The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-04

/ fa1 training and rac1tfons would be
allowed at the discretion Of the pa
rents or guardians a. the case rnay
| be-: don't mean to impose these
Ilonx hours Tor study on any child !.
but the day should be broken with re-
Creation and games physical training
mechanical training hygiene. and
ethics. etc. etc. that would constitute
q full day OF pleasure instead Of
dr,II~erv. VIII, AZ, more trrants the.
Juvenile courts would be unnecessary
The school grounds would afford &
training nf1ysfcaIlv mentally and
morally that could not be estimated
hardly because this would convert the
present Juvenile street loafers and i'd
.ers. into an asset instead of q erin.
inal liability to the community and IL
Intensified farming will. enable boy
in an adjoining county to raise 1z5a
bushels Of corn on an acre Of ground
when the average for the state is less
than IT bushels per acre. why not try
intensive education along lines that
will Ri the chi1ds needs. when the re-
s,,ifs would BE- - rreaf il this direc-
fif,n a. Il Is with Farming Operations
Think OF the many millions wasted
ia school buildings that are in use
only q small per cent of the time. that
the benefit of the pubic in divers
ways. such as night schools lecture
Rails civic meetings. libraries. etc,
etc Then imagine large private in
stitution or manufacturing establish
ment with similar amount invested
believe you will recognize the fact that
this is an economic loss. that should
be turned to an asset.
IN fitting the school to the child. .
needs it VIII be necessary to special
ize more, and have elective courses to
suit the chiids inclinations with only
reading, writing arithmetic hygiene,
ethics and physical culture con1puI-
sorry: Leave off dead and i've
foreign languages substitute therefor
industrial and domestic training. Ina
CINE an art teacher trying to teach a |
class Of so pupils how to draw, when |
there are reaiiy only one OF Two IN Inc |
snliIe CiasS tHdt - iHciineu .loWaIus
art. I tnInk tnat ~ uepIesses Lne chliu
ana dampens ms aHDilion. the sans. ne
as 1orclns MN OF neI con,Ia1y I0 /
TIER lHcllnIlon IN she olner n s.l
the ART Ieacnef couia select those thai
are aftistically lncnneo ana accom-
push results tnat WouIu pc an inspH-
aalon. as wei a. s[a.il. ns 70 the
pupnc. also 20 the aEl teacneI.
mere couIo pc volumes WIitten 70
ulssecL, anaiyze. Improve or cohdenn
any OF the ABOVE sugsestions Out, az /
this article IS only q synopsis OF my
ideas would be very glad 70 see TINS
subject treated with the consideration
that think II - entitled to receive
from the thinking classes
Better systems OF education are I
vastly preferable to better buildings. I
but both are very desirable, and the I
school boards, with the corporation 1
of the public, and liberal laws that
will enable them to make improve
ments from time to time will revoIu- I
tionize the present system, until II
fits the child's present needs and turn
out q better citizen, from a physical, 1
mental and moral standpoint. This bet
ter citizenry constitutes the greatest
asset to any nation and this fact can
not be disputed: so let US have a
change that will bring our schools up
on higher plane of efficiency as soon
as possible
The MAST SCHOOL boards have been
in "a MANY wavs that il