The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-07-10
AS TO EDUCATION

session in Salt Lake City. 1t is alto
gether q good thing. Such meetings
should be more frequent.
The object is to advance the educa-
ton of the country to a higher plane
by all our work, by exchanging views,
by discussing methods.
Our belief is that there will be
some marked changes in our schools
before very many years. The compe-
/ tition of the world will bring them
about
The idea that schooling should dis
cipline the student and fit him to con
centrate his mind on any desired sub
ject is all right. But with very many
students a vast amount Of time Is
wasted in this process, and they are
not much better fitted for the worlds
work when they leave scnool than
when they entered.
That all children should have an |
elementary education goes without |
saying. When that is attained, what |
then? II 1t Is clear to his teacher
that thousand years Of schooling |
would never make a youth scholar
or even fond of study, why should |
such youth be tortured for another
five years all the time, too. being
torture to his instructors?
But such a youth was not born in
vain. Why not ascertain what use
full work he might be fitted to per.
form and fit him?
We believe the schools are now
tending that way, but they are not
moving fast enough. One great trou.
BILE is that most of our higher schools
are obliged to be self supporting and
so are bound to take all students who
can pay their way. But even they
should exercise a sound discretion.
Most men are one idea men; nearly
all men who succeed are. Why not
find out the bent of a youths mind
and, If necessary, say to him: You
might make surgeon, never a ply
sician." You might make a great
architect, never poet laureate. a." "A
merchant, never Il mechanic" "A
horse tanner, never a man milliner.
"A general, never an evangel. Come
let us fit you to make az successful
fight on the lines you are adapted to
and not waste four years in trying to
acquire something which it may take
you ten years to forget?"
When the great war came on, Grant
was 80 years of age, Sherman Al.
Grant had tried farming and failed,
and was a clerk. Sherman had tried
and teaching. Neither had
fulfilled the expectations that friends
had entertained of them when they
eft school. A blooded horse would
beat his life out If hitched to a dray.
Suppose the mother of Watt had 4
been like many an other credulous
md pious old Scotch mother and had
insisted that her son should become
y minister Of the gospel. How his con-
would groan or sleep
lnder his preaching, how he would
ave hated his work. And when would
he steam engine have been perfect.
ID?
Marshal Murst went two months,
When youth, to a half theological
chool, Then the grim o.d teacher ,
red him out, telling him he was fit
or nothing but soldier. Was not
hat teacher abundantly indicated in
ster years.
All the continent south of us is
'a!ting for clean cut we'll trained
rains. The fields are limitless. And 4
when young man graduates from
ne of our higher schools he should
Re htted to grasp some nigh and use.
III work and make an honored name (
pursuing it.
Then there are the girl graduates
Nj but a few Of them expect to be
allied madam in the next year or two. I
low many OF them-but that is dan
'erous ground Let the men they mar 4
y find that ut.-Evening Telegram
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An Invisible Belle
Who is the belle tonight?" asked 4
she,
As they stood on the bali room