boy or girl that spends an en-
ire summer in the garden will I'M
work in harmony with
certain universal laws. Natures law
governing plant growth and plant
ife.
As the season advances and the
,rops grow toward maturity natures
are getting into the childs
mind and he thinks them out. He
s also thinking over and working out
or himself little problems that con-
ront him from time to time,-a lit
lie more development in leadership
md organization.
The wise teacher or parent will
zee to 1t, that In addition to natures
schooling In law and order, the child
,rows into an appreciation OF trim