Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-07
tspsclaI Correspondence 90 che HeSalal

Enough Schooling.
ispeciai Correspondence a. the Iieralal
santa Fc n. A.. May G-rhc uccd
Of the old fashioned virtues for sue
cess in nfo and thu need of rduea-
iionnl expansion in Sew Mexico
we're among the chief points brought
"ui last ni2ht "a the commencement
'Ncrciaca oi the AllisOn-Lumes Pres
hytcrlau schools hy Dr David isusa
Boyd, president Ut the University of
New Mexico. iu the address Of the
evening During his visit here br.
Boyd visited the high school ana
made IL few remarks to the membofs
81 the gradugting class. Among the
announcements go the AliIs0n-Jumcs
commencement vas one tu the effect
that hereafter the two schools. with
their fine equipment are To- be con
soiidatcd into one school for girls.
Dr. Boyd's Address.
ltr Boyd said in part.
"A feW years ago . made the us-
cent of Peak No 10 IN Colorado M
go an elevation al $4,000 or a.. O0u
feet Coming down from the peak
my companion and I almost stumbled
into ptarmigan's nest Fur mo-
mrnt an of the ptarmikans we're uut
cot sight except the mother hut We
soon discovered the little birds Just
emerging from their shell. We pick
ID M two of them and carried them
down with us 40 au altitude OF 5000
feet. The uttle birds were able 10
react Just a few minutes after they
can rrRed from their shell. The M
fancy the adolescence uf that bird
was of just Few moments
John Fiskc hus CARED attention 70
the fact that education properly
4 - "a d
species 90 react successfully. one
third of human lite h gIveu over tn
the time Tor forming habits, for fix
ing und pursuing purposes. TIME u
required because the human being =
development Is determined hy habits
formed. and the resultant character,
or personality which buds forth in
adult lte"
The speaker then described "a pup
pN hr had seen which seemed 10 have
am the physical development of tht
older dogs but which lacked IN the
capacity 10 react to rs environment
lie continued. MANY of our owl
humans are developed physically q
hc adults hut have the Intelligence ul
q child at eight ten. twelve OF fifteen
years. Here comes an explanation of
$50 much delinquency in our industrial
ne. How often we soc men viii
lNfNiN 90 mere tnllhlfhs
Educational system.
Many complain nov-a-days tina
our educational system h poorly de
Veioped Thirty sears ago II wa
considered well planned for the so
Ciai and economic condition then 1,
Dee faced Rut tim, has changed al
that We realize that formal plai
promulgated To-Day does not reach ou
or catch at a very large part of on
must admit that education misses
somehow.
In the mountains OF the snuthwes
there are Two ana u hair millions %
people who have missed IN SOM
way. Pupils drop uut ui sChoul 40 "a,
very beginning ct the adolcsceni ISo
u was the old idea that Chafartr
was formed IN tho infant part of &c
We AN agree today that this is un
true, that character is formed la tn
ad0lcscent period. II is pretty wel
acknowledged that most Of the TRACE
dies. the failures The sorroWs oi iii
today are due 90 "a moral delinqucnc
rather than to % lack ot intelligence
or ct business capacity.
simple Virtues.
THE failures in the great cuisines
world only too often may hc ascrihe
10 lack of the simple virtues sue
nS truth. honesty ana purity. 7 u
not hesitate 10 declare that the nc
pt these three virtues alone bring
about many horrible failures
zone of the unfortunate condition
we have 90 face is the impOssihiilt
go know what we have 90 face
quarter of century from now W
can not predict what our environment
viii be nor what thai of our pupil
win he These ptarmtgans found %
the peak were well and happy az F,
altitude 81 .. 600 feet hut when thri
environment wns changed they dlet