The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-03-01
A MATTER WORTH WHILE

have in hand, and what Is they seem to en-.
ter into the work with true spirit of educators
As result the public school system OF the city
has been brought to high state Of perfection one
that has won 1t the high praise from people com.
petent to speak with authority upon such matters
But there yet some serious defects in the
system and among these is the practice on the part
OF too many Of the teachers Of sending the chill
dren home loaded with studies to prepare for the
following day.
No child between the ages Of six and twelve
years should be compelled to put in more than five
hours day in school work. From nine o'clock in
the morning to three o'clock in the afternoon with
one hour taken out for dinner and the brief rests
given at recess is ali the time that should be re.
quired of any child during this period of its growth
One OF the serious defects Of education
al system is the practice, amounting almost to
craze of examining the little immature minds with
socaled Intellectual facts. The result Is that the
physical standard OF American school children il
being gradually lowered. Too many young boys
leave school languld and lstless with their health
oftentimes seriously impaired, and too many young
women are little better than wrecks by
the time they have finished up their work in the
eighth grade Of the public schools.
In some cases little eight and nine year olds
are required to work out fifteen and twenty prob
lens In an evening" as well other studies In the
course with the result that glasses are becoming
altogether too common and the period Of childhood
instead of being largely period for play, lis taking
on much Of the responsibility Of more mature man.
hood and womanhood.
Now We do not place the blame for this condi.
ton Of things directly on the school board of the
CITY, but the fact remains that someone Is respon-
sible and whether 1t be the teacher, who in too
many cases is ambitious Push her pupils aheaI
Of the other class, oftentimes overlooking the more
essential requisite. namely. that Of preparing the
child to meet life. In the telling demand, which
the present strenuous life is making the indi.
vidual, health should be the first consideration of
all persons responsible for the education of the
child This fact, however is too often lost sight
of and the unwse practice substituted of tending
purely to the intellectual development OF the indi-
vidual, ofentimes at a cost that entirely incapac
tates the individual for future usefulness.
The practice should be absolutely abolished.
We look forward with confidence to the time when
home study will be entirely eliminated from the
children in the grammar grades. In too many cases
the study proves little less than farce and an ex-
cuse for the growing girl boy to get out of the
little items Of house work that would contribute
largely to the relief Of the taxed mother or
the tired father, and only few conscientious ones
Of the class made the victims of the practice.
Nothing can take the place Of perfect physical
health. Without health the individual cannot rise
to his highest possibilities, and health undermined
in the years OF childhood is bound to prove seri-
GUS handicap throughout the whole future life OF
the individual. ivy
We trust this matter will be taken up at once
by the school board OF the city and so wildly i'm
pressed upon the minds of the various school prn.
cipals and teachers in the different classes that
the practice will be entirely abolished now and for
ever from the public school system of Logan.
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ROBERT ANDERSON
Our fellow townsman Robert Anderson seems
to have achieved distinction while the recent
Lumbermens convention at Spokane. In fact he
seems to have been the man of the hour" and
scored one continual round of triumphs All the
papers the coast are singing his praises and
the association complimented him by electing him
to the presidency of the organization. The Ameri-
can Lumberman an elaborate publication from Chi.
cago gives him special mention. On the front
is a striking halftone Of the big lumber
man in the center of the Pacific states with
a star indicating the positions OF Logan and Spo
kane with picture of Miss Spokane between the
two cities In commenting upon Mr. Anderson the
American Lumberman says:
This page typifes:
The gracious hospitality and big public spirit
of Spokane.
Utahs wonderful growth in agricultural and
industrial wealth and in influence.
The leap into the foreground OF affairs of a
new generation.
1t presents Robert Anderson-not a pioneer
but represen alive of those who succeed them
and build upon the strong and broad foundations
they have laid.
Robert Anderson, Of Logan, Utah. only 81
years of age, but virile OF many affairs
and the president of the Western Retail
Lumbermen's association.
Retail yards sawmils, banks electric rail.
roads, community development and more are
within the scope Of his activities.
This man is worthy successor to a line of
notably efficient executives Of one OF the young.
est, but one of the greatest OF retail lumbermen's
associations.
We congratulate Mr.. Anderson on his achieve
ments. all OF which is big boost for Logan Cache
county, and the State OF Utah.