Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-03

John +. Murray, personal friend OF
Secretary OF the Interior Franklin n.
Lane. who is now inspecting the gov
eminent Indian schools 20 report on
conditions 10 the secretary, believes
that tho public schools Of the nation
may get some valuable pointers from
the administration OF Uncle Sans
schools Mr.. Murray, who has been
a visitor FOR some time past at the
local Indian school. il numbered
among the aggressive and effective
forces for the bottcrment Of educa-
tional conditions throughout the Unit
ed states He has had Wide cNper
fence In many branches OF education,
especially as state superintendent and
while essentially an optlmist sees
clearly the drawbacks and the evils
Of the present educational system ana
Is seeking vigorously 10 bring about
needed reforms.
Mr.. Murray's chief hobby Is the es-
adjustment OF the school as more or
community center with the homo
atmosphere ana influence; and as one
step In this direction he urges the
adoption Of the Indian school plan OF
having the head of each school. n
married man. resident permanently
with his wife at the school building.
Another idea upon which Mr.. Murray
! lays considerable stress Is to cut out
| the middleman and borrow money d.
rcctl,' from the government out of its
postal savings funds, school district
bonds being already sanctioned as se-
curity 10 rsuch loans. Mr.. Murray
| also wants the government 10 take al
least as much interest In the nations
children as In the nations hoes; and
/ he points out the economical and ef-
/ fective plan Of practical oducatio as
/ demonstrated at Carlisle Indian
school AS needed In the public schools.
when disease Is reported among
/ hogs" said Mr.. Murray, THE gov
! eminent immediately takes steps 90
investigate. 10 remedy and 20 con-
serve. Whom the case os babies Is
called 20 It's attention, there Is nothing
| doing. The hogs death is nog's death
IL not heard Of in the next township;
the child may develop into a Lincoln
or Jesse James; may become a men
ace or a worldwide blessing Yet tho
government Is more interested IN tho
hogs. Dr Wiley says half the child
]
| government takes the Indian child
and feeds and clothes IL; why not APP
/ ply the Indian bureau plan 90 the tens
| OF thousands of orphan or needy
American children?
what we want In the public
schools said Mr. Murray, lis more
Of the home atmosphere that you get
in the Indian school. The ideal plan
Is the Indian school plan--a married
couple residing permanently az che
school; not merely one teacher visit
ing il daily. tins best school is the
home. why not make the school the
homeq This home atmosphere Is best
attained by the Joining Of the physical
strength OF the man ana the moral
strength OF the woman In the matri-
monial relation, and why not Jet
every orphan child In every school
district have the benefit OF this home
atmosphere here2 Let as eXait teach
ing into its proper sphore-the
greatest and n0blest and most I'M
portant profession IN the world.
Not Education for soft jobs.
"Where tho schools make mis-
take" said Mr. Murray. "is ia turn
ing out product that seeks soft
white-handed Jobs Let us get a w.
tic more Of the Indian school idea
into the system.
"The Carlisle Indian school ha'
1891 pupils fed, clothed ana edue"t
ed for St30. 000; educated In farfalnE
In mechanical trades and industries
I'm making shoes and wagons ana ca
ucated how 10 become useful mel"f
Ia daily NE
THE Carlisle school returns 20 M
government n product wof1h Nlv'oou